Why All England Fans Should Think About Supporting Aston Villa

February 21st, 2010 | by: Daryl |

As a Wolves fan, I should be feeling strong dislike/borderlines hatred for West Midlands rivals Aston Villa. But as an England fan, it’s very hard not to wish Villa well. Gareth Barry may be gone, but players like Gabby Agbonlahor, Emile Heskey, Ashley Young, Stewart Downing and James Milner regularly feature in Villa’s starting lineup. Stephen Warnock too, who could maybe have a role to play at left back for England this summer.

So, Wolves loyalties or not, I was genuinely pleased to see Villa beat Burnley 5-2 this weekend, with all five goals coming from England internationals. Ashley Young got one, Stewart Downing two, while Heskey and Agbonlahor were also on the scoresheet.

I’m not sure how many of these Villa players will go to South Africa this June. Heskey is a certainty, Milner probably not too far behind, while Young, Downing and Agbonlahor all have a bit of work to do in order to make the plane. All I know is I’m glad these players are getting a chance at playing regular first team football in a somewhat successful team, and so for that reason alone I wish Martin O’Neill’s men all the best between now and May.

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http://soccerlimeyinamerica.com SoccerLimey

I think Milner and Heskey will go but the others are very doubtful. Not enough consistency from Young or Agbonlahor for Capello’s liking and Beckham’s inclusion could be a factor. Will Heskey’s lack of playing time open the door for Zamora ? I see Capello was at the Fulham Birmingham game today but missed his goal.

You might find this article I wrote on Beckham somewhat interesting……

http://www.soccerlimeyinamerica.com/?p=739
Joe. A. Taylor

I completely agree… sadly wolves’ best chance of an England cap between them i Kevin Doyle… HA.
Joe. A. Taylor

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Alex Hansom

Joe your totally right!

Aston Villa have some top players and they deserve to be credited!

All Englands Fans should support Villa !
http://www.worldcupblog.org Daryl

Re: Wolves, there was some pre-season newspaper speculation that Sylvan Ebanks Blake would continue his Championship goalscoring form in the Prem, and make a push for an England call-up. Think it’s safe to say that’s not happening now.
amo

im an egypting villa fan n my 2nd team in england i dnt see how heasky should go over gabby cn some1 plz explian ill have gabby n young in da squad 4 sure i understand nt da best players but cn pull off magic both wif pass great players in space on da wings
amo

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http://www.worldcupblog.org Daryl

I think the problem for Agbonlahor and Young is that they’ve never really turned it on in an England shirt, and so Capello has more faith in players with more international experience, like Heskey for example.

I’d love to see both Agbonlahor and Young get a few games in the England team to get that experience, but don’t really see it happening before June 2010..
http://www.no1fan.co.uk/england.php Paul Jeffrey

As a lifelong Villa fan I wholeheartedly agree.
But I would definately want Ashley Young in the team!