Source: Daily_Mail
Dead-beat Aston Villa are too tired for trip to the sun
Martin O'Neill's shell-shocked Aston Villa squad have turned down a sunshine trip to Portugal so they can put their feet up at home. [LNB]The players have asked their manager to abandon plans for a team-bonding exercise abroad in order to rest up ahead of the run-in. John Terry last week claimed that Chelsea knew Villa would tire during the final third of what turned out to be a 7-1 drubbing at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. [LNB]And as if confirming that, Villa's skipper Stiliyan Petrov was given the daunting task of asking O'Neill for some time off after several members of Villa's squad expressed their concerns about the Portugal trip. [LNB] Under pressure: Milner (left), Collins and co are feeling the strain of a busy schedule for Aston Villa[LNB]Villa will play their 20th game of the year at Bolton this Saturday and several of the first-choice side are understood to be playing through injury. Petrov, Richard Dunne, James Collins and James Milner are all carrying knocks. [LNB] Villa dismiss speculation manager O'Neill has quit as 'pure nonsense'You're on the plane, James! Capello all but confirms Milner for World CupStiliyan Petrov urges Aston Villa to move on from Chelsea horror showASTON VILLA FC
