Premier league news: Arsenal and Aston Villa
Arsenal
Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas would play no part in Spain’s friendly fixture against Columbia.
The fixture is to be played on Wednesday but the midfielder has withdrawn his name from the squad. Fabregas told the Spanish Football Association that he had a bad stomach and would fancy staying in London rather than training with the national side.
His services would not be greatly missed by the current World and European Champions, as they have the services of the ever-dependable Xavier Hernandez.
Arsenal players often suffer from injuries when they are away on international duty and that might be one of the reasons for the skipper to stay back. Fabregas is arguably the best player for Arsenal for the past three seasons and his services are important
for the Gunners’ title chase.
They are just 4 points behind Manchester United, despite suffering from a humiliating 4-4 draw against Newcastle recently.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa’s loan signing from Tottenham Hotspur, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kyle-Walker-c21566 has received his first call-up from the Three Lions national side.
Walker was delighted to represent http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 star Ashley Cole. Both players have played in the national side 85 times each and Walker aimed to duplicate
their level of commitment in his own career.
“I've always looked up to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gary-Neville-c14447. He's not the quickest and isn't really like an Ashley Cole getting forward. But not many people beat him. You're not going to stay at Manchester United for nearly 20 years if you're not good at defending,” stated the
player in his appreciation for the former United legend.
The right back added that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ashley-Cole-c6809’s strength is his ability to go forward and he would love to defend like Neville and attack like Cole.
The 20-year-old has been impressive in his 3 appearances for the Villans in the on-going 2010-11 season and scored a marvel against Fulham from 30 yards. He has a huge career in front of him and needs to keep concentrating and working hard to match the likes
of his idols.
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