For 3 years he did a decent job as manager of Rangers FC up in the Scottish Premier. But then again apart from Celtic and perhaps Aberdeen and Hibs, that particular league is shite. And its no wonder the likes of Rangers and Celtic constantly become league champions year in year out.
Roughly a year ago Gerrard tried his hand at managing English Premier League club, Aston Villa – a sleeping giant of a club with a great history of winning trophies (albeit from 40 odd years ago) and regarded as one of the biggest clubs in England.
11 months on and Gerrard is sacked after yet another defeat by a rampant Fulham by 3-0, leaving the club hovering over the relegation zone.
When Gerrard came on board 11 months ago the Villa fans applauded him not only for his achievements as a former player of Liverpool and England, but also for his good work at Rangers.
That support soon evaporated after disappointing defeat after disappointing
defeat. And over the last few weeks the fans were calling for him to be sacked.
What is really quite surprising is in the old days former players who wanted to manage top flight clubs would first have to pass all their coaching badges and then start at the bottom managing non-league clubs and build on that success until the big boys wanted you.
However ever since the EPL came into being back in 92 it seems former players can simply bypass all the faffing with badges and managing small clubs. Instead they can manage top clubs based purely on their reputation and celebrity status.
But being a good player and competent manager are two totally different things. It also proves how weak the Scottish Premier League is if Rangers can appoint Gerrard – his first managerial role – and continue to win trophies. And yet he soon got found out in the EPL for being completely out of his depth after less than a year in charge.
And the joke was that some fans and media punters saw him as the next manager of Liverpool after Klopp finally moves on.
Just goes to prove that just because you were a legend as a player doesn’t mean you’ll cut the mustard as a manager of a top club without learning the ropes first.
Nominated by: Technocunt




