Number seven, and the last of this first batch of England players, was Aston Villa striker Darius Vassell. A Villa fan, Vassell was taken on by the club's School of Excellence. While playing for the club's youth team Vassell set a club record by scoring 39 goals in a single season. He made his first team debut as a substitute in a 3-1 win against Middlesbrough in August 1998.
Vassell's best qualities were his speed and agility. His best performances seemed to come with England, where he proved particularly useful as a "super sub", coming on for the last 15 to 20 minutes of a game to trouble a defence with his pace. Amazingly, he has never finished on the losing side in a league game in which he has scored.
Darius made his England debut on 13 February 2002, in a man of the match performance against Holland in a 1–1 draw.He scored in the game with a 60th minute bicycle kick to equalise.Put yourself in the picture - commission a cartoon here
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