Tim Sherwood sacking

So on Sunday 25^th October, Aston Villa sacked Tim Sherwood as manager of their club after just 27 matches in charge. Seven losses in a row was form deemed worthy of removing the 46 year old from his post. But how much of this form was down to the manager? 

When he took the post back in February he was only ever brought in to do a job which was to keep the Villan's up, as well as also beat Liverpool in the semi final of the F.A. Cup. By May he had achieved both with Villa having secured Premier League status and facing Arsenal in the Cup final which they lost. The same scenario occurred for his short time as head of Tottenham Hotspurs, he was only ever brought in to do one job (securing european football) and secure a high as possible place in the league before he was to be replaced in the summer by a more well-known name.

Such as the issue with the modern game of football. There is no end of talk about the lack of young, English managers coming through the ranks. Sure there are some, such as Gary Rowett at Birmingham and Eddie Howe at Bournemouth as well as a few others, but they are part of a small minority, swamped by the foreign talent which is seen as more trustworthy. Yet Aston Villa sack a very promising manager in the form of Sherwood. The current form of the team was something to worry about, but he was one of the most optimistic people I have ever witnessed to head a team in the Premier League and Villa are only four points off safety, another win and a draw could see them do that. However, it is clear that Randy Lerner gave him the job of establishing Villa as the team that finished in the European places only a few years ago under Martin O’Neil and with their start, they clearly are back in the relegation battle they have spent the past four seasons trying to distance themselves from. Such is the instantaneous demands that executive and corporate types who own football clubs demand these days that Sherwood sadly wasn’t deemed fit to achieve this. I am an admirer of the man, he was unorthodox in some of his ways but he was definitely a character Villa have lacked since O’Neil departed five years ago.

Aston Villa are currently bottom of the table with four points and with Remi Garde being tipped as the favourite for the job. Garde is another former player trying to establish himself as a top gaffer. If he does get the job, I do wish him the best but I hope he can keep up with the tough demands of modern football club owners and business bigwigs.