Darren Bent recently took part in a Q&A on Twitter whilst on England duty, here's a glimpse
behind the scenes. Perhaps a little on the whimsical side, I was still surprised by his answer when
asked who is the fastest player he's seen on the football pitch. (It's not Gabby)
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Gabby
In related news, I'm sure you're already aware, but Gabby was forced to withdraw from the
England squad once again with a hamstring strain.
Chris Herd's performances have rightly earned him quite a few headlines in the last couple of
weeks. Initially for the wrong reason, but lately for the right ones.
Alex McLeish has said that he's "a manager's dream; the best trainer at the club".
He will train the way he plays on Saturday by giving it absolutely everything.
Two goals for Darren Bent, both set up by Gabby Agbonlahor who also helped himself to a goal and
a deserved Man of the Match award. Those goals were bookended by goals from Anthony Pilkington and
Steve Morison for Norwich in an entertaining encounter at Villa Park.
Both strikers now have five goals apiece so far this season and should be expecting a call from
Fabio Capello ahead of England's upcoming games against Spain and Sweden.
A much improved performance from Villa in a lively game led to a vital three points at home
thanks to two goals from Darren Bent, and a goal for the provider of both those goals; man of the
match Gabby Agbonlahor. Goals from Anthony Pilkington and Steve Morison bookended the home goals,
and set up a nervous final ten minutes.
This column is getting long enough in its own right so I'm not going to write much of a preamble
this time around. Before we get to it though, I'm going to solicit feedback on two aspects of the
column. I've added what I'm thinking will be regular fixtures under #1 and #2 . I have been
mixing fantasy and reality comments in this column thus far this season.
Wigan Athletic were finally beaten in the league at Villa Park in a comfortable win for the home
side thanks to a goal in either half. The first, a brilliant effort from Gabby Agbonlahor, who then
turned provider for the second; setting up an unmissable effort for Darren Bent in front of the
Holte End.
After lots of thought, but surely little understanding, here's my week 7 team. Good night, and
good luck.
Another game, another draw. That's four draws and a win now in the Premier League. Gabby
Agbonlahor gave cause for optimism when he opened the scoring somewhat against the run of play
during the first half, but Leon Best cancelled that out during a second half the visitors largely
controlled.
There's no getting away from it, that was a poor performance against an Everton side unable (or
unwilling) to field a single recognised striker. We might owe a somewhat sheepish nod in the
referee's direction, but Petrov and Gabby somehow managed to cancel out Leon Osman's opener and
Leighton Baines' second half penalty to grab a hugely valuable point we barely deserved.
Our Funny Feeling Friday this weekend is Aston Villa's Gabriel Agbonlahor. Last week, we went with
another cheaply priced forward Andy Johnson at Fulham and the 5.5M rated forward did not
disappoint. Though he was only owned by ... Continue reading →
This is how today's lone Villa goal came about at Bloomfield Road:
- Blackpool were in possession and launching an attack through the centre of the pitch with Ash
and Makoun tracking back, Reo-Coker in a holding position in front of the back four.
- Makoun makes a sliding tackle, winning possession back and cleverly plays a sort of
"roundhouse" style back heeled pass into Reo-Coker's path while he was still on the ground.
