Much sought after Aston Villa defender Carlos Cueller has received a vote of confidence from his team mate Luke Young.

According to Young, Cuellar has a great chance of making it to South Africa next year for the World Cup.

Having played with Cuellar recently, Young believes that the Spanish defender is beginning to show his worth with consistently improving performances.

Speaking to The Birmingham Mail the English defender said, "We've been waiting for him to click into that top, top centre-half and at the moment he is playing brilliantly.

He is another outside bet for the national side for Spain and hopefully he will go as well. He is brilliant."
Young is also impressed with Cuellar's character, and feels the former Rangers man has adjusted well to the demands of the English game.

"He loves a bit of banter. He takes a bit of stick off the boys but he accepts it well and just has a laugh about it but he is a really good character and playing some great stuff at the moment," Young added.

"He said to me he prefers the English league to the slower sort of game in Spain. The style of play suits him more and that is to our benefit."

It's not just Cuellar who has put out praiseworthy performances though, as he continued on, "I think everyone has been playing well.

"We have been playing good teams and everyone deserves credit.

"I've been playing centre-back which is good, I feel comfortable there.

"Richard [Dunne] is on fire. He is playing fantastic. I think we are helping each other. It is good because I learn from him and he can learn from me.

"All of the back four are playing well, though, and James Collins is on the way back - he is fantastic as well."