Alex McLeish urges http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stephen-Warnock-c34158 to prove his worth at Aston Villa next season – EPL News
Alex McLeish has urged out of favour defender Stephen Warnock to regain his form and has claimed that he will offer his full support to the defender in order to resurrect his career at the Villa next season.
Despite being a sure starter at Aston Villa two seasons ago, Warnock fell out of favour with the Villans former boss, Gerard Houllier, and was forced to spend time with the reserves and youth players.
Warnock has been heavily linked with a move away from the Villa Park after enduring a suffocating last season at the Birmingham-based club. However, McLeish is determined to keep hold of the former Liverpool defender and wants him to work hard in order to
earn a first team place.
McLeish reckons that it is the manager’s sole responsibility to support his players and to get the best out of them. The Villa boss claimed that he will leave no stone unturned to help Warnock to rejuvenate his career.
“As a manager, you have to try and get the best you can out of every individual. That's what I'll do. Stephen Warnock has to resurrect his career,” stated McLeish.
Aston Villa boss believes that the former Liverpool and Blackburn defender has the quality to play at the highest level and recalled the time when Warnock was one of the permanent fixtures of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 national time. McLeish revealed that the English international
is working really hard during the pre-season training and has claimed that the defender is fully committed to get his form back.
“He was playing for England a year ago – you know how good he must be to have done that – and he's pushing himself again now. His enthusiasm is there,” continued the former Birmingham City boss.
However, McLeish admitted that Warnock still has to work on his fitness and is confident that the 29-year-old defender will be a crucial member of his squad next season.
“If anything, the fitness guys have actually had to try and rein him in,” McLeish concluded.
Despite spending most of the time on the bench, Stephen Warnock featured in 22 matches for Aston Villa last season.
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