O'Neill wary of Wolves

22 October 2009 18:37
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill insists his side will not take Wolves lightly this weekend. Villa go into the game on a high after last weekend's win over Chelsea and O'Neill is adamant they will not be resting on their laurels against the Premier League new boys. O'Neill is expecting a tough test against Mick McCarthy's troops and he has promised Villa will not fail for want of effort. "We will be up for the game. We can still lose the match, but we will be right for the game," said O'Neill. "The players have gained a lot of confidence from the Manchester City and Chelsea matches. "We're ready for it. I've already said to the players how difficult the game is going to be. They will be as ready for the game as we possibly can. That might not be good enough on the day - but they will be ready for it." O'Neill insists his team have not once let him down with their performance level this season - and they cannot afford to either. "The game we lost against Blackburn, I still don't feel we should have lost," continued O'Neill. "But having lost, people will read into it that maybe we weren't up for the game. That's simply not true. You can be really up for a game and you can lose it. "I don't think we're good enough to treat people lightly - and I don't think that has been the case in any of the games. It certainly won't be the case on Saturday. "There's enough ingredients there - it's away from home; it's a derby and it's against a side you know will keep going right to the end."

Source: SKY_Sports