Wilfred ‘boom boom shake shake da room’ Bouma is looking to return for the Fulham match on Saturday when Aston Villa will actually be allowed to play a frigging game of football for the first time in three weeks and says he wants to keep up the form that has seen him re-called to the Dutch team after 18 months in the wilderness. Do they have a wilderness in Holland, I know they have Amsterdam, but that is just full of wilderbeast really!
Anyway, Bouma said:
‘Getting back into the national side is a big boost because playing for your country is the highest thing you can achieve. I didn’t expect to get call-up again after a year and a half out. In the back of my mind, I knew my form for Villa was good, and therefore you can always get back into the picture. Luckily for me, I was straight back in the team, and I know the coach (Marco van Basten) wanted to see if I was up for it. Hopefully I took my chance – I played quite well so I was very pleased.’
‘It’s good for the profile of the club, because when you have internationals in your team, it boosts morale.’ Adding on the official site: ‘Before I came to Villa, I hadn’t played left-back for a couple of years – I was a centre-back for PSV and Holland. In fact, I played as a centre-half two weeks ago for Holland. I found that more physical – but easier, because of the way European teams play. In England, most centre-halves are six-foot plus.’
‘You have to be really good in the air. I’m not bad in the air, but it’s very difficult to win every header. I’m happy playing left-back for Villa – I knew I was coming here to play there, but I still think I can play as a centre-half as well, if I’m needed there. Now full-back is my spot for Villa.’
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