Mauricio Pochettino is said to have “big doubts” about his arrival at Aston Villa, as he believes some of his players “don’t adapt” to his style.
It only turns out to be a matter of time before Steven Gerrard is sacked through Aston Villa.
The Liverpool legend joined the club this year replacing Dean Smith.
Gerrard’s first months at the club combined and ended up completing 14th place in the Premier League last season.
The Villans are now suffering a rocky start to the 2022/23 crusade as they sit 16th in the table.
They have only won twice in the league this season. Their uninteresting 1-0 win over Southampton is their only win in 8 Premier League matches.
Villa is reportedly already making plans to upgrade Gerrard. Football Insider says Pochettino is the council’s “number one target. “
The Argentine, however, was not entirely convinced to move to Aston Villa.
His time at Villa is “far from a done deal” as he “fears” that the club’s players “will not suit his taste for high-intensity play that requires great power and pressure ahead”.
The report states that “Philippe Coutinho, Emiliano Buendia, Douglas Luiz and Danny Ings are suitable” for this way of playing.
It is that because of this “big problem”, discussions between the two parties “may have difficulty taking off”.
Gerrard is expected to remain in rhythm for Thursday’s game against Fulham and may be on the bench this weekend when Villa face Brentford. But Football Insider adds that “his time at the club is coming to an end. “
The report notes that former Arsenal manager Unai Emery is also through Aston Villa.
Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan believes Pochettino captures Villa’s chance with either hand as he would have “a great chance” to handle them.
“If he manages Aston Villa, what? It’s lucky because it’s a great Premier League football club waiting to get there,” Jordan told talkSPORT.
“If we can get Pochettino out of Southampton without the baggage that has since disappeared and he is in a position, hungry and motivated and has not been contaminated and corrupted by reading his own CV, then Villa can spend a lot of time. cash in Pochettino.
He continued: “The moment he arrived at PSG, he was looking to leave because it didn’t suit him and, infrequently, what happens with managers is that they are more vital than they really are, them in their own hype. “
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