Aston Villa defender Ciaran Clark is looking forward to linking up with new signing and Dutch Eredivisie import http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ron-Vlaar-c31697. The player hopes to form a formidable partnership with the Dutch international in the coming season.
The team underwent a major squad overhaul under new manager http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paul-c29347 Lambert. The club had a very poor campaign in the Premier League last season, but now look to move on from the woes of last campaign and succeed as a top 6 team.
Villa had an impressive pre-season campaign under the manager and have signed a number of new players that the club hopes will take them back to their former glory days as a top 6 English side.
The manager brought in Dutch Eredivisie imports in the form of Karim El-Ahmadi, Ron Vlaar and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brad-Guzan-c7954 and English defender Matthew Lowton from Sheffield United.
Ron Vlaar however is considered the most important signing of the summer. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Feyenoord-c39258 man had a very impressive campaign with the Dutch international squad in the Euro 2012 tournament back in June, and managed to stand out in the middle of poor
collective performances by the Dutch.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ciaran-Clark-c9247 is relishing the opportunity to link up with the centre half and said:
"He came in for the first game and we'd only had a couple of days working together," said Clark.
"It does take a lot of getting used to when you are with someone new but we are working well together in training. We have already got a good understanding between each other and he speaks pretty good English too which helps."
“He is a big lad, he is very muscled and he is a tall lad as well so he is going to be hard to get past. But he is good on the ball as well. He has shown he has got good feet and a good eye for a pass as well which is a bonus.”
The influx of proven talent from the Dutch league is a sign of hope for fans as Villa take on West Ham at Upton Park this Saturday. The game will be a crucial one for Lambert and a true test of Villa's mental and physical strength.
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