"I am back in contention now but there was a while when I wasn't and it is frustrating then. If I get another five or six-game spell when I am not in consideration then maybe I will have to weigh up my future.
"I will start asking myself `is this enough for me?' It is frustrating because I have never been at a club where I wanted to play well so much.
"I love it at Villa. It is a fantastic club. But that just makes it tougher to take when I am left out of things.
"The hardest part is that I have never had a five or six-game run to prove to the manager what I can do. The most I have had is three starts in a row.
"I am a positive person but it is hard not to get down when you are not getting chances to play."