http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darren-Bent-c10358’s impact at Aston Villa – EPL News
Newly-appointed Aston Villa manager, Alex McLeish, has praised the highly-rated English striker Darren Bent and has claimed that he is delighted to have the 27-year-old striker in his squad.
McLeish completed a controversial switch from Birmingham City to the Villa Park this month and has now set his sights on making his squad stronger for the upcoming Barclays Premier League season.
However, McLeish lost Aston Villa’s stand out performer of the last season, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809, into staying
at the Midlands.
But McLeish is happy that he has a top quality striker, Darren Bent, in his ranks and feels that the English striker will play a huge role at the Villa Park next season. The former Birmingham boss believes Bent is one of the best strikers in the English
game.
“Bent's got to be up there in the top two or three strikers in the Premier League.” McLeish told Aston Villa’s official website.
The Villans boss also hailed Bent’s impact at international level for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749. The 27-year-old striker has scored three goals in nine matches for the Three Lions.
“People doubted him for England and he's started to score for England. He'll be scrutinised. He's now seen as a top player and the minute he misses a chance for England or has an off game he'll be criticised. But it's all part of what I've talked about in
terms of having the mental toughness to withstand the flak and just get on with your http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684,” added McLeish.
Bent was a revelation at Aston Villa after his arrival from Sunderland for a club record transfer fee of £24 million. The former Tottenham Hotspur player scored nine http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitalô-c40903 goals, which helped Villa to finish in the top half of the League standings despite
spending most of the season ended on the wrong side of the table.
The 27-year-old finished his debut season at Villa as the club’s top goalscorer with nine goals to his name. Moreover, Bent scored a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Total-c40747 of 17 goals in the Barclays Premier League last season.
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