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The Aston Villa Manager Search: Separating Contenders From Pretenders

ByJosh Tonti|
ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - OCTOBER 17: Paulo Fonseca, Manager of Shakhtar Donetsk gives his team instructions during the UEFA Champions League group F match between Feyenoord and Shakhtar Donetsk at Feijenoord Stadion on October 17, 2017 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - OCTOBER 17: Paulo Fonseca, Manager of Shakhtar Donetsk gives his team instructions during the UEFA Champions League group F match between Feyenoord and Shakhtar Donetsk at Feijenoord Stadion on October 17, 2017 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
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IPSWICH, ENGLAND – JANUARY 13: Ipswich Town Manager Mick McCarthy signs autographs during the Sky Bet Championship match between Ipswich Town and Leeds United at Portman Road on January 13, 2018 in Ipswich, England. (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images)
IPSWICH, ENGLAND – JANUARY 13: Ipswich Town Manager Mick McCarthy signs autographs during the Sky Bet Championship match between Ipswich Town and Leeds United at Portman Road on January 13, 2018 in Ipswich, England. (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images)

6. Mick McCarthy

Sorry, Mick, you’re just not getting the job.

7. John Terry

I’ll preface this by saying a few credible reporters and journalists are saying Terry is a genuine candidate for the position. I really, really don’t envision it happening. He played with half the current squad just 5 months ago.

8. Martin O’Neill

Content at his current post, Martin O’Neill will not be the next Aston Villa manager.

9. Alan Pardew

Again, no.

10. Olof Mellberg

Aston Villa need a manager. One that’s innovative and forward-thinking with a little experience. Mellberg doesn’t have that…yet.

The remaining names invoke a feeling of “meh.” Nigel Pearson, Carlos Carvalhal, Brendan Rodgers, and Sam Allardyce all could be candidates, but they’re somewhere in between the two lists.

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