In the 12th round of the Premier League, Villa beat Brighton 2-0 at home, Gerrard became the third winner of the first game of the 13 managers in the Villa Premier League era, and won all three times in his career against Brighton, and in the blink of an eye, the young Jay Who beat Blackburn 2-0 in the Premier League debut of the player era was already a mature young manager at 41 years old.
Before Gerrard joined Villa, Villa suffered a 5-game league defeat, and the meritorious coach Dean Smith also lost his coaching position, this time back in the Premier League, Jefferson led the team to challenge Brighton, who had only lost 1 in the previous 8 rounds, and there was indeed some pressure. Fortunately, the manager has faced Brighton twice in his career, helping Liverpool to win, 2-1 away in the 3rd round of the 2011-12 League Cup and 6-1 at home in the 5th round of the FA Cup in the same season, and in the latter game, Gerrard assisted Shktel's head hammer from a corner.
Shktel
Although the overall scene did not prevail, Villa relied on a higher ability to grasp the fighter, with top scorer Watkins and center-back Mins scoring one goal each, losing 2-0 at home. In the past two seasons, Watkins has scored 17 Premier League goals since moving from Brentford to Villa in 2020, the highest in the team. The 25-year-old England striker is also the one I must buy when I play the football manager game.
Watkins
Gerrard became as the 13th full-time manager of the Aston Villa Premier League era and the third manager to open the league, after Gregory in 1998 (2-1 win over Liverpool, Collimore scored twice) and 2010's French coach Hollier (2-1 win over Wolves, Downing and Husky scored). Gregory coached Villa for nearly four years, and Hollier also coached Villa for one season in 2010-11.
Collemore
Looking back on Jay's career, he is unbeaten in five league debuts, coaching Rangers in their first 1-1 away draw with Aberdeen, coaching Liverpool U18 Youth 1-1 away to Derby County, playing for the La Angeles Galaxy in a 5-2 win over San Jose (1 goal and 2 assists) and Liverpool's 2-0 home win over Blackburn.
Green Gerald
In the 15th round of the 1998-99 season, Gerrard played in the 89th minute to replace Norwegian full-back Hagen to complete the Premier League debut, and 23 years later, Gerrard has grown from an 18-year-old young player to a 41-year-old Premier League coach, wishing the Jay team to show their fists and achieve brilliant achievements comparable to their careers.