Premier League<\/a>.<\/p>\nYoung\u2019s talent has been evident throughout his remarkable performances both with the England national team and at Villa, where Bent is a team-mate after the 25-year-old moved to Villa Park in January on a \u00a324million fee.<\/p>\n
It was thanks to the former Watford player that the Three Lions were awarded a penalty for the opening goal against Wales on Saturday for the Euro 2012 qualifier.<\/p>\n
He then went on to serve the ball to Bent to score the second goal in Cardiff.<\/p>\n
“Ashley has been playing really, really well this season and being linked to top, top sides,\u201d Bent told The Mirror<\/em>.<\/p>\n“It’s because of the form he is showing like against Wales that all these clubs are after him.<\/p>\n
“He was fantastic and it helps me that he is also in the Villa side.<\/p>\n
“The main thing is we can keep going, hang onto him for as long as possible and keep creating the chances for Villa and scoring goals.”<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old also admits that he is still adjusting to the international scene and feels more at ease to give his best as Capello gives him more time on the pitch.<\/p>\n
Bent has scored three times in the last three international games and is in pole position to be at
the head of England\u2019s defensive line.<\/p>\n
He said: “It’s always hard when you’ve had 10 minutes here, 10 minutes there but when you get a run in the side, you take great confidence from that.<\/p>\n
“I’d love to be the number nine for as long as possible but there are a lot of top strikers about.<\/p>\n
“If Fabio keeps picking me, hopefully I’ll keep producing the goods. Scoring at this level gives me a lot of confidence.<\/p>\n
“International football is a step up from the Premier League and to show you can score goals at international level has always been the hardest thing.<\/p>\n
“To be fair, for me the most difficult one was getting the first one but hopefully now, if I can stay in the side, and keep playing well, there will be many more goals for me.<\/p>\n
“I feel as if I belong at this level, definitely. I always believed in that even when at first the goals weren’t going in.<\/p>\n
“I always believed that I was good enough to score goals at this level and hopefully it is showing now.”<\/p>\n
England now stands at the top of Group G with 10 points after their win at the Millennium Stadium and Bent believes the Three Lions fully deserved the win.<\/p>\n
“These games can always be difficult because derbies are always difficult games to play in,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
“But for us to go 2-0 up in the first 15 minutes made it a lot more comfortable than maybe it could have been then if it had stayed 0-0 for a while.<\/p>\n
“The manager was happy. There is always room for improvement and in the second half we took our foot off the gas and let them back into it.<\/p>\n
“But we were definitely the better team over 90 minutes.”
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