1017 BOXING: Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish reveals that he is selecting Emile Heskey, despite the striker suffering from an Achilles problem, because of his importance to the team. "The situation is such that we can't really play him for the full 90 minutes," said McLeish. "But he is effective in the team with the contribution he makes and the appreciation of his team-mates for him and what he gives is there to see."
He needs to play up front, as a target man, it really is as simple as that. He did OK against Norwich, but he is a huge square peg in a very small Bannan type round hole.
Will never understand why he automatically becomes the manager's golden boy. He doesn't score, create chances or assists, he can't tackle, pass, has no pace. Really i'm struggling to see anything there. Guess you have to be a manager.