HATCHET MAN: Sorry Milner, moving up one place is not a great success for Villa

07 May 2009 09:23
James Milner thinks that if Aston Villa finish in fifth place in the Premier League it should be hailed as progress, a great success.Pop the champagne corks, marvel at the great strides they have made: moving up one place in the table compared to last season![LNB] [LNB]Great strides: Milner believes moving up one place is a great success for Villa[LNB]Even that is far from guaranteed with Everton breathing down their necks.Milner seems to think that because Villa started well and faded badly it has skewed perspectives on their season, but he is wrong.[LNB]   More from Hatchet Man... HATCHET MAN: Allardyce will have to stay quiet if he decides to sign Barton07/05/09 HATCHET MAN: Watch out Wayne, your anger might just backfire on you once again07/05/09 HATCHET MAN: Gerrard is deluded if he thinks Liverpool are too good not to win the title07/05/09 HATCHET MAN: The behaviour of Drogba and Ballack was simply disgraceful07/05/09 HATCHET MAN: Drogba is daft to big up the likes of Malouda, Ballack and Essien - Barcelona have nothing to fear from them06/05/09 HATCHET MAN: Barca coach insists he'll give a Pep talk and not moan if Chelsea beat them - yeah, right...06/05/09 HATCHET MAN: So Moyes thinks Baines is better than Cole and Bridge...What at? Scrabble? 06/05/09 HATCHET MAN: Fletcher's red card is hardly a tragedy because replacement Paul Scholes is a better player06/05/09 VIEW FULL ARCHIVE When manager Martin O'Neill effectively threw away their place in the UEFA Cup he made fourth place and Champions League qualification their sole target.He gave up the chance of a trophy for it and not achieving it is failure.[LNB] [LNB]  

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