Angel's belief is stronger

Angel's belief is stronger

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Striker Juan Pablo Angel believes Aston Villa can finally harbour realistic dreams of playing in Europe next season under Martin O’Neill and new owner Randy Lerner.

Angel joined Villa nearly six years ago for a club record £9.5million but only now does the Colombian international feel confident of the midlands club being capable of treading the continental stage.

Thirty-year-old Angel, who has netted twice so far this season, said: "I think we’ve got the right man in charge to do it. He’s been doing it for many years at Celtic and I can’t see why we are not capable of getting into Europe this year."

He added: "When I joined Villa, I didn’t know that much about the club but everyone was saying we were going to move forward. They were saying a lot of new faces would be coming in and the aim of the club was to get into Europe.

"It hasn’t happened so far. I am very grateful for so many things from this club but one thing is for sure - we should have done better on that front.

"It will be a great opportunity. Since I have been at the club it has been up and down.

"We have to start getting consistency - a good football club are challenging for Europe every year. Everyone here wants to do that."

Angel has noticed the upbeat mood in the Villa dressing room since the arrival of O’Neill as David O’Leary’s successor.

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"It is as if everything has clicked again. The spirit is good. The togetherness is back again and I think we have missed that a lot in the past two seasons."

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