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Paul Lambert: 'Foreign players settled at Aston Villa'

Paul Lambert says that the new foreign players are settling at Aston Villa thanks to the British members of the team.

Paul Lambert has revealed that the British players at Aston Villa are helping the new foreign recruits to settle into life in England.

Antonio Luna, Leandro Bacuna, Jores Okore, Nicklas Helenius, Alexander Tonev and Libor Kozak all moved to Villa Park from overseas during the summer.

However, Lambert, who was in a similar situation when he moved to Borussia Dortmund as a player, feels that they are adapting well.

"I was a foreigner myself and I needed help when I was in Germany. I'm pretty sure the same thing will happen here," Lambert told the media. "When you are a foreigner and in another country you tend to fit into the culture pretty quickly.

"The group get on really well, they are a really strong group, The British lads will help them settle in quicker. Until I got to get to grips with the language it was difficult. It was the football terms I had to get first and foremost.

"Forget everything else, I needed to get the language on the football pitch first. Then everything falls into place and you get a grip on it."

Villa host Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

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