O'NEILL wants Curtis Davies & Phil Bardsley in Jan
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The Villa chief is leaving no stone unturned as he to tries to strengthen next month and West Brom skipper Curtis Davies and Manchester United defender Phil Bardsley are among his potential targets.
O'Neill said: "We haven't got a strong enough squad and outside of Olof Mellberg and a couple of others, we have a very young side. "They are showing a great willingness and ability but we do need strengthening for every single reason under the sun."
Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has admitted to being "worried" ahead of the daunting looking festive programme as his side look to stop their gradual slide down the Barclays Premiership table.
O'Neill conceded he felt at his lowest ebb since taking charge of Villa four months ago after the home defeat by Bolton on Saturday left the midlands club in ninth spot.
They have failed to win in six games and now have to face leaders Manchester United, in-form Tottenham and second-placed Chelsea in the next fortnight in addition to bottom-of-the-table Charlton.
O'Neill has always been aware that his side would hit a rocky patch and he is desperate to bring in new blood during the January transfer window.
He said: "I've been worried since the start of the season. This is the situation we find ourselves in. We were only able to add Stiliyan Petrov to the squad in terms of buying anyone. -
we need a right winger and a striker now!!!!
curtis davies is good but i'm not so sure of bardsley and we have delaney coming back....
think got enough centre-backs liao dun need to buy more..... -
striker??
angel, baros, agblongahor, sutton and luke moore. 5 good enough already.
davis is good but why bardsely?? -
bardsley? Good for division teams, not for aston villa.
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the problem is their centre-backs are letting in goals easily... no competition for places so they are under no real pressure to perform. Think o'neill wants the present defenders to buck-up.Originally posted by The man who was death:we need a right winger and a striker now!!!!
curtis davies is good but i'm not so sure of bardsley and we have delaney coming back....
think got enough centre-backs liao dun need to buy more..... -
they need better strikers. angel n baros r jus not up to the mark. agblongahor is very promising but not the finish product yet.
they need better defenders too. depends too much on olof mellberg is no good.. -
angel and baros not scoring enough....moore when come back dunno take how long to be fitOriginally posted by used:striker??
angel, baros, agblongahor, sutton and luke moore. 5 good enough already.
davis is good but why bardsely?? -
generally the defence is good.... it's just that not enough height at the back and mystifyingly, o'neill still play mellberg at right back even when hughes is fit and we need mell's height. we also got laursen to come back, he and mellberg are rock solidOriginally posted by zocoss:the problem is their centre-backs are letting in goals easily... no competition for places so they are under no real pressure to perform. Think o'neill wants the present defenders to buck-up.
actually i would like to see bouma play at centre back sometime...... -
you wants mean will get iszz