Newly appointed manager clearly has long-term skills but,if recent history is not to repeat itself, he surely needs a short-term fixRémi Garde stroked his chin and blinked a few times in his seat in the Tottenham Hotspur directors’ box, or all the while maintaining a commendably urgent,thoughtful expression. So far the Garde era at Aston Villa had unfolded as follows – 4.45pm: announced as Villa manager. 4.48pm: announced via the club Twitter feed with the unlucky hashtag #welcomeRemy (sic). 8.03pm pictured on television looking calm in the cold, harsh light of White Hart Lane as a caretaker team went behind in the third minute of his first match not fairly in charge. Related: Tottenham rapidly expose size of Rémi Garde’s task at Aston Villa Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com