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Paul Lambert insists he is in no rush to bring in a new assistant manager after admitting that things are ‘just fine’ the way they are now.

The Villa boss has been without a No.2 for a month but that has not hindered his day-to-day management tasks at the club.

Since Roy Keane walked out on the eve of the trip to Burnley, Villa have lost just once in seven games and are starting to look capable of a push for a mid-table finish.

Ahead of today’s trip to Swansea City, Lambert said:

“It’s not something that I really need at the minute.

“I don’t think that I desperately need to get one in.

“I’m totally at ease.

“Scott (first-team coach) and Andy Marshall (goalkeeper coach) have been really good anyway.”

Lambert’s hunt for a third permanent assistant in three seasons continues but he’s not stressed about immediately finding the right man.

“I’m not desperate,” he added.

“Everything is fine and going well now without one.

“At the minute I’m not desperate to just pick somebody for the sake of it.

Since Keane departed Villa have developed a new playing style which was inspired by Bayern Munich and their coach Pep Guardiola.

Lambert visited the German giants to watch them train ahead of a switch in tactics earlier this month.

The Villa boss has been spending plenty of time out on the training pitch trying to get his message across to the players, but he insists it was always that way even when Keane was at the club.

“I’ve always done the tactics and that,” he said.

“It’s no different for me.

“Another assistant would give me someone to lean on and offer another opinion and some help.

“Maybe you need that sort of help, the hands-on type of stuff.

"But Scott and Andy have been a big help as have all the staff. They’ve all pulled in together.”

Villa’s stars trained on Christmas Day yesterday and spent last night in a hotel ahead of today’s game.

Lambert is targeting a positive festive period for the first time in his Villa career and reckons the form of recent weeks will help.

“Things have gone really well and the lads seem to have enjoyed it,” he said.

“They have grasped the new style really quickly.

“There have been mistakes but, no problem. I don't mind mistakes.

“I don’t mind if they make a bad pass or give it away - keep doing it, don’t hide form the ball. Always try to dominate the ball.

“Swansea are a good team, no two ways about it.

“They play nice football but we have to have our own style of playing and different ways of playing. We have to try and win.”

Lambert also feels that he’s working with the most talented group of players he’s ever had at the club.

“The squad is the strongest I’ve encountered in the time I’ve been here,” he added.

“We just need to get Ashley Westwood back. He is a really intelligent footballer. We have to get the injured ones fit, Senderos, Baker and if you can add to that then yeah, you want to make it stronger.”