O'Neill is the Extra Special One
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JOSE MOURINHO may be the Special One but, as far as Aston Villa are concerned, Martin OÂ’Neill is the Extra-Special One.
The manager with the Pied-Piper touch has always found the right notes when it comes to tuning in to his players.
Take Stiliyan Petrov, a young Bulgarian who seemed to be going nowhere in Scotland until Northern Irishman OÂ’Neill walked through the front door at Celtic.
Now the midfielder is an £8million Premiership player who can boast three SPL titles, cup medals and a UEFA Cup final appearance.
More importantly, Petrov, 27, has been persuaded to uproot after eight years in Glasgow because he feels he will go places with OÂ’Neill. -
i feel a bit unfair that all talk is about what o'neill has done and seems almost all of the credit had gone to him, nobody talks much about the players at villa.
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but this group of players was more or less the same one that david o leary had last season.. why the big difference?Originally posted by The man who was death:i feel a bit unfair that all talk is about what o'neill has done and seems almost all of the credit had gone to him, nobody talks much about the players at villa.
no doubt o'neill has done a great job so far but i think the players deserves a bit more credit.
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o neill has really proven that he is a good manager.
i hope the villa board can give him the money he needs for players.
time to win something villa.
go, villa go!!!!!
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The Extra Special One prevail over the Special One! Martin OÂ’Neill despite having lesser quality players and playing away, held Mourinho's Chelsea to a deserve draw.
Final score:
Chelsea 1 - 1 Aston Villa -
yeah but still must give credit to the players for being able to pick themselves up and play according to o'neill's plans, and the quality in the players themselves, if there's no quality in there we wouldn't be up there in the table even with such a good manager as o'neill.Originally posted by stellazio:but this group of players was more or less the same one that david o leary had last season.. why the big difference? -
Gabriel Agbonlahor's equaliser ensured Aston Villa ended Chelsea's 100% home record this season and kept up their own unbeaten Premiership start.
It was a frustrating afternoon for the champions, for whom Andriy Shevchenko is still without a goal since the second game of the season.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho:
"The result is not fair. One team tried to win, the other tried to get a draw.
"I think it was our best game of the season. We produced incredible football and I think 10 great chances.
"I wouldn't have been surprised if they had scored a winner at the end. It just wasn't our day."
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill:
"I enjoyed it. We got off to a very poor start and looked more than a bit apprehensive.
"But we got more positive and deserved to be level at half-time. We came under severe pressure in the second half, but we were a threat to them.
"There's a bit more confidence in the side now and on another day we could have caved in. We showed resilience." -
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho:
"The result is not fair. One team tried to win, the other tried to get a draw.
"I think it was our best game of the season. We produced incredible football and I think 10 great chances.
"I wouldn't have been surprised if they had scored a winner at the end. It just wasn't our day."
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i disagree with this.
villa played well enough and deserve the draw. they werent exactly defensive.
chelsea on the other hand, are not as strong as they were the last 2 seasons. it is not sheva's fault that he is not scoring. he hardly had any scoring opportunities. in fact he was running around in midfield dribbling and creating chances for himself and his team-mates.
selling gallas and duff is a very big mistake and will prove costly in the long run.
SWP is one big flop!!!
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Yeah, its just mourinho's excuse again. It is a known fact that most lesser teams playing away against teams like Pool, United, Gunners as well as Chelsea would naturally defend after they get an equalizer. Especially when they know they can get a point from a difficult away match.Originally posted by dragg:Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho:
"The result is not fair. One team tried to win, the other tried to get a draw.
"I think it was our best game of the season. We produced incredible football and I think 10 great chances.
"I wouldn't have been surprised if they had scored a winner at the end. It just wasn't our day."
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i disagree with this.
villa played well enough and deserve the draw. they werent exactly defensive.
chelsea on the other hand, are not as strong as they were the last 2 seasons. it is not sheva's fault that he is not scoring. he hardly had any scoring opportunities. in fact he was running around in midfield dribbling and creating chances for himself and his team-mates.
selling gallas and duff is a very big mistake and will prove costly in the long run.
SWP is one big flop!!!
o neill really brought a lot of confidence and discipline into villa.
Even big teams like the 4 mentioned would do the same thing when they play difficult away matches in Europe. So nothing to complain about, if you can't break them, its only the fault of your own strikers and team to blame.
OÂ’Neill has only added the Bulgarian Stiliyan Petrov to villa and how much they have changed compare to O' leary's time when players like Berry wanted to leave the club. -
He is a great manager, using a shoestring budget and getting the best out of unknown players and motivating players to play well and for the team and giving youngster chances.. He will do well at Aston Villa. It started when he was doing really well at Leicester last time..
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what to do, when teams comes to stamford bridge, a draw is as good as a win for them liao for most teams.
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SUTTON JOINS VILLA
Chris Sutton has been reunited with former Celtic boss Martin O'Neill at Aston Villa.
