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Football: Blues v Villa - WE NEED FANS' BOOST - SAMUEL.


JLLOYD Samuel Jlloyd Samuel (born March 29 1981 in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago) is an English football defender of Trinidadian descent, who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers. Football career
Jlloyd attended St Joseph's Academy, Blackheath, London through the 90's.
 has admitted he will head for St Andrew's today with tunnel vision tunnel vision
n.
Vision in which the visual field is severely constricted.


tunnel vision,
n a defect in sight in which a great reduction occurs in the peripheral field of vision, as if one is looking through
.

The Villa left-back knows how intense the Second City derby can be.

So he intends to blot out Verb 1. blot out - make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
obliterate, veil, hide, obscure
 the Blues fans and concentrate on the claret and blue corner of the ground.

'I know this game is a bit more special to everyone than any other, but I will be preparing for it in the same way as I would for any other game,' said Samuel.

'I'm a bit closer to the fans because of my position in the team, but I think I've been around long enough now to be used to that.

'All I'll be taking notice of is our fans in the away corner of the ground.

'We just want them to make as much noise as possible and back us. It will give us that extra boost and we can work harder.

'And we have to go there for the three points.

'Some would say that a draw would do us, but I'd like us to win, especially after what happened last year.'
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Publication:Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
Date:Oct 19, 2003
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