Aston Villa should retain Stewart Downing and build their team around him – Part 1
Aston Villa finished sixth under Martin O’Neill in two consecutive Premier League seasons but the 2010-2011 Premier League season was a huge blip on the Villains radar in the Premier League. Or was it? It seems at that it was at first as Villa were too good to go down despite the fact that they were involved in a tough relegation battle, which was enough to send http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Houllier to the hospital with chest pains.
The Frenchman eventually parted ways with the Birmingham club but now they face a very tough summer transfer window. Alex McLeish has already been appointed as the club’s manager but a court battle now awaits both Birmingham City and Aston Villa as the Blues are adamant that their former manager was tapped up by Villa and Randy Lerner.
The owner of Aston Villa F.C has assured the fans that McLeish will do a wonderful http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 McLeish will be hopeful of nailing down a Europa League finish in the up-coming season but is that even possible if the state of his squad is taken into consideration?
In the January transfer window, Villa splashed around about 24 million pounds on the Sunderland striker to lure him towards Villa Park. This move was seen as a statement of intent as Bent carried on his impressive goal scoring record with the Villains. However what Aston Villa and McLeish have seemingly failed to realize is the fact that Bent is not a standalone player.
Yes, the amount of money that they paid for the former Tottenham Hotspur striker was over the top in simple terms but that doesn’t mean that he will be winning matches for them singlehandedly. For Villa to win matches, they need service on the wings. They need wingers who can feed Bent with crosses and through balls.
It is already evident that Aston Villa failed to retain Ashley Young’s services as the Englishman recently signed a new contract with Manchester United. This leaves Stewart Downing as their only “experienced winger”. The former Middlesbrough man was impressive in the past season and now he is set to feature alongside a young http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marc-Albrighton-c23470 for Aston Villa, something that bodes well for Villa.
However recent news has suggested anything but what has been stated above. It seems http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ashley-Young-c6813 who was already in the last year of his contract.
To be continued in part 2...
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