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O'Neill: Routledge can play a part
Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill believes Wayne Routledge could be an asset in the closing weeks. The 23-year-old has yet to make a first-team appearance for the club despite signing an 18 month contract in January, but O'Neill has been impressed by his recent performances in the reserves.
He told the club's official website: "I think Wayne is starting to slowly regain his confidence. He can deliver. He's got nice feet and a nice turn of pace. He's getting back to the player we know he can be.
"It's definitely a confidence thing. Once you stop going past players, for whatever reason, and maybe someone is telling you to do something different in the game you can find yourself low on confidence. All of that will come back once he's regularly beating players and knows he can beat players. Once he gets it in his mind that he can, he'll be fine because that wee turn of pace he has is enough to beat players."
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