Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert is impressed with midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stephen-Ireland-c34149 and hailed his quality as a player.
Ireland is often considered one of Villa’s ‘unsung’ heroes. The player has failed to help his side to the top ten ever since his move from Manchester City and despite being one of their better players, was unable to make an impact.
New boss http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paul-c29347 Lambert is well aware of the player’s qualities and strengths and is determined to bring the best out of him. Ireland was left out of the squad that lost to Everton at home in a 3-1 score line, but managed to produce a man of the match performance
against Tranmere in the League Cup.
Aston Villa finally secured a win in the competitive season, and Ireland was the player to watch as the club cruised to a 3-0 victory. The former City player set up the opening two goals for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chris-Herd-c9017 and was impressive in the middle for
Villa.
Before the game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darren-Bent-c10358. It looks like Ireland had heard the manager as he linked up effectively with Bent in the game against Tranmere.
The player has so far not shown his true potential and quality as a midfielder, but Lambert is determined to change that and aims to help him shine. Speaking about Ireland, he said:
"Stephen is a naturally gifted footballer, really naturally gifted.
"I don't know what happened to him the last bit (of his time here), but it is up to us to get the best out of him.”
"He is a really talented player, really clever. We have to pull together what he is capable of as a team. The team is always more important than the individual.”
"You are only as good as the person next to you. I'm a great believer in that.”
"We need Steven and Steven needs the team to help him but he is a really talented footballer."
The manager is prepared to offer Ireland the free role in order to achieve more creativity and goal scoring chances through the middle of the park. The manager hopes to help Villa finish in the top half of the Premier League this season.
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