Aston Villa midfielder Stephen Ireland is eager for a contract extension with the club and hopes to impress manager Paul Lambert in the coming days.
The player is working overtime in a bid to impress the manager and convince Lambert to hand him a new contract. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stephen-Ireland-c34149 has been reported to be training even on his days off and wants to secure a long term deal with the club.
The former Manchester United midfielder has two years left on his contract but wants to leave nothing to chance and is eagerly looking for an extension as early as possible. The player is understood to be happy with life under the new manager, despite Villa’s
difficult start to Premier League season.
"I feel I play my best football when I'm relaxed and play with a smile on my face and I'm enjoying it rather than over-thinking it," Ireland said.
"The gaffer is a really good guy and fair and honest. He definitely knows what he is doing and talking about.”
"He has been really impressive to me and I'm hoping I can play under him for as long as possible.”
"At the end of the season I've got 12 months left on my contract so I'm hoping I can earn a contract here and prove myself to him with a good consistent run of form."
The midfielder has failed to consistently perform for Villa since his move from Manchester City two seasons ago. There is however no doubt about his quality and strengths. Manager http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paul-c29347 Lambert is aware of Ireland’s quality and is determined to bring out
the best in him.
Ireland put in a man of the match performance in Villa’s 3-0 victory against Tranmere http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rovers-c40385 in the Capital One Cup two days ago. The midfielder impressed with his passing and possession play as he dictated proceedings and effectively linked up with striker
Darren Bent.
Lambert had asked his team to be more creative and create more goal scoring chances for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darren-Bent-c10358, and was delighted by Ireland’s performance. The manager is understood to be prepared to offer Ireland a free role in the midfield this season, and the midfielder
is determined to shine and repay Lambert back for his faith.
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