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Aston Villa manager coverage — news, analysis, stories and history on every Villa boss. From the managers who built something to the ones who didn’t last the season, the decisions made in the dugout and the boardroom that shape Aston Villa on the pitch.
Unai Emery Pays Tribute to Pep Guardiola
Unai Emery Shows Big Respect to Pep GuardiolaAfter beginning to face Pep Guardiola's Barcelona when he was manager of Valencia in the 2008/09 season, Unai Emery had failed to beat Guardiola in their first 14 match-ups in Spain, and when he was the Arsenal manager. He had to wait until he was at Aston Villa to break his duck. Emery will be the last...
Emery Warns Against Complacency – Lille Are Dangerous on the Road
A Slender Lead, a Stuttering Home Record and a Side That Travels WellAston Villa hold a slender 1-0 advantage heading into Thursday's Europa League last-sixteen second leg at Villa Park, but Unai Emery has been unequivocal in his message to supporters and players alike: the tie is far from over.Ollie Watkins' header in Lille gave Villa a precious away goal and a first European...
Why Rémi Garde Should be the Man to Lead Aston Villa from the Championship
“But believe me, my dear boy, there is nothing stronger than those two: patience and time, they will do it all.” ~ Tolstoy (War &...
Rémi Garde Refuses Fat Sam Handshake As Spotlight Turns on Him
Lets skip the game, we'll address that elsewhere (if we can be bothered unlike the team). Aston Villa got beat again and now their Premier...
Rémi Garde’s ‘A**-Kicking’ Press Conference Video With Added Fun
The only thing that pre-match press conferences are normally interesting for is to find out the injury situation on players. In recent times, Paul...
Rémi Garde Needs to Replace Caution With Killer Instinct
Caution Suffocates Survival Chance
I'm still fuming from having witnessed Aston Villa players take the ball down to Newcastle's corner flag to kill time in...
Rémi Garde Explains Dropping Jack Grealish for Watford Game (Audio)
Jack Grealish Dropped
As we've seen this week Jack Grealish continues to hog the headlines in the national press, even though he's only been in Aston...
Remi Garde Gives Clues to Randy Lerner’s Villa Frame of Mind
After Aston Villa chairman Randy Lerner added his views to the statement announcing the appointment of Rémi Garde, it was refreshing to see the...
Five Obvious Issues for Remi Garde to Address at Aston Villa
Our new French lieutenant has been preparing for his first match in charge, but he’s got a lot of work to do if he...
What the Changing of the Garde at Aston Villa will Bring
The puns write themselves but the changing of the managerial Garde at Villa Park is complete and it’s time for Villa to return to...
Rémi Garde’s First Aston Villa Interview (Video)
First Rémi Garde interview as Aston Villa bossAfter being held up in fog earlier in the week, new Aston Villa boss Rémi Garde finally...
Crippling News for Aston Villa With Return of Familiar Face?
The news today that fitness coach Robert Duverne is returning to Aston Villa from Metz, judging by his previous time at the club, conjures up an...
Randy Lerner Utters Rare Words to Villa Fans in Confirming Garde Appointment
Aston Villa finally confirmed the appointment of Rémi Garde, but were seemingly unable to do a proper press roll-out with photo shoot etc due...
Rémi Garde Confirmed as Aston Villa Boss and White Hart Lane Bound
Rémi Garde has signed a three-and-a-half year contract to be the boss of Aston Villa, as Lerner and Fox gamble on the French man...