00:00It's been a while. I left the club eight years ago, over eight years, but it's still the same.
00:08It still breathes football and that's what I felt when I first came here. So that hasn't changed.
00:30I was looking forward to this game for a long time, since the draw actually. And now I'm here, it's even better.
00:43It brings back a lot of very good memories. I'm really proud that I've been a small part of this club's history.
00:53And to be back on this pitch, it's amazing actually.
00:57Looking back on my time here, it was three seasons and it was tough sometimes.
01:07Maybe more than I hoped for, because we were fighting relegation of course.
01:12I was struggling with injuries every once in a while, which was tough, which was hard for me to deal with.
01:20Yeah, I gave everything for the club. I worked my socks off. But I wished we would have played better football, which the club and the fans deserved.
01:30Because they were supportive. They were always there. And I'm happy for them. They go through better times now.
01:39You know, they were great fans. Their support was massive for us. Even though we didn't play that football that they see nowadays.
01:53But yeah, that was so important for us, that they were always there.
02:02Stand out memory.
02:05You know, to score here for the home crowd is something I will never forget.
02:10That feeling, that passion I felt from the stands, the energy was flowing through my body.
02:19Yeah, it was truly amazing.
02:22And I only scored once here, you know, as a football player when you're young.
02:27The energy comes from scoring goals, winning games.
02:30So that was, yeah, something beautiful actually, yes.
02:42It was my first goal for Villa.
02:44And I think I started somewhere here in the circle, in the mid-circle.
02:49We were attacking and I think it was blocked and it was blocked again and it came here.
02:55So I took the ball and I thought, oh, there was a lot of space.
03:01I think I had one more touch and then I just had a shot on target.
03:06And yeah, it went in.
03:08Yeah, it was a great feeling.
03:09You know, like, everyone went crazy.
03:12I think it was maybe, what was it, 20 yards, maybe more.
03:16I'm not sure.
03:18I went mad after scoring.
03:19It was maybe my quickest, my fastest sprint in that game.
03:27And at the end of the game, we won 6-1.
03:28So that was a massive feeling with the hat-trick from Christian Benteke.
03:33Yeah, yeah, something I will never forget.
03:38You know, that Villa and AZ play against each other is like, well, it's a dream come true.
03:44But I never even dreamt of it because when I left, Villa was fighting relegation.
03:50They got relegated and look where they are now.
03:53AZ is playing European football almost every season.
03:56So when I saw Villa was qualifying for a conference league, I hoped, I thought about it.
04:07But I'd never expected.
04:09So that two of my former clubs play against each other now in the European league.
04:17I cannot describe how that feels because I only played for three.
04:22And two of them play against each other.
04:25So it's something I'm really thankful of actually because it gives me a great opportunity to come back.
04:31To be back here at Villa Park.
04:33And, yeah, to bring back some memories from the past.
04:38From the past!
04:40To be back here at Villa Park.
04:42Let's go.
04:49Thank you so much.
04:51And we hope much.
04:52And you hope to see here for you.
04:56Thank you again.
04:57And today you had smف today.
04:59That's出来 fromujahideса.
05:01You've been fun with this现 in 2015 program.
05:03Today's been so müUP person out of Seite!
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