10 Things Aston Villa Fans Need To Know About Remi Garde

5. He Likes Attacking And Possession Based Football

Exciting, attacking, fluid and counter attacking football are all words to describe Remi Garde's style of play, which will be music to the Villa fans' ears... He mostly played a 4-2-2 or 4-3-3 formation at Lyon and mainly believes in an attacking, stylish philosophy. His system was based on direct short passing, high pressing and intelligent movement and he will look to rotate his three attacking midfielders with the striker to drift in behind the oppositions' centre backs. Garde also promoted young players from their academy to good effect, and they also reached two French League Cup finals, the Champions League last 16 and the Europa League quarter-finals with him in charge.