Aston Villa sacked Roberto di Matteo after a woeful start to the season.
Aston Villa manager Roberto Di Matteo
Aston Villa fired Roberto di Matteo on Monday, after a start to the season which saw the club win only one of 11 Championship games.
Villa sit in 19th place, well behind early pace setters Huddersfield Town, and the two teams relegated with them, Norwich City and Newcastle United.
Aston Villa Manager Roberto Di Matteo applauds their fans
Di Matteo follows Tim Sherwood and Remi Garde in being fired by Villa in the past year, with Paul Lambert dismissed in early 2015.
The club’s constant change of managers and lack of success on the pitch has seen them become a target for mickey-taking.
From rival fans and even pundits they may have come to expect it, but from Virgin Trains, perhaps not…
It is up to Villa to get the results right and give reasons for their club to be proud. Get back ‘on track’ if you will.
They spent big in the summer, and the right appointment will signal to fans that they are giving the right platform for success for the rest of the season.
Aston Villa’s Pierluigi Gollini looks dejected after Huddersfield’s first goal
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