Downing Hails Heskey And Hogg

You certainly cant argue with Stewie's assessment, far from it in fact. At this time of supposed friction and rumblings of discontent behind the scenes, its good to read of one player coming out and speaking highly of two of his colleagues. We need all the positivity that we can muster right now. Harmony in the dressing room is an important factor, if we intend to give ourselves any chance of hauling ourselves back to the upper reaches of the premier league table. Emile returned from his enforced lay-off last week to put in a performance equal to his improved showings from the weeks before his injury. I doubt whether we'd have beaten West Bromwich Albion without his presence in the starting line-up. Hopefully he can now remain injury free, because its obvious to all I think, that he is a very important factor in the new look Aston Villa team that Houllier is looking to shape and forge. Young Jonathan has improved by the game, looks confident and assured, and certainly enjoyed a promising ninety minutes against Roberto Di Matteo's Baggies. Good Luck to the lad.