Aston Villa midfielder Marvelous Nakamba put in a poor display as Dean Smith’s charges exited the FA Cup today.
A number of Aston Villa fans have been commenting on Twitter about their side’s FA Cup third-round defeat today and one player who copped significant flak from the Villa Park fanbase was Marvelous Nakamba.
The 25-year-old summer signing was bright early on during his time at Villa but in recent weeks he has put in a number of poor performances, such as against Sheffield United, Southampton and Norwich.
Against Championship side Fulham, Nakamba ended up walking a tightrope after being booked early on for a foul on Joe Bryan, and in the 38th minute was dispossessed by Anthony Knockaert, who failed with his shot on range despite having a teammate in space to his left.
During and after the game, quite a few Villa fans made their feelings known about the midfielder:
Knockaert had given Fulham the lead early in the second half by cutting in from the right before sending a left-footed shot into the top corner of Orjan Nyland’s net.
Villa equalised shortly after the hour when Jota’s ball over the top found Jonathan Kodjia, who lobbed Marek Rodak before Anwar El Ghazi got the final touch over the line.
However, Dean Smith’s charges conceded once again, Harry Arter firing home from 30 yards out on 74 minutes, not long after coming off the bench, to see Villa out of the cup.
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