Gabby Agbonlahor pleads with Gareth Barry to commit his future to Aston Villa
Feb 18 2009 Birmingham Mail
good that he’s been captain because he sets a good example.”
Agbonlahor admitted: “I used to watch him a lot when I was coming through the ranks here. He’s been at Villa a long time and he hasn’t missed many games either.
“He does seem like an old man to me! But he doesn’t look it, he looks young, and he doesn’t play like it.”
Barry is hoping the Villa fans will help to create an atmosphere similar to when the Midlands club gained a 2-1 win over Ajax earlier in the competition.
He said: “It felt like European football had well and truly returned to Villa Park and was fantastic. Scoring the winner in that game in front of the Holte End was one of the greatest moments of my career at Villa. We want to create a similar night to remember on Wednesday.”
Barry is set to replace Steve Sidwell who will have to serve a one game ban for his sending-off against SV Hamburg in Germany in December.
Central defender Curtis Davies is battling to overcome the shoulder injury suffered during the 3-1 defeat at Goodison while striker Emile Heskey remains a doubt with the Achilles problem aggravated on England duty in Spain last week.
VILLA (from): Friedel, Guzan, Gardner, Davies, Knight, L. Young, Shorey, Reo-Coker, Milner, Petrov, Barry, A Young, Osbourne, Salifou, Agbonlahor, Heskey, Carew, Delfouneso, Harewood.
