Tag: Paul Lambert
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Villa ace set for crunch talks with Sherwood
Embed from Getty Images Aston Villa’s attacking midfielder Carles Gil, who only arrived at Villa Park in January, is set for crunch talks with Tim Sherwood on his Villa future, according to the Daily Telegraph. Gil was a £3.2m Paul Lambert signing from Valencia in January – but Lambert’s successor Tim Sherwood doesn’t seem to favour the 22-year-old.…
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BREAKING: Tim Sherwood appointed Aston Villa boss
Aston Villa have confirmed that Tim Sherwood has been appointed as the club’s new manager. The former Tottenham boss has been without a job since May 2014 but has been strongly linked with a number of roles in the Premier League, linked with Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace in recent weeks. And, following Paul…
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Sacked Lambert ‘proud’ of Aston Villa spell
Paul Lambert has said that he is ‘extremely proud’ of his time as Aston Villa manager following his sacking on Wedneday evening. The Scottish coach was axed from the role at Villa Park on Wedneday after losing the day before to Hull City; a result which leaves Villa in the relegation zone. A drastic season…
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Sacked Lambert to receive £10m Villa pay-off
Aston Villa will reportedly have to hand Paul Lambert a £10m compensation package after sacking him on Wednesday evening, according to Daily Mirror. The Scottish boss lost his job at Villa Park on Wednesday after another Premier League defeat on Tuesday to Hull City. The former Norwich City boss took over at Villa in 2012 and…
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Aston Villa sack Paul Lambert
Aston Villa have sacked manager Paul Lambert after a string of poor results. Villa’s defeat to Hull City on Tuesday evening saw the Midlands club further slump down the Premier League table, having won just five games this season and having scored just 12 goals in 24 games. First-team coach Scott Marshall and goalkeeping coach…
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Press Room: Villa boss Lambert braced for relegation battle
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has admitted that his side are in a relegation battle, after losing 2-0 to Hull City on Tuesday evening. Goals from Nikica Jelavic and Dame N’Doye handed Villa another defeat which sees them drop into the relegation zone and firmly put the pressure on manager Lambert. And, the Scottish boss…
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Lambert backs Bent loan move
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has backed his decision to loan club record signing Darren Bent to Championship side Brighton and Hove Albion, despite his side being the lowest scorers in the Premier League. Villa have only netted six times this season and have been in an alarming slide down the table since their encouraging…
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Aston Villa manager hints at striker’s return
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has hinted that striker Christian Benteke could return this weekend. The 23-year-old has been injured since April after ruptering his Achilles and missed Belgium’s world cup campaign during the summer but has returned to training. Speaking to the club’s official website, Lambert said they are monitoring the striker’s condition: “We’ll…
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Villa poised to push through late deal for Cleverley
Aston Villa are on the verge of signing Manchester United and England midfielder Tom Cleverley on a season-long loan deal. Manager Paul Lambert is awaiting the decision from the Premier League board as to whether the transfer can be completed, as the deal went past the 11pm deadline last night, after Villa made a…
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Aston Villa make £8m bid for England midfielder
Aston Villa are set to make an £8m bid for Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley. According to The Telegraph, Villa boss Paul Lambert has given the swoop for Cleverley the green light as the midlands-based club look to pull off an ambitious move, but face competition from both Everton and Hull City for the England…
