ASTON VILLA ARE understood to have identified Remi Garde as their preferred choice to succeed Tim Sherwood at the club.
After Sherwood’s departure was confirmed at the weekend, reports suggest Villa have targeted Garde for the vacant manager’s role.
The former France international’s only managerial experience thus far has come with Lyon — the club he took charge of between 2011 and 2014, winning the Coupe de France and the Trophée des champions during that period.
The 49-year-old has since taken a break from football, but is believed to now be the firm favourite to take over at Villa Park, with the club currently bottom of the Premier League table on four points.
Following stints at Lyon and Strasbourg, Garde signed for Arsenal in 1996 on the recommendation of Arsene Wenger (who had yet to be confirmed as manager at the time).
However, injury problems and the emergence of Patrick Vieira saw the experienced defensive midfielder’s game time restricted to just 31 appearances in three years for the Gunners, before retiring from the game after departing the London club in 1999.
David Moyes, Brendan Rodgers and Nigel Pearson are also believed to be on Villa’s shortlist as they their search for a third manager in eight months.
The ‘cheap one’
Pearson and Moyes are the ones they should be going for. Experienced in the premiership and at getting the most from limited squads
Ya, get in an inexperienced foreign manager with no experience of the EPL or relegation battles. The club is in crisis, points total is already nearly fatal. Need a specialist in the Allerdyce/Pulis mould, unfortunately both are unavailable. Moyes is the right candidate, been there before with Everton, will keep things tight and stop shipping so many goals. And learn from previous appointments, and no long term contract.
newcastle and mcclaren, premiership experience stands for nothing, it’s all about getting the team to work as a team and playing for each other on the other hand look at bilic and the job he’s doing at westham, no premiership experience and they’re flying it.
sweet jaysus if Rodgers comes we need to head for Kansas Toto
Delighted Sherwood is gone.