The 33-year-old forward, who can also operate in central defence, has been a free agent since being released by Villa's arch-rivals Birmingham at the end of last season but has now agreed a deal which keeps him at Villa Park until the end of the current campaign.
Sutton began his career with Norwich before making what was then a British record £5million move to Blackburn, where he won a Premiership title in 1995.
He moved to Chelsea for £10million in July 1999 but the move to west London proved a flop and he switched to Celtic, where he was a key part of the successful O'Neill era at Parkhead.
Sutton has scored 195 goals in 498 league and cup career appearances, with 86 goals scored in 185 starts at Celtic. -
Originally posted by zocoss:
what i feared has finally happened......i'd rather o'neill kept kevin phillips or wait until jan before signing another striker
[b]SUTTON JOINS VILLA
Chris Sutton has been reunited with former Celtic boss Martin O'Neill at Aston Villa.
The 33-year-old forward, who can also operate in central defence, has been a free agent since being released by Villa's arch-rivals Birmingham at the end of last season but has now agreed a deal which keeps him at Villa Park until the end of the current campaign.
Sutton began his career with Norwich before making what was then a British record £5million move to Blackburn, where he won a Premiership title in 1995.
He moved to Chelsea for £10million in July 1999 but the move to west London proved a flop and he switched to Celtic, where he was a key part of the successful O'Neill era at Parkhead.
Sutton has scored 195 goals in 498 league and cup career appearances, with 86 goals scored in 185 starts at Celtic.
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What do you mean? Sutton ok what... he got no club at the moment so can start immediately rather than wait till Jan. Also he knows him well enough from their time at Celtic...Originally posted by The man who was death:what i feared has finally happened......i'd rather o'neill kept kevin phillips or wait until jan before signing another striker
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dunno whether he is fit...phillips is better and even one year younger than sutton!!Originally posted by zocoss:What do you mean? Sutton ok what... he got no club at the moment so can start immediately rather than wait till Jan. Also he knows him well enough from their time at Celtic...
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martin o is a level headed coach, but he will not win the premiership for the villans. i fancy them in the top 10, but not top 5.
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Yea, O'Neill's appointment as Villa's Manager is indeed a very wise choice.
Barry is back to his best, Agbonlahor is coming of age, Mellberg, Laursen and Ridgewell shored up the defence well.
I always have doubts on O'Leary managerial skills: See how he destroys Leeds? Spending money like nobody's business when the money is a loan.
Villa shines when O'Neill arrives
His ability to turn Villa around is superb.
He's the special one.
Cheers.
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if enough transfer funds are provided villa can challenge for a CL place.
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Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is to be offered a bumper six-year deal worth £15 million.
New Villa Park owner Randy Lerner has been so impressed with the start O'Neill has made - the club are currently unbeaten and sixth in the Premiership - and wants to make sure he remains at the club.
The Northern Irishman signed a 12-month-rolling contract in August after taking a year out of football to look after his ill wife but despite protestations that he is happy with the deal, Lerner wants to prevent anyone being able to snatch him from the club.
"I think Martin O'Neill is great," he told The Birmingham Post.
O'Neill has used his motivational skills to turn around the club, bringing out the best of players who failed to perform under previous boss David O'Leary.
However, he has been reluctant to talk about his long-term future and it remains to be seen if the former Celtic boss will accept the offer. -
this is really good news for villa.
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SO SORE AT FLOP O'LEARY
11 October 2006
THOMAS SORENSEN last night revealed he was ready to quit Aston Villa because David O'Leary had plunged morale at the club to an all time low.
The Danish keeper was so fed up under former boss O'Leary and ex-chairman Doug Ellis he told his agent to find him a new club.
Only their departures and the arrival of new boss Martin O'Neill and owner Randy Lerner persuaded him not to walk out.
"Last season everything was hopeless at Villa," said Sorensen. "If things had not turned around I would be playing for another club." -
The players deserve little credit actually. Had they been determined to stop the rot they would have done so even under David O'Leary. The fact that he failed to improve Villa's position points to a lack of motivation skills and the player's own low morale and lack of unity.Originally posted by The man who was death:i feel a bit unfair that all talk is about what o'neill has done and seems almost all of the credit had gone to him, nobody talks much about the players at villa.
no doubt o'neill has done a great job so far but i think the players deserves a bit more credit.
O'Neill has been known as an excellent motivator and his 'pied piper' acolyte is not unjustified. I've always held him in high regard and Villa made the best buy when they signed him.
When a club screws up, both sides - players and coach - share the blame. The coach is of course the convenient target since sacking one person is easier than sacking a starting XI.
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England should have got Martin O'Neill instead of McClaren... After all, he is proven and has a good track record of winning and leading average clubs too high positions!
McClaren on the other hand... has only Middlesbrough to show for...
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they want to be english.Originally posted by zocoss:England should have got Martin O'Neill instead of McClaren... After all, he is proven and has a good track record of winning and leading average clubs too high positions!
McClaren on the other hand... has only Middlesbrough to show for... -
i think martin o'neill's bubble will burst soon....