Steven Gerrard

The former Aston Villa manager deserves credit for the job he did at Rangers but his generation is yet to make its mark in coaching.

John Terry has a coaching consultancy role at Chelsea, Rio Ferdinand is a pundit and Paul Scholes lasted seven games at the helm of Oldham. Yet it felt unfeasible for Gerrard to remain in Glasgow with his family south of the border. What became of the golden age? For now, it is the unattainable dream. There was audible grumbling about Gerrard’s performance as Hamilton secured a 1-0 win at Ibrox in March 2020, days after Hearts had bundled Rangers out of the Scottish Cup. There is a widespread and perhaps reasonable theory that the expectations of Villa’s supporters are too high. There was also boldness – albeit some will say naivety – in accepting the overtures of Villa. Gerrard brought status and standing back to a club who had earlier been bundled out of European competition by a team from Luxembourg. What happened before and after the season in question – played behind closed doors – does however raise the question as to whether this was somewhat freakish. Mention either in the context of Premier League jobs now and you will receive strange looks. Should Gerrard flop at Rangers or elsewhere, the notion of his replacing Jürgen Klopp on the basis of on-field exploits alone would resemble gross negligence by Liverpool. Seven goals have been scored in the team’s opening 11 league games.

Steven Gerrard was sacked as Aston Villa manager less than two hours after his struggling side crashed to a dismal 3-0 defeat at Fulham.

"It's embarrassing to be part of. "It doesn't matter who is in charge of that team. I'll continued to fight unless I'm told differently," he said. But just minutes after Gerrard had spoken to the media, Villa announced his sacking. Speaking at his post-match press conference after the Fulham game, Gerrard had vowed to save his job. Gerrard and his players had been booed off at full-time by Villa's furious fans after the loss at Fulham extended their winless run to four matches.

Steven Gerrard has been sacked following Villa's 3-0 defeat to Fulham on Thursday night, having won just two league games all season.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: Gerrard's departure comes as no surprise after a disappointing start to the season by the Villans. Aston Villa only won one of the 19 Premier League games in which they conceded the first goal under Steven Gerrard. [confirmed in a statement on the club's website](https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/october/20/club-statement/) after full-time, that read: "Aston Villa Football Club can confirm that Head Coach Steven Gerrard has left the club with immediate effect."

Steven Gerrard has released a statement and spoken out for the first time since being sacked by Aston Villa on Thursday.The club confirmed his exit an.

[It read: “I would like to thank everyone connected to Aston Villa Football Club, for the support shown to me during my time there.](https://talksport.com/football/1225349/steven-gerrard-sacked-aston-villa-manager/#) “I would personally like to thank the board of directors, the players and all the staff for their hard work. “We would like to thank Steven for his hard work and commitment and wish him well for the future.”

Steven Gerrard sacked following 3-0 defeat to Fulham on Thursday night; former Liverpool midfielder took charge at Villa Park last November; Villa have won ...

But in the end, so too did his spell at Villa Park after a defeat which begged one too many questions about where his often rudderless squad were heading. He did a fantastic job at Rangers, I'd assume Villa's ambitions are to be in a European spot. Clearly it was not a question Christian Purslow or the Villa board could answer either. Villa have lost key figures to injury but that does not explain their rot, losing six of their 11 league games in 2022/23. Steven Gerrard made one change at Fulham from the encouraging defeat by Chelsea on Sunday, bringing in Jan Bednarek for Matty Cash. A wretched performance and result against Fulham at Craven Cottage left Aston Villa hovering above the relegation zone on goals scored. I have been around the game a long time, I understand the situation and won't sugar-coat the situation or give anyone false lines. Barely 90 minutes after the final whistle, they confirmed their head coach's departure. I know that they're not enjoying it at the moment - I'm certainly not - so we'll see what happens moving forward. I understand the fans' frustration and it was so far from how we looked at the weekend. "The performance was miles away from what I want, expect and stand for. I want to be as honest as I can.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is confident Anfield icon Steven Gerrard will bounce back from his sacking as Aston Villa manager.

He should use it for himself to recharge.” “It happens to great managers out there. “I’m sure he will come back from that.