There was a few question marks as to weather Jimmy should of started as many wanted to see Joe Cole start but Fabio Capello went with his instincts and it paid of very well.

Milner got himself a assist when he crossed a fantastic ball across goal for Jermaine Defoe to score the one and only goal of the afternoon.

Many including Sky Sports also gave our very own Jimmy man of the match with them describing him as outstanding.

England finished 2nd in the group after Landon Donavon scored a last minute goal for the USA so they topped the group on goals scored.

Emile Heskey also featured in the game as he came of the bench for the last 10 minutes.

Sidwell only has one year left on his current deal so Villa will probably get around £2million for him. Although he’s never really been a hit at the Villa, on or off the field he has been loyal to us and done what he could to get into the side.

Maybe he wasn’t good enough but any player who just get’s on with things in this day and age deserves credit so when he doe’s leave weather it be Fulham or anywhere else I wish him the best of luck.

Embarrassing England and Wayne Rooney

There must be something wrong with you if you didn’t either watch last nights game or haven’t heard about it to much so I won’t go on to bore you about it. Heskey again played, and again he was the best player on the pitch but for some reason he was still subbed despite a certain Mr Capello stating he will only play players on form. Ask yourself this, why is Wayne Rooney not sitting on the bench then?

Seeing as I’ve come onto Mr Rooney before I planned to, he is a absolute idiot and has gone down in my books after comments he made last night about the fans.

Wayne, are you that high up now you forget what it’s like to struggle to get to games? Have to take out loans that you will still be repaying come the next World Cup just to follow your country? Those fans have every right to boo what they seen last night and I’m not usually one that agree’s with this kind of thing.

England took the lead early on when Emile Heskey sent Steven Gerrard through who fired home after just six minutes.

However, USA were back on level terms when a Clint Dempsey’s poor shot somehow stumbled under Rob Green.

James Milner only managed 30 minutes, weather this had something to do with his yellow card or the fact he still didn’t look 100% after his illness this week. I personally it was a bit of both. He looked of the pace and not the James Milner we have grown very fond of here at Aston Villa.

Emile Heskey on the other hand had a fantastic game and was my man of the match. His work rate was second to none and some pundits even stated it was his best game in a England shirt.

Next up for England is is Algeria next Friday.

This is the first time in history that Aston Villa will have three players representing England in the worlds biggest competition.

James Milner was always expected to be included in the squad because of his fantastic season, Capello’s remarks about him and of course how versatile he is.

Emile Heskey isn’t everybody’s cup of tea when it comes to Villa, let alone England but I firmly believe he brings the best out of Wayne Rooney and he will be the player that will win us the World Cup so I’m all for Emile going to South Africa.

The real surprise came when Stephen Warnock was picked instead of Everton’s Leighton Baines. Baines featured in 2 pre-world cup friendlies while Warnock didn’t feature at all and it looked certain that Warnock wouldn’t be going.

Weather we agree with Fabio or not – his squad is picked now and in ten days time we will all stand as one to support our nation.

Here is the squad in full:

Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Manchester City), David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham)

Defenders: Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham), John Terry (Chelsea), Matthew Upson (West Ham), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa).

Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), James Milner (Aston Villa), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City).

Forwards: Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United).

James Milner, Emile Heskey and Stephen Warnock were all named as Gabby Agbonlahor, Stewart Downing and Ashley Young all miss out.

For me there’s no real surprise – I expected Milner and Heskey to be included, with an outside chance of Warnock going. But the other three I wouldn’t have there myself as Downing and Young haven’t produced what we know they are capable of while Agbonlahor’s season has died down again as the season went on.

A few other names were also named that wouldn’t of been expected but i can fully see why. Michael Dawson, Tom Huddlestone and Adam Johnson – all three have had very good seasons.

Jamie Carragher has come out of International retirement to be named in the squad, something I’m not so sure about as he’s probably just had his worst season in a Liverpool shirt.

The squad in full is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Joe Hart, David James, Robert Green

Defenders: Leighton Baines, Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Michael Dawson, Rio Ferdinand, Glen Johnson, Ledley King, John Terry, Matthew Upson, Stephen Warnock

Midfielders: Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard, Tom Huddlestone, Adam Johnson, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Scott Parker, Theo Walcott, Shaun Wright-Phillips

Forwards: Darren Bent, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney

England regular Emile Heskey is the most likely to start out of the four, as he is a favourite of Wapello’s and is most likely to start alongside Wayne Rooney.

James Milner is also in with a big chance of starting. He’s gone from strength to strength this season, from being a World Cup hopeful to a certainty on the plane for next summer’s World Cup in South Africa.

Stephen Warnock will do battle with Everton full back Leighton Baines after Wayne Bridge ruled himself out last week and Ashley Coles injury.

