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O’Neill: August trio have transformed Villa

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Sun, 02/07/2010 - 10:38

After their 0-0 draw with Tottenham, Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill heaped praise on his new-look defence.

O'Neill says Stephen Warnock, Richard Dunne and James Collins have transformed the club since their August arrival.

"I think that the players who have come in to the football club just in the last week of the August transfer deadline have transformed us really," he told Villa's website. "Dunne, Collins and Warnock - who has been injured the last couple of weeks - have been really fantastic.

"Considering we knew that Curtis Davies was going to be out for about four months with his injury, that was so, so important for us because I'm not sure where we'd be without them.

"I've had some very, very fine defenders in my time, both at Leicester and at Celtic. Some very, very fine players who had the same mentality as these lads.

"They are prepared to be very, very brave when it is demanded."

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