Villa Manager

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...

Aston Villa Players ‘Lacking Fitness’ Excuse is a Dubious Villa Trend

' finished very strongly and laid siege to the Newcastle goal in the final minutes. Nobody was talking about a lack of fitness then.' Lets mention...

Steve Bruce’s Rolling Contract As Villa Boss Makes Sense

When Steve Bruce was announced as Aston Villa manager this week, the details regarding his contract were sketchy at best. The Daily Mail online...

The Best Things Steve Bruce Has Said Already as Villa Boss

"I’VE BEEN USED TO BEING CALLED POTATO HEAD BY THEM FOR 20 YEARS" - STEVE BRUCE On paper, Steve Bruce doesn't sound like the ideal...

The Villa Rant: Steve Bruce: Have Villa Played Their Cards Right?

So after almost two weeks of waiting the worst kept secret in the Championship has been revealed, Steve Bruce is the new manager of...

Steve Bruce’s Position Starting Out as Aston Villa’s New Boss

Beggars Can't Be Choosers It comes as a fitting epitaph to Aston Villa's recent woes that Steve Bruce is Aston Villa's new manager. Once upon...

No Late Plot Twists in Aston Villa Managerial Position

MOMS is pretty apathetic to the Aston Villa managerial situation - winning games and putting an end to this shambles are the only interests...

Villa Paper Wrap: New Manager Announced by Midweek

After Keith Wyness, Steve Round and Brian Little worked their way through a series of managerial options, it now looks like it's a matter...

Question Marks Over Steve Bruce & Xia’s Hype Replaced by Reality

Bruce Talks With reports that Aston Villa have been repeatedly talking to Steve Bruce over the course of the last few days, it seems more...

Aston Villa Owner Declares Villa Manager Job Down to Two Candidates.

Villa Manager Job Enters Final Stretch After a week of avoiding the silly stories of Steve McClaren, Big Sam, Sherwood's return and the like, MOMS can...

Roberto Di Matteo’s Leaving Statement

After he had managed only one win in 12 competitive games, most Aston Villa supporters simply shrugged their shoulders when the axe fell on...

Aston Villa Already Have Potential Di Matteo Replacement in Place

Inside Job When Roberto Di Matteo was originally announced by Aston Villa as their new manager, a lot of Villa supporters only felt at ease...

Media Trolls Villa Fans With Steve McClaren BS Reporting

Steve McClaren Rumours I thought we'd already been through this sorry routine about five years ago. Remember when Randy Lerner was considering Steve McClaren as...