Aston Villa skipper Martin Laursen feels that his side have plenty of room for improvement following their Intertoto Cup opener. Villa were held to a 2-2 draw by Danish outfit Odense BK in the first leg of their European contest on Saturday.
John Carew had given Martin O'Neill's men an early lead, before Steve Sidwell put through his own net on his competitive debut.
Club captain Laursen then restored the Premier League's side lead 14 minutes from time, only for a last-minute strike from Anders Moller Christensen to rob them of a confidence-boosting win.
Despite the disappointment of seeing victory snatched from their grasp in the dying seconds, Laursen remains upbeat about the way the Villains' have begun the 2008/09 campaign.
"It's a good starting point and it is okay," the centre-half told Sporten.
"It's disappointing because we should have managed to keep them at bay.
"It's regrettable that they scored at the last moment, but praise must go to OB.
"Fortunately, we were able to score when we got the chances."
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Villa should narrowly beat Odense in the second leg and MR o'neill should buy Crouch as most Villa players are a bit light and with Carew looking like he could be a basketball player perhps a six footer plus should be bought in along with a step ladder,crane and a parachute so somoene can kick the bal high enough for the Norwegian forward to get on the end of oh and the guy who played JAWS might be useful too. Viva something
Villa should narrowly beat Odense in the second leg and MR o'neill should buy Crouch as most Villa players are a bit light and with Carew looking like he could be a basketball player perhps a six footer plus should be bought in along with a step ladder,crane and a parachute so somoene can kick the bal high enough for the Norwegian forward to get on the end of oh and the guy who played JAWS might be useful too. Viva something
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