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I agree there's an element of that, but Fat Frank finished 6th with some really talented loan players (Mount, Tomori, Wilson) and scraped through the play-offs. Gerrard did well at Rangers but it was widely reported Michael Beale was the brains behind that operation and the style of football was pretty pragmatic. It was when Beale left that Villa properly fell apart.Seems bizarre we'd appoint Kompany. Kinda like hiring Frank the plank immediately after Derby, or Stevie G after Rangers. Kompany may be head and shoulders better than those two, but he's gonna need time to show it.
And why would he leave Burnley after such a successful season? Why not see if he can keep it up at a dramatically higher level.
Kompany obviously would be a punt, but I think he's defo the most promising of the 3 based on the style of football and what he's done with a Burnley squad tipped to struggle this season.