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Article: Football: Derby of mixed emotions; ASTON VILLA v BIRMINGHAM CITY Ulises De la Cruz's chance to make an impact has a human cost, reports Hyder Jawad.(Sport)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- February 19, 2004
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Byline: Hyder Jawad
Whenever Mark Delaney suffers physical pain, you can be sure that Ulises de la Cruz suffers mental pain. The two go hand in hand.
With Delaney set to miss Aston Villa's next nine matches because of ankle damage, de la Cruz will take over the right-back position with all the mixed emotions that come with replacing an injured player.
The human in de la Cruz feels sympathy for Delaney; the professional in him regards this as a chance to finally establish himself in the Villa first team.
The first match could hardly be ...