![]() "You are taking yourself from a league which has a certain pizazz about it to the ultimate league and then trying to punch your way in that league. Villa do have the capacity to be a big side in the Premier League, they do have the bandwidth, they have a top six mentality, I think the owners do. "I think it's absolutely right that a stepping stone comes between him and Liverpool, I think the gap is quite significant, despite the fact he was an elite player. I don't think he's an elite manager, I think he's managing in a league which has two teams who can really compete for it. In November, he said: "There is an assumption, and I'm not in that camp right now, that Steven Gerrard is an elite manager. Jordan was sceptical about Gerrard's arrival at Villa. READ MORE: Certainly a gap' - Steven Gerrard sends Aston Villa stars key message ahead of Arsenal test READ MORE: Calum Chambers to keep place - Aston Villa predicted XI vs Arsenal Villa have to kick on now because they can't be the second best club in the Midlands." "But as for presence and overall projection, he arrives in the Premier League looking like a Premier League manager. "I’ve really changed my mind about Gerrard and his presence in the dug-out as a leader, whether his mentality as a tactician will come to the fore to make him overcome elite managers, we will see. "Steven Gerrard, people felt he had come of age, I was unsure because I thought there was a lot more learning to be done in Scotland and still not necessarily at the top of his game to go into the Premier League. I think the result against Wolves changed some of the thinking going on in the boardroom. He said on talkSPORT: "It was very quick and people thought it was a very precipitous action to take Dean Smith out. READ MORE: Pundit delivers 'interesting' Aston Villa vs Arsenal predictionīut the ex-Premier League club owner admits he is evaluating his initial assessment. READ MORE: Aston Villa's stunning starting XI if Steven Gerrard lands summer transfer targets ![]() He left Rangers having delivered the club's first Scottish Premiership title for 10 years, yet Jordan wasn't convinced about his appointment. Gerrard took over at the club off the back of five straight Premier League defeats, but he has since turned the ship around with Villa now sitting in the top-half of the division.Īlthough he has only been in Premier League management for just over four months, Gerrard has taken to the challenge well. Villa have lost just seven of Gerrard's first 17 games in charge, having faced the likes of Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United in the that time. Live look at the pain tolerance test /isyAXAE86B- Boombear Bill MaIan Rapoport quickly backtracks thanks to a nudge from the NFLĪ few hours later, Rapoport was forced to tweet a correction.Simon Jordan had his reservations about Aston Villa's decision to appoint Steven Gerrard as Dean Smith's successor, but the former Crystal Palace owner insists he is changing his mind. ![]() Well I suppose that answers the pain tolerance question…- Devon Schoonover March 5, 2023 Pain tolerance test? /hZQ7vBaBAo- Shane Frederick March 5, 2023 Pain tolerance test? WTH? So we put players in pain interntionally to see what they can tolerate? Huh?- Mark Barnes March 5, 2023 What the heck is a pain tolerance test? That’s what most people wanted to know. But how did Gouraige hurt his ankle? According to Rapoport, he suffered the ailment during a “pain tolerance test.” He would not be able to participate in NFL Combine drills on Sunday because of the injury. Rapoport tweeted that Florida offensive line prospect Richard Gouraige woke up with a swollen ankle Sunday morning. Plus, as an NFL employee, he gets backed by the league.īut not Sunday afternoon. ![]() NFL.com and NFL Network Reporter Ian Rapoport is among the most respected in the media business. ![]()
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