#4 Remi Garde
Having previously worked as a coach at Lyon, Remi Garde helped his club win the French Ligue 1 in both 2004 and 2005. He later worked as a director of Lyon’s training complex before he was appointed as manager in 2011, but left shortly after due to personal and family reasons.
It came as a surprise then, when Garde was chosen as the man to save Aston Villa from relegation. Appointed in November, Garde joined the club on a three and a half year deal while Aston Villa were sitting at the bottom of the table.
Having drawn 0-0 in his first game against Manchester City, Garde quickly became known for his discipline when he dropped midfielder Jack Grealish from the first team for going nightclubbing after a 4-0 defeat to Everton.
But Garde’s discipline did not help his Villa side and he soon became disillusioned with the poor performance of his players. He went on to win just two games out of 20 with the club and left by mutual consent after just 147 days.
His only wins were against Norwich City and Crystal Palace in the league, and a win in the FA Cup against League Two side Wycombe Wanderers.
Having lost to Liverpool 6-0 and Everton 4-0, Garde had a success rate of just 10 percent and holds the lowest win percentage of any Aston Villa manager in history.
Losing 1-0 to Swansea during his last match in charge, Garde left Villa while they were sitting 12 points from safety with just seven games left.
Despite having moderate success in the French Ligue 1 beforehand, the poor performance of Aston Villa under Garde’s reign means the club are almost certain to be relegated, with Garde’s name set to be frowned upon in the English Premier League forever.
