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Delaney Praises The Youth

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Mark Delaney played a full 90-minutes in Villa’s reserve game 2-0 win against Chesterfield last night. Delaney was impressed with the youthful set up as Scott Bridges scored a brace to secure the win.

Delaney said of Bridges: ‘I said to him afterwards that I’ve worn that No2 shirt for seven or eight years, but I’ve never hit a ball like that. He did well. He’s one of the good young lads we’ve got.’

Adding on the official site:

‘I was pleased to get through 90 minutes. It was obviously a disappointing time towards the end of last season, so it was nice to get back and get 90 minutes under my belt. We had a lot of young lads playing last night and I was pleased for them. It was a big test against a League One side, so that was another step up from reserve football.’

‘I’ve always been impressed with the kids here. I’m a big believer in what Sid, Tony and Kev are doing. We saw how good they are last night. A young Villa side beat a League One side just a couple of weeks away from the start of the season. To produce a performance like that, with a couple of goals and a clean sheet, was a credit to the lads.’

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