Stu_The_Villan Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I think it'll be Benitez based on what happed the other night with his odds. God i hope you're wrong. I despise that bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villabromsgrove Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Well I have to admit I would have gotten all excited had he come, but (and check my previous posts) I did have more than one or two nagging doubts about him… mostly over his far from impressive record with top clubs (UCL successes aside). For me I have always had Moyes in mind as the best outcome. People will point to a lack of trophies, but success is all relative to the club you’re at, consistent top half finishes on a small budget (often coming ahead of us in the MON era) is a better achievement than a handful of trophies in 15 to 20 years at top top clubs. I only hope that Yankee in Madrid’s news the other night proves to be true and we get him in. Any news on this since the other night YIM? I totally agree with the bearded one. Ancelotti would have been exciting and very high profile, but Moyes would be a far more pragmatic choice imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummybloke Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 the only glimmer of hope is why would ancelotti tell an italian newspaper? wouldnt his agent do a press release? bearing in mind his status in world football? if an average manager like mark hughes makes a press release when he resigns from fulham, why wouldnt a top manager? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Carlo is drifting like a barge. Shhteve is the new favourite...... http://www.oddschecker.com/football/football-specials/aston-villa-specials/next-permanent-manager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redman Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Benitez is a tactical genius with encyclopaedic knowledge of the game. Zonal marking, 65th min subs and rotation will drive you nuts until you check the stats and see that they all pay-off over the course of a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danwichmann Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Deschamps.. does our board even know about him? I would imagine so. I'm sure there are a lot of "feelers" going out to agents etc to see who may or may not be interested. Just because we haven't had contact with Ancelotti it doesn't mean there was not an off the record chat with his agent in which we were told he wasn't interested. Just because Deschamps has hardly been mentioned it doesn't mean we haven't tried to find out if he'd be interested. (Although, I think he hasn't been mentioned because he is unattainable for us and destined for a bigger when he's finished with OM). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeps Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Moyes>Sparky>Rafa>Jol>FR>Micky Mouse>That Brolly Fella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdistheword Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Benitez > McClaren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Moyes or Benitez are more than perfectly acceptable to me. Or van Gaal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisNichollsToe Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed he will take a one-year sabbatical from coaching after being dismissed by Chelsea last month. The Italian tactician had one year left on his contract with the Blues but was sacked on the final day of the campaign after two seasons in charge. Ancelotti has been linked with the coaching position of newly-promoted QPR, who are managed by Neil Warnock, as well as the vacancies at Fulham and Aston Villa. He has also been a reported target of Serie A club Roma, for whom he enjoyed great success as a player. "I am in no hurry to coach and I don't need to," Ancelotti told Italian newspaper La Stampa. "I have not been contacted by any club in England and I have not spoken to Roma. It is all fantasy. "I have enjoyed this experience (of coaching in England). I will return to London to organise my life. "Besides a six-month break, I have been coaching non-stop since 1995. I will take a year off and look around, study how my colleagues work." Ancelotti enjoyed a successful playing career at Roma between 1979 and 1987 and has never hidden his wish to guide the capital city club in the future. "I have always said and I reiterate it that one day I will coach Roma, but it's still early," he said. Ancelotti led Chelsea to the Premier League and FA Cup double in his first season in charge but finished trophyless at the end of the 2010-11 campaign. Some confirmation of what we all now know T o be honest, all that tells me nothing. All i see is someone trying to be diplomatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villadude Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 It's going to be a long day on here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supervillan78 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Could you imagine the disappointment and despair around VP if Mclaren was appointed. It'll be like a bloody morgue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Benitez is a tactical genius with encyclopaedic knowledge of the game. Zonal marking, 65th min subs and rotation will drive you nuts until you check the stats and see that they all pay-off over the course of a season. Benitez is a man who lost his second in command and then went on to lose his brains. Also, your post before this saying "you lot" presumably refers to "Villa fans", of which there tend to be a lot on here because it's our **** messageboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I actually predicted yesterday that Ancelotti would rule himself out or we'd hear more dodgy rumours about him joining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedge Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 So now Ancelotti is out of it, I would be happy with Rijkaard, Van Gaal, Moyes, Hughes, Deschamps or Martinez... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Benitez is a tactical genius with encyclopaedic knowledge of the game. Zonal marking, 65th min subs and rotation will drive you nuts until you check the stats and see that they all pay-off over the course of a season. whats he like at transfers and building a team over a couple of years? i seem to remember he bought loads & loads of players at Liverpool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdistheword Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Bring back GH? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philthevillan Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 These are rumours but I am passing on for you all to digest however you wish. 1. A journalist friend of mine says his mate spotted McClaren and Glenn Roeder in talks with some men in suits in Manchester today. It may not be Villa but if it is God help us. 2. Another journalist friend of mine is good mates with a football agent, who has claimed McClaren is our number one target. As I say this could well be just idle gossip. I hope the real contender has been kept under wraps and that none of the media are correct but I am not feeling confident about that at the mo. No to McClaren! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongotastic Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 My god, just checking the odds. The wally is favourite with all bookmakers now. Sky bet only offering 6/4. :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.Daley Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I still think it will be a manager that is currently at a club, purely based on how quiet it has been, and Randy likes to do things on the QT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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