{"id":27942,"date":"2020-09-20T20:13:57","date_gmt":"2020-09-20T18:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=27942"},"modified":"2020-09-20T20:13:57","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T18:13:57","slug":"reasons-why-villa-decided-to-keep-nakamba-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/reasons-why-villa-decided-to-keep-nakamba-revealed","title":{"rendered":"Reasons why Villa decided to keep Nakamba \u2018revealed\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The reasons why Aston Villa decided to keep Warriors midfielder Marvelous Nakamba despite many expecting him to be shown the exit door, have been unearthed.<\/p>\n<p>Nakamba moved to the Midlands side from Belgian giants Club Brugge for a reported \u00a311 million last year and his debut season in the English top-flight had ups and downs.<\/p>\n<p>He started well but somehow his confidence fizzled out and he eventually lost his place in Dean Smith\u2019s side, playing a understudy role in the team after the Covid-19 lockdown, a setback which some interpreted as a sign that he was to be offloaded.<\/p>\n<p>Club correspondent Ashley Preece however, in an article in which he analyzed of all last season\u2019s recruits and what lies ahead for the future, opined why Smith decided to keep the Zimbabwean midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother Belgian import, Naka. The \u00a310.8 million signing started off like a house on fire with confidence taking a hit around the underwhelming Christmas and New Year period last year. The 26-year-old could be one of the ones Smith mentioned who\u2019ll improve tenfold after 12 months playing Premier League football.<\/p>\n<p>Like Engels previously, Nakamba is a back-up option at present given the brilliance of Douglas Luiz in Villa\u2019s anchorman position in midfield.<\/p>\n<p>Nakamba started exactly half of Villa\u2019s Premier League games last year but did lose his starting place in Project Restart. Villa, though, aren\u2019t blessed with too much in midfield with Nakamba being the only out-and-out defensively minded midfielder. Can be useful this season and a surprise package knowing Villa will want to be much more pragmatic to see games out. A quality ball-winner. Did well at Burton,\u201d wrote Preece.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The reasons why Aston Villa decided to keep Warriors midfielder Marvelous Nakamba despite many expecting him to be shown the exit door, have been unearthed. Nakamba moved to the Midlands side from Belgian giants Club Brugge for a reported \u00a311 million last year and his debut season in the English top-flight had ups and downs. 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