Paul Lambert said he was relaxed about villa's 4-1 defeat at the hands of Dutch side Groningen: "it's all about fitness at this stage" he said. "We've still got Ron, Joe and Jores to come in. We'll be right at it for Stoke".
Lambert also said their were signs for encouragement, with pressure from Darren bent forcing a 90th minute own goal. "To be fair to him, Benty's come back for pre season and he looks right at it. I thought our front three were a right handful today. They were unlucky not to score".
Lambert dismissed suggestions that villa's 19% possession and no shots on target were a cause for concern. "I don't worry about the stats. There's only one stat that counts - the score. We didn't have the rub of the green today, but if we keep doing what we're doing we won't go far wrong. I see the improvement in training every day. We'll be right at it for stoke."
