Barry wants maximum points

14 April 2009 11:49
Gareth Barry believes Aston Villa have to target a maximum return from their remaining six games if they are to have any hope of reaching the UEFA Champions League.[LNB] Sunday's thrilling 3-3 draw against Everton has left Martin O'Neill's men eight points adrift of Arsenal in fourth place after a run of just two draws in their past seven games.[LNB]England midfielder Barry has taken heart from Villa's performance against the Toffees and their previous outing against Manchester United, where they suffered a last-gasp defeat having led 2-1 going into the closing stages.[LNB]The Midlands club are at home to West Ham on Saturday and stand-in captain Barry believes it is essential that the fans continue to give the players their full support.[LNB]"There are six games and we have to target to win all of them and see where it leaves us," he told the club's official website.[LNB]Get behind us"That's two good performances we've put in and we just managed the one point. [LNB]"We've got another home game coming up and hopefully the fans will come down again and get right behind us." [LNB]Barry believes Villa were unfortunate not to go on and snatch all three points against David Moyes' men having twice battled back from two goals down to restore parity.[LNB]He added: "The boys showed a lot of character in the end to get a point. [LNB]"The main thing was James Milner's goal straight away. It was an important time to score after they had just gone 3-1 up. [LNB]"We needed to assess the situation for a couple of minutes but ultimately we wanted to win the game. [LNB]"After that we could have gone on and won the game. There was only one team who was really going to win it."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports