He's also the most over rated player I have seen for a long long time. Yes he's decent, but pundits literally lap up EVERYTHING he does. People jump on the bandwagon without really knowing anything about him.
I watched highlights of him the other week when he came on as sub (forget who against) and a percentage punt forward towards the corner flag and to nobody in particular, was described as a 'really intelligent ball that not many others could play order alone see, a touch of class which shows how highly rated he is'.
Basic short passes were 'really tidy, controlled and measured, nothing wasted' and when he leapt on the floor whenever anyone had the cheeks to get within a foot of he he was 'taken out / scythed down' as they don't know how to deal with him' I'm sick of hearing how he's a £40 million player who will be knocking on the door of the England squad.
If he was worth anything like the 'experts' say, then he would have gone in the summer, Villa fan or not.
Decent player but he's not any better than fleck or coutts, and he's a diving, cheating little cunt to boot. I bet opposition players are lining up to wipe him out, albeit they can't get near him as he's always rolling very round like he's been shot.