Gareth Barry urges Aston Villa fans to get behind the club
GARETH Barry has urged Villa supporters to get behind the club as he attempts to propel Martin O’Neill’s side towards his best ever season.
Villa have tumbled out of two cups and seen Arsenal whittle away a six-point lead and turn it into a three-point advantage over the last six weeks.
They are out of the top four for the first time since they went to Hull City and won at the end of 2008 and face difficult back-to-back games against Manchester United and Everton.
For the first time in almost three years at the club the manager has seen some of his decisions criticised by supporters, with the exit from the UEFA Cup a particularly sore point and his substitution of Gabby Agbonlahor against Tottenham leading to ironic cheers.
In the 12 years Barry has been a professional at Villa Park the best the club have managed in terms of a league placing is sixth, which they have achieved four times under three separate managers.
An FA Cup Final appearance and two League Cup semi-finals does not do Barry’s service justice but he says the current team are still on the verge of greatness.
