It is a good fit. For him, for them, Steven Gerrard and Aston Villa feels right. He is a big name for a big club, and has made a highly promising start in management. They demand progress and have shown readiness to invest in a project.
This could work. Newcastle must be kicking themselves.
All it would have taken was to be bold. We know that now. Gerrard could have been prised out of Rangers with a clearer, more determined approach.
Villa got Gerrard because they made him their No 1 choice.