Noel Whelan has claimed the prospect of replacing Steven Gerrard with Mauricio Pochettino would be “too good to turn down” for Aston Villa.
The former Leeds striker, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, suggested the Midlands giants would be “very interested” in appointing the 50-year-old if Gerrard can’t “turn things around”.
This site revealed on Saturday (24 September) that Pochettino is keen on the possibility of managing Aston Villa as he plots a return to the Premier League.
It is understood that the former Tottenham boss is keen on finding the âright project” and has not limited himself to a Champions League club.
Aston Villa lost three of their first four Premier League matches this season and manager Gerrard was booed by a section of supporters after their 1-0 defeat to West Ham last month.
Football Insider revealed last month (29 August) that the Liverpool iconâs position as manager is far from secure and the clubâs ambitious American owners wonât hesitate to sack him if results do not improve.
Whelan suggested Villa chiefs wouldn’t be “too disappointed” if Gerrard made way for Pochettino.
He told Football Insiderâs Ewan Kingsbury: âIt would be too good to turn down for Aston Villa.
âIâm sure theyâd be very interested in acquiring his services if Steven Gerrard canât turn things around.
âHeâs an exceptional manager.
âBut Gerrard has won his last game, heâs going into this weekend looking to build momentum and get back-to-back wins.
âBut I donât think Villa would be too disappointed if they had to replace him with Pochettino.”
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By: Noel Whelan
Title: Pundit suggests Aston Villa could sack Gerrard after source’s update – ‘it’s too good to reject’
Sourced From: www.footballinsider247.com/pundit-suggests-aston-villa-could-sack-steven-gerrard-after-sources-update-its-too-good-to-reject/
Published Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2022 12:17:37 +0000
