Drinkwater talking about his time with us -
“That’s one club I wish went different, Villa. From the moment I walked in it surprised me. It felt almost similar to Leicester, so I was like come on.
“Finally a club where I feel like I can kick on a bit. The manager was Dean Smith at the time, he chucked me straight in, but I was nowhere near ready.
“I was miles off it to be honest. Debut was stinking. Two of three games later I was still stinking.
“I was out of games for a year and a half so the speed felt way too quick.
“I was thinking it’s got away from me here, so I ended up doing way too much physical work than what I should be doing.”
