I've just read that John 'bigger than me and you' Carew is back in contention for tonight's Europa League game in Austria. If he is fully fit, that's good news because desperately need his threat up front. I like Heskey, but we don't have the midfield players to make the most of his unselfish play and he's just not got enough in his own game to be a prolific scorer.
It also seems that Martin O'Neill is going to opt for Reo-Coker and Sidwell in midfield against Rapid Vienna. I'm no fan of Reo-Coker, simply because he gives away possession too often and too easily, but at least he has energy and drive. We've not seen much of Sidwell yet, but he's another player who is mobile and gets on the end of things. At least he will support Carew and get beyond our strikers now and again, unlike Petrov who seems to meander around the midfield third.
No news about the defence yet, but my money is on the same back 4 as saturday, despite its obvious shortcomings. It's not as if we have much choice.
Latest transfer rumours:
Distin is almost certainly coming to Villa by the end of the week. Martin O'Neill's monitoring the situation with Matthew Upson but is reluctant to splash 10m+ for a 30 year old defender.
Interest in Jenas is still there, but M'ON's cooled on Bentley since his drink-driving ban.
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