Boubacar Kamara set for perfect Aston Villa return under Unai Emery after Manchester City development
Aston Villa will definitely count their 2-2 stalemate with Bournemouth as points dropped rather than a point gained.
Even though the Premier League clash on Sunday (3 December) was away from home, Unai Emery would have envisioned another win after they defeated Tottenham in the league last Sunday (26 November).
Many players of the Midlands club may, however, have been tired on the south coast after their 2-1 Europa Conference League win against Legia Warsaw on Thursday (30 November).
But Emery was afforded the luxury of giving midfield ace Boubacar Kamara the entire 90 minutes in Europe given how his yellow card against Tottenham ruled him out of the meeting with the Cherries due to suspension.
He was a massive miss against Bournemouth, but Emery will now welcome the midfielder back for the huge clash with Manchester City on Wednesday (6 December).
It really is perfect timing, with Pep Guardiola without star midfielder Rodri for the match at Villa Park for the same reason that Kamara missed the Bournemouth encounter, with the Spaniard picking up his fifth yellow card of the campaign against Tottenham on Sunday (3 December).
Summer signing Youri Tielemans stepped in for Kamara against the Cherries, with the Belgian having a mixed game alongside star man Douglas Luiz.
As per Sofascore, the midfielder completed 78% of his passes and won nine of his 17 duels, with no player making more tackles (six) or interceptions (three).
Tielemans also topped the unwanted list of losing possession of the ball, level with teammate Ollie Watkins and Bournemouth’s Marcus Tavernier with 18, while he was also dribbled past four times, more than any other player.
That display should give Emery a rather straightforward decision to reinstate Kamara for the meeting with Manchester City, particularly after the midfielder registered a 93% passing accuracy against Tottenham, as well as losing possession of the ball just four times [Sofascore].
A fresh Kamara should dominate the upcoming midfield battle at Villa Park, with Manchester City’s three defeats inside 90 minutes this season coming without Rodri, as per WhoScored (3 December).
In other Aston Villa news, one Villa star enjoyed an 82% stunner in the recent meeting with Legia Warsaw, with Sky Sports pundit Lee Hendrie wowed by the “unusual suspect.”