Jol joins list of Aston Villa admirers
MARTIN Jol has joined an impressive list of Premier League bosses tipping Villa for a top four spot this season.
The Hamburg manager has joined Sir Alex Ferguson, Gary Megson, Roy Hodgson, Gareth Southgate and David Moyes in praising the virtues of Martin O’Neill’s side in the run-up to tonight’s UEFA Cup group decider.
“The first team of Aston Villa are better than Arsenal and, next season, Villa will be playing in the Champions League,” he said.
“They have a very clever manager and I cannot imagine him not wanting first spot. Villa are perhaps one of the best teams in England.
“They are a great side and we were interested at Tottenham in signing Ashley Young. He was a bit too expensive in the end at £9million.
“But he has gone up a level since then. Agbonlahor is one of the quickest players in the Premier League while Milner is also an excellent player.
“They have got the talent, as we had a couple of years ago at Spurs, and the future is for them.
“You need a bit of luck as well but Arsenal are not doing as well
