Megson warning of a Villa backlash; Join our live blog from tomorrow's game. Click on to: www.birminghammail.net from 2.30pm.Byline: Lisa Smith BOLTON boss Gary Megson Gary John Megson (born 2 May, 1959 in Manchester) is a former English footballer and manager. He has recently been appointed as Leicester City's new manager. As a player, he is arguably best remembered from his days at Sheffield Wednesday, where his father Don Megson also played has warned his players they face a Villa side "as strong as you can come across" at Villa Park Villa Park, village (1990 pop. 22,253), Du Page co., NE Ill.; inc. 1914. It is a residential suburb W of Chicago. tomorrow. And Megson is convinced Martin O'Neill's high-flyers will be even more fired up after suffering a 2-1 defeat to West Ham Coordinates: West Ham is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in east London, England, located 6.1 miles (9.8 km) east of Charing Cross. From 1889 to 1965 it formed part of the County Borough of West Ham. at Upton Park Coordinates: This article is about the area in London. For the West Ham United football stadium, see Boleyn Ground. Upton Park is an area in the London Borough of Newham. on Wednesday. The Trotters' manager knows that Villa will be smarting after that surprise result and the loss of right-back Habib Beye Habib Beye (born October 19, 1977 in Suresnes (France), is a Senegalese footballer, who currently plays for English Premiership club Newcastle United. He made substitute appearances in Senegal's matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, against Denmark, Uruguay and Sweden, and is a after he saw red in a harsh decision by referee Steve Bennett. Villa skipper Stiliyan Petrov will also miss the game due to automatic suspension automatic suspension Hospital practice The immediate suspension of a practitioner from the medical staff due to activities of such egregious nature as to warrant said suspension–eg, revocation of the practitioner's state license to practice medicine. , his fifth booking of the season also coming against Gianfranco Zola's Hammers. Ex-Albion boss Megson said: "Villa got off to a shaky start in the game against Wigan Wigan (wĭg`ən), city (1991 pop. 88,725) and metropolitan district, N England, located in the Manchester metropolitan area on the Douglas River. but from that point onwards they have got stronger and st ronger. ''On their home patch, they are as strong as you can come across. "Martin has brought in some really good players, some defensive players and it looks very solid. ''In the middle of the park it's hardworking, with a bit of flair down both sides, and they have got the balance up top with Agbonlahor's pace and the strength of Heskey and Carew. "So it's a difficult game, and we haven't done particularly well on recent visits there. ''We need to see some signs of improvement because we have let ourselves down and there is no reason for it, because when we have played Villa here, we have more than matched them in both games." Megson is convinced that Villa will still be a match for his side, despite the fact that Upton Park was their fourth gruelling away trip on the bounce. "I don't think it makes any difference at all," he said. ''Obviously it will have been a disappointment for them because I do think that they should have got something from the game, especially with missing a penalty away from home. ''They will be smarting a little bit from that, but it won't have any impact on Saturday's game." CAPTION(S): Difficult game: Gary Megson believes Villa will be even more fired up tomorrow after their last-gasp defeat at West Ham. |
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