Martin ONeill hoping for first March victory as Aston Villa manager

Bystaff and agencies Published: 3:45PM GMT 03 Mar 2010

Breaking the hoodoo: Martin O"Neill wants to win in Mar for a shift Photo: GETTY IMAGES

Since receiving assign of the bar 4 years ago, O"Neill has nonetheless to jot down a win in March. The third month of the year has not been kind to O"Neill given he transposed David O"Leary in the Villa Park prohibited chair during the summer of 2006. Villa unsuccessful to register a singular feat in Mar 2007, 2008 and 2009 a sum of twelve matches.

Last deteriorate was quite miserable notwithstanding Villa entering the month five points transparent of Arsenal in the foe for a Champions League spot.

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A lapse of one point from 4 Premier League games during that duration was the begin of a gloomy finish to the debate that in the future saw them overhauled by Arsene Wenger"s side as well as Everton.

But the revisit to Championship strugglers Reading would crop up to be an preferred possibility to cover up that hex as Villa see to rebound behind from their Carling Cup last better opposite Manchester United on Sunday.

Club captain Stiliyan Petrov said: "We are a bit down at the impulse after Sunday"s outcome but that will expostulate these players some-more to come behind to Wembley again.

"We have a good garland of boys and we will keep fighting since this bar wants to go brazen and we wish to win things.

"The FA Cup is a good competition. I won Scottish Cups at Celtic so I would love to go all the approach to the last and win the main English cup.

"The Villa fans had to wait for 10 years to get to Wembley prior to Sunday so it would be good to do it twice for them and the bar in one season."