{"id":25864,"date":"2020-07-30T21:13:41","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T19:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=25864"},"modified":"2020-07-30T21:13:41","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T19:13:41","slug":"birmingham-newspaper-hints-glimmer-of-hope-for-nakamba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/birmingham-newspaper-hints-glimmer-of-hope-for-nakamba","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham newspaper hints glimmer of hope for Nakamba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Birmingham publication which covers Aston Villa might have given a clue in regards to the future of Zimbabwean midfielder Marvelous Nakamba.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old, started well for the Dean Smith-coached side after making a historic move from Club Brugge last year but lost his place in the team towards the end of the season, paving way for suggestions that the might be shown the exit door.<\/p>\n<p>To make matters worse, the man who oversaw his \u00a311 million transfer, Spanish talent-spotter Jesus Garcia Pitarch, was sacked for \u201cbad transfer decisions\u201d, a move which many felt provided a clear picture on the future of the Hwange-bred midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>However, yesterday\u2019s edition of the Birmingham Live suggested otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dOnly Guilbert has won more tackles than Nakamba, who completed 90 minutes just 10 times in the Premier League. The Zimbabwean is very much a confidence player while, during Villa\u2019s lowest points at Southampton, Leicester and the like, he was Smith\u2019s most-committed player with Smith making a point of his desire to the downbeat dressing room. \u2018Naka\u2019 lost his place during the restart and featured mainly from off the bench late on to help see Villa over the line. He\u2019s still 26 and, at \u00a311 million, suggests there\u2019s room to grow so we\u2019ll see if he\u2019s up to it this coming campaign,\u201d read part the article which rated the Aston Villa players for the just ended 2019\/20 campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Birmingham publication which covers Aston Villa might have given a clue in regards to the future of Zimbabwean midfielder Marvelous Nakamba. 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