After a painful defeat on Thursday evening at Craven Cottage against Fulham (0:3), the leadership of the Aston Villa club decided to release Steven Gerrard from the team’s technical bench.

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The decision comes as a result of a results crisis that the team does not seem to be getting out of, and the club’s management at Villa Park is already looking for a way out.

Steven Gerrard – “Game Over” at Aston Villa

Appointed in November 2021 to the technical bench of the Aston Villa team, Steven Gerrard came from the position of the Scottish champions from Glasgow Rangers.

He also took charge of the team during a difficult time when Villa were relegation candidates to the Championship, but thanks to good signings and a bit of luck, the team managed to avoid relegation to the second division of British football.

He finished 14th and the predictions for the season were as good as they could be.

However, something happened, and the team coached by the great former English player has won only two games in 11 Premier League games, the last one was on September 16 in a match against Southampton (1-0).

Four games without a win and only one goal followed, which facilitated the management’s decision to release him on the night of Thursday into Friday.

The main favorite for the position of head coach is Mauricio Pochettino

Out of contract following his departure from Paris Saint-Germain, the 50-year-old is favorite to join the side who currently sit 17th in the Premier League, level on points with top-placed Wolves and have just 3 points from Nottingham Forest, the newly promoted team, the red light of the English first division.

The coach who led Tottenham Hotspur to the 2019 Champions League final, which ended with a 2-0 victory over Liverpool, has made it clear that he is considering offers from the Premier League, but at the same time hinted that he wants to train with a team with higher demands.