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Defender Young in new blow to Villa
Wednesday 29th July 2009, 11:29AM BST.
Villa’s limited resources look set to be stretched to the limit after it emerged Luke Young could miss the start of the new campaign.
The right-back has been sent home from Villa’s Spanish training base, after suffering a setback in his recovery from the thigh injury that has plagued him all summer.
Young had been expected to make his first appearance of pre-season in tonight’s Peace Cup game with Atlante after missing the games with Peterborough, Colchester and Malaga.
But while Villa hope he will be fit for the friendly against Fiorentina on August 8, they are resigned to the possibility of him missing the Premier League curtain-raiser against Wigan a week later.
Manager Martin O’Neill said: “If you had asked me three days ago if he would miss the opener, I would have said – ‘absolutely not.’
“It is a bit of a concern.”
Villa currently have just three fit senior defenders – Curtis Davies, Carlos Cuellar and Nicky Shorey.
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Brilliant!
All we need to do now is sell Shorey.
Then we can revert to my favoured formation 2-4-4.
Friedel can play sweeper because we obviously don’t need a goalkeeper.
Good Cheers!
I’m now off to play with the fairies in Martin’s head!
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Readers, I would just like to point out that the previous comment No.1 was not in fact posted by myself, but by my mischievious twin brother, Sarcastic Villan!
We haven’t spoken for years……well, months……this morning actually! Where was I?
Ah Yes!
I am SO angry, I could pull the wings off a fly! I could……kick a football! I could……stab my spaghetti instead of twirling it round my fork! What is Martin playing at? 3 fit defenders inc 1 pub player + Mr Gumby + Mr Should I tackle him or let him run past me. In midfield, a battalion of runners, workers, trackers back, but no one who can actually pass a ball! Up front, oh god! A striker who shouts ‘Ouch’ when he traps a ball, another who couldn’t hit a barn door, Big John and dear little jaded, tired, weary old ‘Fonz’!
If Randy won’t give Martin money to buy, then I will have to. My Giro clears on Thursday, then Martin can really go to town. UTV
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Can I just point out that it actually WAS Angry Villan who posted comment No.1, not me!
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No, it wasn’t!
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Yes, it was! So There!
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Actually, comment 1, there are no faries where O’Neill comes from, they’re called Leprecorns!
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No we are not, and you can’t spell either
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You don’t smell too good youself deary
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