Aston Villa finished five places above Brentford last season, losing in the play-off finalAston Villa have named Dean Smith as their new head coach, with ex-Chelsea defender John Terry as his assistant. Former England captain Terry, 37 retired on Sunday after leaving Villa in the summer, while Jesus Garcia Pitarch joins as sporting director. "Dean has a clear and successful coaching philosophy as well as a real understanding of Aston Villa Football Club. The Bees say assistant head coach Thomas Frank will take training on Thursday following Smith's departure. "Not only an excellent head coach but a thoroughly decent man.

Source: BBC October 10, 2018 21:07 UTC