the international break is that Steven Gerrard is in an Aston
Villa and I want to know what does it in box look like what
does he need to do I ask Google to turn them into what
they want to be which is a team challenging the European
qualification and able to come to you first thing Smith has
left he's already in a little bit later on I didn't last long
on the on the job market they're out in free agency
Steven Gerrard's
what does he need to do to get home game so that's going to be
a tough one but long-term issues you need to self what
was the first things first get the defense defense Again by
the day you've been terrific during his five-game
losing skid the number of goals that they've conceded that
given up to you that given up three they've given up three
have given up for and they just gave up 12 South the last time
I was so maybe things slowly turning a little bit there but
I think that's number one obviously the transitional
period that the club is in after selling check re listen
to Summer that's something that I think if we move on to
quickly from after a a major transfer especially an outgoing
transfer happens how quickly we ate we
expect things to return to normal service and just get
the results like you did before before you sold one of the most
influential best players in the club's history I think that's
a little bit it's obviously short-sighted but so for Jared
coming in if he can
get the defense just a little bit solidified their then
I think that solves a lot of problems for them because
I washed for five maybe six Bills game this season very closely
and it's a mentality issue for them with for them for me
the fact that
every time it's a little bit of Southampton actually Joe where
we were talking about last year Southampton one thing would go
against them heads would drop morale would drop and
everything everything just fell apart and that seems to be what
it is with Bill it always
starts at the defensive end so Tyrone Mings as reconcile with
individuals whether it's tactically whatever it is for
Aston Villa he's got to get them defending a little bit
better just be difficult to beat on so now we get to start
seeing what Steven Gerrard is
as a manager because you can't really take Rangers or Celtic
as a great example in Scotland because they are so dominant
there he's at a normal Premier League club now let's see what
he does yeah I'm excited for that cuz like you said
the mentality aspect
is exactly what Gerald as great as a player and as a manager
that seems to be one of the things the Rangers players and
fines and it will connect to the club really Harold it so
that's excessive wrestling the title back from Celtic and
having some
really good runs in the Europa League and I'm looking at title
from Lost season in 38 games yes it's a Scottish Premiership
but they only conceded 13 goals Rangers so that shows you
defensively whenever I watch them very closely in the Europa
League they were away
is Perry stolid ice skating games and yeah that kind of
organization no point that you were mentioned in that and
the about Gerald because yeah I
think it is a mental aspect that an awful lot wrong with
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the Torah Ming's John McCain Douglas Luiz have a great day
and I'm going to change things a little bit but there's no one
like
we said before thing that thing's been so unlucky to lose
his job but they'll of a ruthless to do one thing and
one thing only and that's progress then going to be a few
challenges and its first job in the Premier League make my
question to
you is where do you think he can take Fila and do you think
he's the right amount of the right time for them because
they said it's a big challenge for him but you will definitely
be back in the transfer market in the very well-funded and
have a lot of resources their bill has so seems like kind of 2
turn down right in Villas done that old trick that he kind of
feel bad when you like the manager that happens to them
look at their last few games their run was Chelsea Everton
man united Spurs wolves Arsenal West Ham safe so is like Gene
Smith and the canaries but I think the biggest issue for any
manager now this is going to become somewhat of a more of
a manager's League than it has been in some times because
there are so few bad things every week is is a real
challenge
in the team's coming up as we've seen over the last few
years we've seen wolves come up and Brentford come up and
I think Joe you're the one who's or maybe it's Andy one of you
two has been fond of saying that their teams that are
coming up from the championship that might be better suited to
the Premier League then the championship is one of
the reasons I'm very worried for a team we're going to talk about
in a few minutes in Newcastle so what is it with your
honestly I think he's just got to steady the ship for now but
the players are there and and he's going to have to prove his
mettle matching up against the guys who would keep them out of
the top seven because I do think the ingredients are
there Dean Smith obvious it became disillusioned with
Tyrone Mings but I don't think it means has been the problem
at bill on will we see the biggest question for me is
going to be which which player is Jurgen klopp going to give
him for the second
half of the season is going to be Joe Gomez to study the back
is it going to be somebody else because that's the most
interesting thing for me is going to be one of the Young
Guns because someone from Liverpool is going to Villa in
January
that's a promise and that's a great point because I was going
to be my next point that this the chair on the hunger
the motivation to Villa Vibes yoga what they say and he said
himself he's not available for either I need to
probably come into was the last two or three years maybe
a little before he steps away and that would be perfect timing if
you're off add a good one or two seasons of villanow proved
himself in the Premier League and do you have been slaving
let's bring in
a Liverpool legend that finds going to be delighted to see
come back with manager and that's part of the master plan
I think that maybe that too simplistic to say and Aston
Villa find probably won't want to be thinking about him
leaving already if you guys
are leaving so I can charge of a game yet but then those links
to Liverpool are going to come straight away if you prove
himself as a manager in the Premier League.
