Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Legion on January 02, 2011, 06:20:37 PM
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Goalkeeper hails Villa's resolve in 3-3 draw.
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From Pravda (http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2256561,00.html):
Brad Friedel was thrilled to see Villa snatch a draw against Chelsea, hailing the point at Stamford Bridge as "massive".
The goalkeeper made a string of crucial saves in the second-half against the double winners.
And he insisted Villa's late show in the 3-3 draw will provide them with a massive boost as they look to climb the Barclays Premier League table.
"It was a massive one," said Friedel. "We've been in such a bad run of form that we just needed something.
"We needed to kick-start something and it's great to start it here at Stamford Bridge.
"When we went down 3-2 we thought 'here's another one lost' but all credit to the lads. We got over what I thought was a poor penalty decision against us in the first half and we just kept fighting back."
Now the veteran custodian, who was named man-of-the-match for his display, hopes the morale-boosting draw will prove to be a turning point in Villa's campaign.
"Hopefully now we can start our season from here and climb up the table," he added.
"We've just had such a bad run of results that we all just pulled together.
"You've got to draw a line under it at some stage and I think we showed today collectively we've got a lot of fight and we're going to have a lot of fight in us for the rest of the season.
"There comes a time when the talking has to stop and you just have to play.
"I think the boys showed a lot of true grit and determination to at least get something out of it.
"It was just about grinding out something and luckily enough we did. There was a different feel about us and a lot more determination."
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In the grand scheme of things, he's right.
Just a pity that it's come to this.
Rue the day........
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Today's point will give everyone a smile on the way back up. It will make training on Monday more enjoyable. We now need to translate this new energy in 3 points against Sunderland.
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Training on Monday ? Don't be silly, day off tomorrow
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Training on Monday ? Don't be silly, day off tomorrow
maybe it would have been under MON. With a game on Wednesday I bet they'll be in tomorrow afternoon