da dobrowin： Steven Gerrard has added Liverpool’s Phil Roscoe to his ‘support staff’ at Aston Villa, The Athletic’s Gregg Evans reports.
The lowdown
da esoccer bet： Gerrard took on the Villa job last November and is still putting his imprint on the role.
The 41-year-old is one of Liverpool’s greatest legends, ranking third on the club’s all-time appearance list and fifth on their goalscoring charts.
His coaching career began with a stint as their Under-18 boss following his retirement.
And his backroom team at Villa already includes former Reds Under-23 coach Michael Beale and ex-Liverpool midfielder Gary McAllister, who played 87 games for the club.
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The latest
Evans tweeted on Friday afternoon that ‘Gerrard is adding’ to his behind-the-scenes team at Villa.
Roscoe ‘will join from LFC’ after a 17-year spell on Merseyside to take up a role as head of player care.
He was invited to watch Villa in action against Leicester City on 23 April.
The verdict
Gerrard will be pleased to secure this appointment – Evans notes that Roscoe’s position is ‘very important’ and will see him work closely with the first-team squad.
His success stories at Anfield include the integration of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Raheem Sterling into the first team set-up.
It will now be interesting to see whether Gerrard looks to poach any playing staff from his alma mater this summer.
According to a report from Football Insider, Reds centre-back Joe Gomez is his ‘no. 1 target’ ahead of the transfer window.
In other news, read this transfer insider’s claim on Villa’s CBs.