Aston Villa’s Scott Hogan sends confident message to Steve Bruce

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Buoyed by the confidence a striker feels from goals in successive league games, Scott Hogan believes Steve Bruce would be wasting his money buying a centre-forward. Despite Jonathan Kodjia being ruled out for the season with injury, the former Brentford striker is convinced he can score the goals to lead Aston Villa to promotion.

“I know I can, I believe I can,” Hogan said. “I will tell the manager: ‘Don’t bother. If you want to go and get someone, go on. But he isn’t going to play because I will keep my place. I ain’t giving it up now.’”

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