Aston Villa Football Club have rubbished rumours Martin O’Neill has quit as manager. Just days after the humiliating 7-1 defeat at Chelsea in the Premier League, internet and radio rumours suggested the Ulsterman had clashed with club owner Randy Lerner.
Brad Guzan admits he may consider leaving Aston Villa Football Club in the summer. The American goalkeeper is said to be upset at Martin O’Neill’s selection of Brad Friedel in the Carling Cup final last month, despite him playing in all the previous rounds.
Carlo Ancelotti insists that Chelsea’s brand of attacking football can sweep them to the title. The Blues go to Manchester United brimming with confidence after beating Aston Villa 7-1
Martin O’Neill fully expects his Aston Villa players to recover from their Stamford Bridge mauling. Villa are fighting for a place in the top four this season, but a crushing 7-1 defeat at the hands of Chelsea leaves them seven points behind Tottenham Hotspur.
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti insists the Blues brand of attacking football can lead them to the Premier League title. <!–break– Chelsea go to Manchester United next weekend brimming with confidence after destroying Aston Villa 7-1 at Stamford Bridge. It took their goal tally to 82 for the season and 12 in their past two outings since shaking off their Champions League exit to Inter Milan and a …
Football: The race for the league title heads into a crucial weekend this Saturday when an unpredictable Chelsea side, on the back of scoring 12 goals in their two most recent fixtures, travel to reigning champions Manchester United.
So rapidly do football’s fortunes deal their cards, Carlo Ancelotti cannot afford to be over-confident. But the more football they have played since the crushing week in which Chelsea slipped out of the Champions League and dropped points at Blackburn, the more that looks like an aberration they are well and truly over. Twelve goals in their last two games puts paid to the notion that a European …
John Carew will not be offered a new deal at Aston Villa Football Club until the summer. The Norwegian international has been a key member of Martin O’Neill’s side this season, as they push for a top-four finish and glory in the FA Cup.
John Carew has praised Emile Heskey for the way he has performed in attack for Aston Villa in recent weeks. Carew has played alongside Heskey in games against Reading, Stoke and Wolves as leading scorer Gabby Agbonlahor has battled groin and toe problems as well as illness. Carew told the Villa website: “Emile is fantastic to play with. He is just a great football player. “He is one of the best …
Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill believes Wembley should be kept for football. Hosting other events have created problems for the pitch at Wembley. “I think Wembley should be kept just for football,” he said. “Of course, I realise in this modern day people have to make some money and there could be the occasional game to be played on it like a rugby final. “But I wouldn’t want somebody playing on …
