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O'Neill offers Heskey encouragement | Emile Heskey has been offered words of encouragement from Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill. Heskey is known to be unhappy with his lack of playing time at Villa Park, and with his World Cup spot on the line, O’Neill indicated that Heskey still figures into his plans.
The former Liverpool striker has been heavily linked with a move in January, but O’Neill’s comments suggest that he can relate to the striker’s situation. Fabio Capello has made it clear that English players must be getting regular playing time at the club level in order to be considered for a trip to South Africa.
“I have known Emile for a fairly lengthy time and I fully expect him to roar back. I expect players to come in and get on with it,” said O’Neill.
“Every single minute on the field is precious, so, when you are out there, go out and do it.
“The ultimate is playing for your country in a World Cup and you would want to try to protect that as much as possible.
“Seemingly, Fabio Capello likes to have the players playing in the first team, which you can understand psychologically and in terms of fitness.
“But things can change. It’s a long time until January, let alone June. Lots of things can happen in that time.”
Heskey has made seven Premier League appearances this season, providing one assist while staying off the scoresheet.
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