With the news that Villa are close to naming their new manager, heres my take on the right man for the job. Bear with me, Im doing this for the first time.Steve Mclaren. Roberto Martinez. Owen Coyle. Mark Hughes. David Moyes. All names that have been mooted as Villas next manager. These are all men that in their own different ways deserve respect for their managerial achievements. A common factor binds them, however. Elfrid Payton Jersey A lack of succe s.Succe s is a term incapable of a one-size fits all definition. For fans of Wigan, Martinez succeeded last year. Bolton fans will have seen an improvement in the style of their teams play: succe s for Coyle. Mark Hughes took Fulham higher in the league last year than dear old Roy could manage. Succe s of sorts.But when I speak of succe s in this context, I speak of what every Villa fan cravestangible succe s. Trophies. For years Villa fans have seen their side rise and fall with the same inevitability as the tide, teasing them with succe s before cruelly withdrawing it. Weve seen progre s, the phantom succe s Jarrod Uthoff Jersey of numerous sixth place finishes, trips to Wembley for runners-up medals. What we havent seen is silverware.This is where a name that I deliberately omitted from my list above comes in: Rafa Benitez. He will always have his critics we cannot forget that the man signed Andrey Voronin and David NGog Willy Hernangomez Jersey . Error.Yes, he spent a lot of money at Liverpool. But what else did he do? He brought them the holy grail: SUCCESS. Not succe s of the Birmingham City variety, but Champions League and F.A. Cup victories. Certain managers have that ability to produce victory when on the biggest stage, when it really matters. They have the ability to outmanoeuvre their counterpart tactically, and to produce a team that finds a way to win. Benitez is one of them.Lets not forget, either, that the Houllier-Benitez succe sion is a tried and tested formula. At Liverpool, Houllier set the wheels of improvement in motion, and Benitez propelled them to the next level. When he took over at Liverpool, they were 5th in the league, and not di similar to the Villa side of today. He left them with two major trophies (and the European Super Cup), a second-place finish in the league, and memories that will never be Zion Williamson Jersey forgotten. Hes also stated, rather blatantly, that he craves a return to English football. Unlike Hughes, he can start straight away.From a footballing standpoint, I also believe hes a highly astute tactician. This Villa side has talent, speed and no little technique. What the team lacked under ONeill, and continue to lack, is a Plan-B a touch of tactical genius to sway the course of a game. The emerging young players also need a man who commands respect and can teach them the finer points of the game, whilst instilling in them a real desire to win things. Rafa Benitez is that man. Get him in. (For the record, by the way Nickeil Alexander-Walker Jersey , Steve McLaren is not.)