Source: FOOTYMAD
O'Neill may rotate Villa line up
Being involved in the FA Cup, Carling Cup and the race for fourth spot is taking its toll on the Aston Villa squad and Martin O'Neill has admitted that he is likely to rotate his squad. Gabriel Agbonlahor could well return to the Villa line up after illness, but O'Neill confirmed that his sides recent hectic schedule is taking its toll. He told Sky Sports: "We've had a pretty hectic schedule. We've been going non-stop since mid-January and by next weekend will have played 16 games in 66 days - a match every four days. "We got through to the Carling Cup final, we are in the semi-finals of the FA Cup and, when you're having a decent stab at the FA Cup, you are going to have postponements and we're fitting games in at the moment. "I would prefer that to not being involved at all. Having said that, it is the utilisation of the squad now from here on in that I'm hoping will sort things out. "It will be a busy spell for us ahead. I know that and we have to be up for the task. It's all about recovery in between games and that is the most important element of it all. "But the main point over the next few weeks, with games coming thick and fast, and a semi-final to prepare for, is I will be very surprised indeed if we don't have to make a number of changes in the team." Speaking about the Latics, O'Neill added: "They've had a strange season. At times they have played brilliantly in matches and then they've had some other indifferent performances. "It has been 'topsy turvy' for them this year but the fact they defeated us, Chelsea and Liverpool shows it is a game to be taken very seriously." CLICK HERE FOR THE MESSAGEBOARD
