Stoke City loan signing John Carew has taken a parting shot at Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier.
The Norwegian striker has indicated he was on the verge of quitting Villa after being continually left out of the line-up by the French tactician prior to his Stoke move and admitted he had no motivation to play under Houllier.
"In all my clubs the manager has wanted me, except for the last three or four months," he said.
"It's a long story with Houllier. There are personal problems you cannot control, but I find no motivation in Houllier.
"What inspires me is coming to a new club, meeting new players and playing in a new environment.
"I could have stopped playing now and I would have had a fantastic career and done everything I wanted to do. But I don't want to stop and I am very inspired by this move."