And then finally there’s the return to the International fold for Stewart Downing. He was out with a broken leg and this is the first time he could return to the setup. I personally believe he’s least likely to play because I still think he’s capable of so much more at Villa – but then again Fabio Capello has made no secret of how much he rates the winger.

This is how tonight’s line-up could look like if he picked all four to start:

Delfouneso will get his first opportunity to represent his country at this level after being promoted from the U-19 setup.

Stuart Pearce stated: “We just felt that Nathan has got a great commodity in his pace. I’ve seen him play for the Under-19s and he can also play out wide as well as down the middle”

Nathan Delfouneso’s profile seems to be getting bigger and bigger as this season progresses.

In the 18 months hes gone from warming up the bench to possibly the first name on Martin O’Neill’s teamsheet. The yorkshireman has made such a impact in his short time at Villa park he is now virtually a dead cert to be boarding the plane to this summers World Cup in South Africa.

On his 23rd birthday, Villa played Gillingham in the FA Cup third Round at the Priestfield. The midfielder managed to score both goals that day in a 2-1 victory for the Villans.

He also went on to score his first premier league goal against Sunderland in January 2009, at the Stadium of Light. Milner headed home a Ashley Young cross to equalise for Villa that day in a game they went on to win 2-1.

It was February 7th when supporters from across the country started to sit up and take notice of this young talent. Fabio Capello named Milner in his England squad.

However it wasn’t until August 2009 when he made his first team international debut, when he came of the bench for 23 minutes against Holland. He made such a impact in that time that he set up a goal for Jermaine Defoe which gave England a share of the spoils that day as the game ended 2-2.

Milner, was originally a wide man but in the 2009/10 season he has been moved into the centre of the midfield and now some compare him to Chelsea star Frank Lampard.

His workrate is second to none and one thing you can guarentee about James Milner, is he will always give 100%.

When he signed many questions his big price tag, however if you ask any Villa fans right now im sure they would agree with me that his pricetag was just a snippet of what hes worth now and it would take a lot for any club to prize him away from Aston Villa.

Its amazing what 18 months can do, lets hope we see James Milner playing in a Villa shirt for the next 8-10 years.

So remember, Theres only one Jimmy Milner!

His name has been around for the past 2-3 seasons now, and weve all heard about him breaking youth and reserve scoring records but so did Luke Moore and Darrius Vassell and look where they both are now.

The 18 year old has represented England at U-16, U-17 and U-19 levels scoring a combined total of 18 goals in 32 appearances.

Delfouneso, wears the number 14 shirt, something he was given in 2008 when he signed his first professional contract and a French Magazine claimed it was due for the strikers admiration for then Arsenal striker Thierry Henry.

He then became the youngest player to represent Aston Villa in europe at the age of 17 years and 195 days when he came of the bench in a Uefa Cup second round match against FH Hafnarfjörður of Iceland.

Nathan went on to make his first first team start on the 4th January 2009, in a FA Cup tie against Gillingham in which Villa won 2-1. He soon scored his first professional goal against Doncaster Rovers, also in the FA Cup that same season.

A lot is expected of this young lad, and a lot of people forget that hes still only 18. At the end of last season he was voted both Aston Villa Players Young Player of the Season and Fans Player of the Season.

The 2009-10 season as sore him score his fifth and sixth goals for the club against Blackburn and Brighton, once again both in the FA Cup.

Nathan Delfouneso, is a player who in my opinion will make a massive impact in the future on the Premier League and with the big English contingent at the club already, there is no reason why one day he can’t be representing his national side at the highest level.

I hear you ask why he wont be just another Luke Moore, well the reason i say this is because he isnt just being thrown into the big time. Martin O’Neill use’s him sporadically and won’t rush him into anything hes not ready for.

The winger is currently on around 40,000 a week in wages at the moment with 2 years remaining on his deal that runs out in 2012. However, Villa are expected to offer him a new three year extension reportedly worth around 75,000 a week.

Jimmy, as had a wonderful season so far, making his debut back at the start of the season for England in a friendly against Holland and a string of fine performances in the league for Villa including in wins against Liverpool at Anfield and Man United at Old Trafford.

If you read the article it goes on to talk about his ‘reprasentatives’, which then makes me wonder how much truth is in this story as i am lead to believe that James Milner has always negotiated his own deals with no advice.

Theres no doubt that he should be the clubs highest paid player, specially seeing as he is the clubs best player. Negotiations are expected in early February so we will soon find out.

On another note, with the majority of the Premier League getting called off yesterday, weather reports now expect around 10cm of snow in the Midlands over the next 2-3 days so keep your ears open about the game at Blackburn on Thursday night.