The Aston Villa defender’s performance wasn’t positively received by fans of his loan side.
Aston Villa-owned James Chester’s second performance for Stoke City didn’t go down as well as his first one.
The Potters lost 2-0 at home to Preston North End last night, days after beating Charlton Athletic 3-1.
The win over the Addicks was the Aston Villa defender’s debut following his half-season loan to Michael O’Neill’s side and fans of the Championship club raved about him.
But it was a different story last night as the Villa man, along with his other defensive team-mates, appeared to struggle.
Here’s how Stoke supporters reacted to his display:
O’Neill’s side are still in big trouble, sitting four points above the relegation zone with 14 games to play.
But the good news is that the Aston Villa stalwart, an £8 million signing in 2016, should definitely be more of a help than a hindrance over the coming months.
By virtue of the fact that Villa fans berated the decision to loan him out, you could argue he’s a very popular player in the West Midlands and the reason for that is because he’s a fine defender.
With time, Chester will prove that more often than not.
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