Jordan Ayew begins a three-match suspension for Villa after his petulant sending off at Upton Park, and fellow attacker Libor Kozak is out for a month with an ankle injury. “Yes, he will be fined”, said Garde. He behaves badly on the pitch but then he behaves the way he has to after that.
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“I wouldn’t like if we summed up Jordan from this stupid behaviour”.
Before today’s game with Norwich, Villa’s longest-serving player had picked up more yellow and red cards (28) in the last five seasons than he had scored goals (27). In fact the only thing that this season is missing is a great escape and Aston Villa folded when they made no effort to turn their season around.
Norwich have the capacity to score goals, which can be a sign of a side capable of climbing away.
The England under-21 forward labelled that spell “terrible”, a comment he later retracted with an apology.
Villa are bottom and 10 points from safety ahead of the crunch visit of Norwich on Saturday but the former Lyon boss wants to focus on their relegation fight.
Even one man short, the kind of space they gave West Ham in wide areas was inexplicable and gave a glimpse as to exactly why they appear to have very little chance of launching a considerable bid to retain Premier League status. “If anything they have just been a little bit unlucky with a few mistakes here and there, but they have been playing good football and so I thought it was a good fit”. Robbie Brady and Graham Dorrans have both recovered from illness and are set to feature. If they don’t win against Norwich, you can serve them their last drink.
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Midfielder Gary O’Neil has now completed a three-match ban following his dismissal at Stoke.
