He must realise he's not going to get a starting spot especially as I'd bet we will be signing more of the Chadli, Rondon, Evans quality of player in the next 2 years. He's obviously happy to fight for a place while knowing he's got his work cut out.
We have a certain core to our squad that other clubs don't have, players who are a unit on and off the field. Firstly Brunt, Morrison, Olsson , then Foster, McAuley, Fletcher, Dawson, Gardner. Villa wouldn't be where they are if they'd had a similar identity in their squad the last couple of years.