Which leads onto us; we have no standards any more. He could forge a team that could play his style out of he spotlight. We've been in and out of relegation battles so much that if we do get back to the Premier League, anything above 16th will be perfect. It's like were jigsaw pieces fitting together.
From the little we have seen from Zidane at Madrid, he is indeed a fairly good manager. Only problem is anyone can be a 'fairly good' manager at Real Madrid. (par Benitez)
This could easily be a cornerstone for Di Matteo. He has a blank canvas and many forms of paint and paintbrushes, but will he opt to erect a masterpiece or something a 3-year-old wouldn't be proud of? Only time will tell.
Just remember, would we have had any chance at being linked, let alone have talks with these types of managers before Xia came in? We need anyone we can get, and we should support them for the sake of our club.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3611434/Roberto-Di-Matteo-inching-closer-named-Aston-Villa-manager.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
With Di Matteo rumoured to become Villa's manager in the next few days, it would be realistic to create a thread about him, even if it's just speculation at the moment.
What do you think of him? How long will he be Villa's manager for? Is this the start of a new managerial era?
China don't really have a large range of options to choose from when it comes to supporting football; if China had the best league in the world and an English bloke took over one of the most historic clubs in Chinese history, I'd want to opt for them over some random club I have no affiliation with otherwise.
You put your left wing in, You put your left wing out,
In, Out, turn your tactics about,
You do the Tony Tony and you turn our fortunes around,
That's what this takeovers about!
(repeat for right wing)
He could be wiring it directly into club funds, erasing any losses and basically giving us 'profits' year in, year out.
Besides, his company requires a large amount of intelligence to run; i'm sure Samuelson would be financially academic, regardless of if he is pure evil.