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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>By Sports Reporter<\/b> – WARRIORS midfielder Marvelous Nakamba says he is \u201calways ready\u201d to play for Aston Villa after making his first Premier League start in their goalless draw against Burnley.<\/p>\n

The Zimbabwe international featured against Burnley Thursday having been linked with Turkish side Galatasaray ahead of the January window.<\/p>\n

He had struggled for game time since the start of the season, but Thursday he finally got his chance with Douglas Luiz serving suspension as they played Burnley in a tie that ended in a goalless draw.<\/p>\n

He will be hoping he did enough to get another run Sunday when they play West Bromwich Albion.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time I\u2019m needed, I\u2019m always ready for the team. We have a group of good players who are pushing each other in training.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to continue to give our best in each and every game. We have to try to keep getting better and better. We\u2019re looking forward to the next game, the derby.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to go back to the drawing board as a group and focus on the next match,\u201d Nakamba told Villa TV.<\/p>\n

He blamed his team\u2019s failure to convert chances they created Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe played our best as a team. We had some chances to finish it off, but unfortunately, we couldn\u2019t take them. Of course, it\u2019s disappointing not to collect more points. In football, you can never be satisfied with one point, especially at home,\u201d Nakamba said.<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old has been linked with a move away from Villa in the January transfer window with Turkish side Galatasaray reported to be interested in him.<\/p>\n

Turkish giants Galatasaray were reportedly interested in Nakamba in the summer while there were also claims that Super Lig rivals Trabzonspor were chasing him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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