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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Aston Villa fans have said their team\u2019s performance in the past two games shows how important Marvelous Nakamba is to the blue and claret army.<\/p>\n

Nakamba who was in impressive form since the arrival of new coach Steven Gerrard who took over from Dean Smith has been on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury that is likely to see him out of action for up to 16 weeks.<\/p>\n

Gerrard recently told the media that the Zimbabwean national had successful surgery. He added:<\/p>\n

He\u2019s going to be missing for somewhere in the region of 12 weeks if it is a fantastic rehab or it could be up to 16 weeks. It will be somewhere in the middle of 12-16 weeks.<\/p>\n

Villa has not found its winning formula of late, and fans feel that the former Club Brugge defensive midfielder is the missing link. One fan said on Twitter:<\/p>\n

Damn we\u2019ve missed @Nakamba_11 in these past two games.<\/p>\n

Since the 1-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool on 11 December, the match in which Nakamba got injured, the Villains have only won one game against a lowly-rated Norwich (0-2).<\/p>\n

All other matches \u2013 against Chelsea (1-3 on 26 December), and against Brentford (2-1 on the 2nd of January), have been defeats.<\/p>\n

Commenting after the loss to Brentford yesterday, one fan pointed areas that needed immediate attention. Said the fan:<\/p>\n

Need a new LB, winger & DM (to compete with Nakamba and cover, Luiz isn\u2019t a DM) minimum to be anywhere near where we want to be.<\/p>\n

Another fan suggested that Nakamba helps to unlock the potential in other players including Douglas Luiz. Said the fan:<\/p>\n

Luiz isn\u2019t a DM the problem here isn\u2019t Luiz or Mcginn it\u2019s the fact we had on one DM in the squad and now he\u2019s injured when Nakamba was in Luiz was playing some great football further forward as was Mcginn.<\/p>\n

While indirectly admitting that injuries and COVID-19 are affecting Villa\u2019s performance, a frustrated Gerrard said the team showed \u201cno grit, no fight, no one showing the right aggression,\u201d against Brentford. He added:<\/p>\n

It was too easy scoring against us today. We\u2019ve conceded three chances and let in two goals.<\/p>\n

We can\u2019t use [injuries and Covid] as an excuse. It\u2019s on all of us to cope and survive. We should have picked up something from the game, that\u2019s what we\u2019re disappointed with.<\/p>\n

This league is brutal at the best of times. It\u2019s going to be an opportunity for players to step up, but I\u2019m not sure there were any positives today. I\u2019m sick of saying it was a good performance [after a defeat].<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Aston Villa fans have said their team\u2019s performance in the past two games shows how important Marvelous Nakamba is to the blue and claret army. 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