Villa

Aston Villa kicked off the post-Steven Gerrard era in style as they breezed past Brentford with their best performance of the season.

While names such as Thomas Tuchel and Mauricio Pochettino have been mentioned, them seem to be out of Villa’s range. For me there is a long-term goal in this football club and whatever role I play in that.” “But then the manager has gone and he (Danks) has made changes. First-team coach Aaron Danks took charge of the game and managed to get an instant impact. Goals from Leon Bailey, Danny Ings and Ollie Watkins wrapped up their 4-0 victory over the Bees. “I haven’t even thought about that (getting it long-term), I joined the club as a coach and to be part of a growth project, to help the club move forward.

BirminghamLive brings you the latest Aston Villa news as Gary Neville reacts to Steven Gerrard sacking.

Let’s be clear, as owners we are all liable for criticism when we sack a manager, and I have been criticised for that, but come on, doing it immediately after a game when you know the manager has to travel back with his staff, with his players. One that tells you a little bit about Steven Gerrard, he could have got himself a driver, not got back with his team, his staff, suffering because he has just been sacked, but he did it right. I think Steven Gerrard has got to see it like that, it comes with the territory. "I’m not quite sure on the logic of the Villa ownership and the Villa decision makers to sack a manager knowing you have a journey back two or three hours on a bus. or he chose to get back on the team bus knowing he had been sacked. For Steven Gerrard it is important that he gets back on the bike pretty quickly. "The fans as well, and the Villa fans to be fair at the end, apparently they were quite forceful on the situation. He’ll know now what he’ll do differently next time, I’m certain." Though, the former England international wasn't surprised that Gerrard was sacked after Villa's poor form across the calendar year. Sometimes managers lose their jobs and there’s a feeling of ‘I need to take time out, I need to have six months off’. I think my advice for Steven Gerrard... [Gary Neville](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/all-about/gary-neville) thinks [Aston Villa's](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/all-about/aston-villa-fc) decision to sack Steven Gerrard immediately after the 3-0 defeat to Fulham was a "joke".

Alan Shearer thinks a few Aston Villa players 'didn't like' former manager Steven Gerrard, as the team visibly played with a lot more freedom during their ...

'But then the manager has gone and he (Danks) has made changes. with the team looking 'a lot freer' during thumping 4-0 win against Brentford just days after he was sacked [Alan Shearer](/sport/alan-shearer/index.html) believes a few [Aston Villa](/sport/teampages/aston-villa.html) players 'didn't like' former manager Steven Gerrard, as the team visibly played with a lot more freedom during their 4-0 thrashing against [Brentford](/sport/teampages/brentford.html) on Sunday.

After sacking Steven Gerrard in the week, Villa put Aaron Danks in charge for the clash with the Bees and after making a few changes, Danks saw his side run out ...

Gerrard did everything he could to try and get results and when you look at it, nothing much changed massively, it was just the effort changed.” It must really sting for Gerrard, but may say more about his players than him. Danks made big calls to drop John McGinn and Jacob Ramsey as he looked to put his own stamp on things early. But it annoyed me that the energy and performance they put in is kind of where you need to look at yourselves then as players,” O’Hara said on It was a performance which had plenty of improvement about it across the pitch, and Gerrard must have been watching on wondering what happened. It annoyed me because they obviously downed tools for Gerrard.

Sporting CP boss Ruben Amorim is the 'outstanding candidate' to become Aston Villa's new manager, according to reliable journalist Ashley Preece.

[Birmingham Mail](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-manager-amorim-danks-25337105#comments-wrapper) on Monday morning, Preece stated that the Portuguese boss is the main contender to come in and replace Gerrard at Villa Park. This update certainly suggests that Villa now appear to be willing to put all their eggs in the Amorim basket, singling him out as the main candidate to come in. The Latest: Amorim now the main contender [ruled himself out](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-manager-thomas-frank-25336014) of the running, as have [Mauricio Pochettino](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-premier-league-ashley-preece-mauricio-pochettino-transfer-news-updates/) and [Thomas Tuchel](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/thomas-tuchel-aston-villa-gerrard-28294584), so it looks as though NSWE could now go all-in for Amorim. Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim is the ‘outstanding candidate’ to become Aston Villa: Ruben Amorim the ‘outstanding candidate’ to take charge