Defender Stephen Warnock has been banished to the reserves as a reminder that beneath the Gallic charm lurks a hugely focused Frenchman. Meanwhile, Richard Dunne is back in favour,
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Houllier may make changes tonight as he contemplates five games in 14 days, yet he will not tolerate any signs of displeasure from a player.
Preferably while smiling.
Warnock could see that as a personal message. Stephen Ireland,
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Aston Villa manager is in full command of his squad after malcontents had divided them
Daily Mail Published: 00:00 January 26,
polo ralph lauren, 2011 Image Credit: AFP Gerard Houllier gets ready for the English Premier League match between Aston Villa and Manchester City at Villa Park in Birmingham on Saturday.
Villa have failed to win two successive league games since April. Houllier's team are three points above the drop zone,
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As Aston Villa target their first back-to-back league wins of the season, the manager is in full command of his bridge. A verbal flogging has sufficed, and a group of malcontents is becoming a united squad.
"If that happens, I bomb him out," Houllier admitted. "
Bent's scoring debut was a huge bonus on Saturday. Houllier has plans to involve his other January signing,
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Bolstered by the £24million arrival of striker Darren Bent, Houllier heads to Wigan tonight in buoyant mood after Saturday's battling 1-0 win over Manchester City.
If the mutineers had succeeded,
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London: Gerard Houllier would rather crack a smile than the whip but was left with no alternative when it came to taming Villa's dressing-room rebels.
City have provided season high and low points for Villa. The abject 4-0 Christmas defeat at Eastlands left Houllier on the brink. Since then there have been laudable draws against Chelsea and Birmingham, and a tricky FA Cup tie at Sheffield United negotiated safely.
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