Emile Heskey has handed Villa a boost ahead of Sunday's trip to Chelsea by declaring himself fit to face the double winners.Manager Gerard Houllier said the striker should be available for the clash at Stamford Bridge after recovering from the twisted ankle he sustained in the Boxing Day defeat to Tottenham.Ashley Young also resumed training this week having been sidelined for around a fortnight with a knee problem.But the encounter with Carlo Ancelotti's team will probably come too soon for full-back Luke Young, who is still battling to overcome an ankle injury."Luke still feels his ankle," said Houllier. "I would be surprised if he is fit for the game against Chelsea."But Emile should be okay. He is training and he should be back for the game."Ashley has had his first training session and it is two weeks since he last trained."So far he has looked all right. On Wednesday he trained with the reserves but he had to leave and do some work on his knee. But today he was okay."Houllier confirmed Colorado Rapids forward Omar Cummings is training with his squad.With the Major League Soccer campaign finishing last month, the 28-year-old Jamaica international has linked up with Villa at Bodymoor Heath.Cummings, who has scored six times in 21 appearances for his national team, arrives on the back of helping the Rapids to their first-ever MLS Cup triumph.He scored a career-high 14 goals in the 2010 season, as Colorado qualified for the play-offs, before going on to be crowned overall MLS champions.Cummings has developed into one of the most feared strikers in the US league, earning numerous Player of the Week and Goal of the Week awards since being drafted in 2007."Somebody mentioned him, we enquired, we looked at some videos and said we would have him here on trial," said Houllier."He's a bit jet-lagged because he only arrived on Wednesday. I don't think we can say yet when he will be involved."We need a work permit and many things so we will see. He's got a nice personality. There's no cost and no risk."He is quick and can also play on the wing. Don't forget we have not many options up front at this time."
Thats bad news about Heskey! We need to get rid of him asap. he does nothing to improve the side. Honestly i have no idea what some villa fans see in him. Hes slow, cumbersome, cant score, slow getting into the box, clumsy, dont even think about one on ones, does not unsettle opposing defenders, no tyhreat whatsoever, does not gell at all with Gabi or Ash, basically total shite! P**s off!
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