In a Premier League match that ended on Tuesday night, Gerrard's Villa beat Norwich 2-0 away to place 13th in the Premier League table, and this victory is already the fourth victory since Gerrard took charge, considering the first two small losses to Liverpool and Manchester City, Gerrard's lead has been very good. Multiple figures show that Gerrard can create a career as brilliant on the sidelines as he can on the field. Compared with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the former coach of Manchester United, Gerrard's tactical thinking, employment choices, and changes to the team are clear and clear, and the results he has embodied after only 25 days in charge of Villa are exactly what Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been boasting about and not doing in the past three years at Manchester United - rebuilding the team and building DNA.
While coaching Soviet Premier League side Glasgow Rangers, Gerrard made Rangers defender James Tavernier the most threatening full-back in Europe, while at Villa, marty Cash and Matt Taggart have made a qualitative leap under Gerrard. Prior to this game, Cash had ranked first in the Premier League in steals and interceptions this season, up to 70 times. And his tenacious defensive style and desire to assist are also what Gerrard wants, and in recent weeks, he has handled the threat of stars such as Sterling and Mane excellently defensively. Former coach Smith, who was sacked by Villa, also admired and praised Gerrard's tactics.
Cash, who performed well
Meanwhile, another full-back, Taggart, was also impressive, creating 3 chances in Gerrard's opening game against Brighton before scoring in a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace. His performance was even more so in Norwich's game, with assists from the two full-backs being the key to Villa's win and Watkins' final goal coming from Cash's precise long pass.
In addition to the use of two full-backs, Gerrard brilliantly addressed the void left for Villa after Gregish left. Villa has been plagued by this for quite some time in the new season, and now Gerrard has put Buendia in this position and successfully created a new Villa attacking system. The 24-year-old has started four of Gerrard's six games. Buendía beat his old club by creating two chances and two passes for the entire 90 minutes.
For Gerrard, after building a good full-back and activating the attack, there are still core problems that need to be solved, given his high-intensity football tactics, the need for the team to have a wealth of physical fitness, to provide a steady stream of fresh blood, according to Villa's finances, which is difficult to do in the transfer market, and Gerald has done this by tapping into youth players and youngsters, making Villa's squad reserves strong. In Tuesday's game, Villa had seven men under 26, while Jacob, who performed well and opened the record, was only 20 years old. In addition to this, there are 5 players under the age of 20 on the bench. It is fair to say that instead of solskjaer bragging about the DNA that has not seen results for two years, Gerrard has allowed Villa's youth talent to grow rapidly in more than twenty days.
Jacob who opened the record for the first time
In addition to his offensive excellence, the 20-year-old Jacob also gave 2 successful tackles and won 7 scrambles. What makes Villa's academy even more proud is that Chukwe meca, the youngest player on the field, who gave Watkins a second-goal assist, is only 18 years old, and his performance makes People's future bright for Villa.