With the attacking players we have here, the movement they have, it's great to be playing alongside them. "Until Martin O'Neill came to Villa I was seen as a good Premiership player who could do a job. When he made the decision to play me centre-midfield, that's when I started getting more recognition and got myself into the England set-up on a regular basis ... So I would say Martin O'Neill has been the biggest influence, but since then working with Fabio Capello, the way he teaches his players, I think I've learned another level in my game, and he's improved me again." David Pleat is among the sages who argue that the English game needs "more slower players" and less of an emphasis on sometimes pointless speed. Full Article at Irish Independent