AFTER 101 games in charge of Aston Villa, Paul Lambert was sacked on Wednesday.

 

Given all he had been through in the past couple of years, some people might think it would have come something of a relief to him when the axe finally fell.

But no-one likes to be sacked.

You know it can happen, especially when results are not good.

But you always retain that inner belief you can turn things around, if you are given the opportunity and the time.

So your pride takes a dent when you are told enough is enough.

But your first reaction is to dust yourself down and look for a way to get back into the game.

It has happened to Paul before in his managerial career, and he has shown he has the resilience and desire to get back on the horse.

He got the chance to manage Villa because he was successful at Norwich.

Villa is a tough job, as Martin O'Neill and Alex McLeish both found out before Paul.

They are a very big club, with a huge support which has very big expectations, even if the investment has dried up in recent years as Randy Lerner looks to sell.

There will be no shortage of people willing to take the job, and it will be interesting to see who Villa now go for to try and lift them out of the relegation zone.

There are so many different ways to manage.

Some like to do it from behind a desk, others prefer to be out there every day on the training pitch.

But the only right way is the way that delivers victories.

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