Carew concentrating on Villa

Norwegian focused on league after Euro disappointment

By Laura Slatcher   Last updated: 8th December 2007   Subscribe to RSS Feed

Carew concentrating on Villa

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John Carew is focused on helping Aston Villa secure a European place after his disappointment at not reaching the Euro 2008 finals.

The Norwegian striker scored four goals in his country's Euro 2008 qualifying campaign but they failed to qualify after a defeat to Turkey in their last game.

The 28-year-old striker is disheartened at not making next summer's finals in Austria and Switzerland but has now set his sights on Villa's league campaign.

"Not making the Euros was a big disappointment for me and the national team," Carew told the Daily Mirror.

Relishing

"We didn't qualify even though we had a big chance and it was up to ourselves.

"We didn't manage it but it is out of the system now and I am focusing just on Villa."

Villa are currently seventh in the Premier League winning four of their last five games and Carew is relishing the chance to push for Europe.

"After my injury I just wanted to come back and play and I am happy to be back in the team," he added.

"My focus is only on the team doing well and us getting important points to reach our goal which is Europe for next year."

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