That's a pretty calling first game what do you expect from
from Newcastle Nick because I see how we said before was
a great at acting and possession B cause but defensively is when
you call so you need to improve but he has to get off on
the right foot right with a home win against breakfast
I think Newcastle and Burnley along with Norwich are
the three worst teams in the league
I think we're we're in a position of now is is Eddie
Howe going to be able to do enough exciting stuff without
no maybe jonjo shelvey being healthy will help him but he
loves a big switch maybe it'll help him spotsy maximum places
maybe it'll Miguel
almiron is going to be used I would imagine in a much better
way under under a better manager and tell him Wilson can
finish so they need to start looking better and looking more
attractive and I hate to be this simplistic but again
mentioning that there
are so few bad teams around maybe Watford is in
the discussion that they need to look at Tractor for players to
come to in January because if they're looking at this into ya
look I can I can go there and I can be a part of
something that I don't want to claim the championship next
year and I think that's a very real danger for Newcastle and
I don't think that's an anyhow problem I think it's whoever
they would have hired problem that is as he's inherited and
it's going to take
something special it really will cuz there are not really
bad teams in this division this maybe it'll change over time
but right now it looks like all the teams investing for so long
and a little bit of that trickled out of buying the best
players for
high prices from the championship has made it harder
than ever to go up to stay off without really investing a lot
and you can also oversee the only Premier League team yet to
win a game this season so they really need to do that the only
seen below them is Norwich city and state is Dean Smith offer
is fired as he said some more costly by Aston Villa is coming
but Daniel Walker it's a pretty good fit isn't it he has again
like Eddie Howe first game in charge at home against
Southampton is lost Village manager was against Southampton
so it doesn't need to be to play against then what do you
think about that appointment on his overall of staying off
I feel like we're at risk of becoming the Norwich haters
hear me especially because every time I've seen its like
everytime I get every weekend gets talked about him and it's
always really negative I feel my thoughts on Dean Smith
taking the North's job is I
can't believe he had to take the Norwich job I can't believe
that he didn't think there would be something better in
a month or two months or thriving Dean Smith is a good coach and
we saw I saw a lot of what he did while at
Brentford in the championship set them on the path to get to
the Premier League Thomas Frank took over got them there was
really good last year and end end in the championship season
to bring them up as well they had struggles when they came up
and
got promoted he got them over the line and they were really
good for for for the majority of last season they fell off
a little bit at the end and then we are going I just don't know
what more Dean Smith could have done other than
making individual players play better and then defend better
to start this season you know that it's in a transitional
time that's always going to be an issue so I feel he should
have been a little
more patient and waited for I know they already replace their
manager but the next kind of w for job that were actually has
a chance I think staying up in the Premier League this season
because he is going there for not even really a relegation
battle
he's going down to guide them into the championship and
I think he deserves a little better than a great yeah that
is a good appointment in terms of okay if you keep us off
that's a bonus box on the other side of things you already go
Aston Villa promoted from the Premier League of experience in
the championship so it's kind of both sides of it right nor
to be looked at it and said would call the diva way and he
can be a long-term we would have to chop and change the
manager and will fit into a moto of developing young
players playing the install and then we'll see what happened so
I think it's a good appointment and like you said the Dean
Smith that he probably would have thought somewhere else
will come up maybe they won't
fit you all the food because they chop and change so much
but yeah
some pretty wild to get him I know we see Frank Lampard and
I was willing to spot Dean Smith is a very very good fit for
that job and I want to ask Newcastle play Norwich week. On
the weekends from now. Seems like a massive game
for those two teams to try and close to New managers as well
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