Douglas Luiz underperformed in Aston Villa’s 2-1 defeat to Leicester City and was substituted in the second half, leading to many supporters calling for a change in midfield ahead of Saturday’s meeting with Leeds United.
The 22-year-old has struggled for form in recent weeks, resulting in Dean Smith substituting him in Villa’s 3-1 defeat to West Ham, dropping him in their 1-0 win over Arsenal and substituting him against Leicester (Transfermarkt).
His midfield colleague Marvelous Nakamba has made 10 appearances in all competitions this season, spending most of the campaign as an unused substitute (Transfermarkt). He has found himself behind Luiz, John McGinn, Morgan Sanson and Jacob Ramsey in the pecking order, but Smith might turn to him in this time of need.
Against Leicester, Luiz turned over the ball only once before coming off and gave away three fouls (WhoScored). With Nakamba delivering impressive performances in the last two leagues games he started, he should have earned some trust from his manager.
These Aston Villa fans on Twitter believe that the “superb” Zimbabwean should be given an opportunity to start ahead of Luiz next weekend.
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