Aston Villa Gabriel Agbonlahor admits he is not expecting an England recall
Monday 6 May 2013 09:07, UK
Image:Gabriel Agbonlahor: Aston Villa striker not expecting England recall
Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor does not have high hopes of an England recall as he feels it is a closed shop.
Young players
His stay in the Premier League looks set to continue given the recent upturn in fortunes at Villa Park and Agbonlahor credits the team's young players for raising their game at the right time.
"The young lads have come through," said Agbonlahor. "They had some bad things said about them when things were not going too well.
"But they had stood up to the player and performed week in, week out, and tried their hardest to improve and they are improving game by game.
"Hopefully if we can get this season out of the way you will see more improvement next season.
"They have had a lot of pressure on them and great credit to them they've stuck at it, carried on playing and fighting in big games.
"They have not crumbled and game by game they are improving. They have come back from games like at Chelsea (where Villa lost 8-0) and long may it continue."
