O'Leary takes a swipe at Villa boss

30 June 2009 08:30
Irish coach O'Leary was in charge at Villa Park between 2003-06 and guided the club to sixth in the Premier League in his first season. Although things went downhill from there, the former Leeds boss believes he was not given the time or the money afforded to O'Neill. Villa looked odds on at one stage to beat Arsenal to the final Champions League spot last season - but a dismal end to the campaign saw them finish sixth for a second successive term. "He says he's dealing with a young, small, squad. Yet when I said that it was 'he's making excuses'," O'Leary told the Daily Mirror. "Martin, for all the money he has spent over three years, hasn't finished higher than I finished. Those are the facts." Prem W/out Top 4 2009/10 Win Outright: Aston Villa 7/2  

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