Aston Villa FC

• Nickname:
• Founded:1874
• Manager:Gerard Houllier

• Ground:
• Capacity:NaN

Nigel calm over O'Neill plans

07 Jul 2008 - 14:35:04

Click To Enlarge

Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker has backed manager Martin O'Neill to bring the right players into the club ahead of the new season.

O'Neill has yet to add to a squad that was already light of numbers last season before the departures of Olof Mellberg, Patrik Berger and Luke Moore.

Much of the summer transfer talk involving the Midlands club has surrounded the future of captain and Liverpool target Gareth Barry.

But despite the lack of new arrivals, Reo-Coker is confident that his manager has the right irons in the fire.

"There is a lot going on at the minute with regards to certain players but we are not concentrating on that. We are the ones who are here still and we have to prepare for the new season," he told the club's official website.

"I've been quoted in the past as saying Martin O'Neill is the best manager in Britain and I stand by that.

"It's a simple quote that everyone knows, but 'Rome wasn't built in a day'. That's a simple fact of life. Martin is a very intelligent man. He knows what players we need.

"He didn't let us down last year and look what we achieved and we know he is not going to let us down this year. The fans just have to be patient."