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title: "Aston Villa: Fans react to Dean Smith’s comments on Morgan Sanson"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2021-10-29T16:35:50Z"
modified: "2021-10-29T16:35:50Z"
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# Aston Villa: Fans react to Dean Smith’s comments on Morgan Sanson

**Aston Villa manager Dean Smith has [revealed](https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1454017467974619137) that midfielder Morgan Sanson won’t be available for the meeting with West Ham this weekend.**

And a number of Villa fans have been reacting to the news on social media.

Sanson has made just [one](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/morgan-sanson/leistungsdaten/spieler/174094) senior appearance during the current campaign due to injury but has been back in the matchday squad in the defeats to [Wolves and Arsenal](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/morgan-sanson/leistungsdaten/spieler/174094).

Smith didn’t use the Frenchman, though, who [Gregg Evans](https://theathletic.com/2911269/2021/10/25/morgan-sanson-tantrum-emirates-aston-villa/) said lost his temper after Anwar El Ghazi was sent on as the last substitute at the Emirates last time out.

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The 27-year-old [reportedly](https://theathletic.com/2911269/2021/10/25/morgan-sanson-tantrum-emirates-aston-villa/) took his anger out on his warm-up top and a bunch of water bottles, which was noticed by assistant manager Craig Shakespeare.

Smith [admitted](https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1454017467974619137) on Friday that Sanson and youngster Jaden Philogene-Bidace were ill and wouldn’t be available against the Hammers, however, some Villa fans didn’t seem to believe the Villa boss.

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### Villa fans react

Villa posted the news regarding Sanson on their [official Twitter page](https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1454017467974619137). This is what these Villa supporters had to say in reply, with one labelling the treatment of Sanson as ‘disgusting’.

**“you’ve got to be joking”**

[Credit: @CamUTFV](https://twitter.com/CamUTFV/status/1454017657208979460)

**“Sanson isn’t ill though is he? you’re just embarrassed he put you in your place”**

[Credit: @Nathhhavfc](https://twitter.com/Nathhhavfc/status/1454017696044134401)

**“It’s disgusting how Smith has treated @Morgan\_Sanson8 he deserves much better and I’m sure there’s a good player in there just as there is with @fredguilbert24. All the fans know Sanson isn’t ill but he is clearly fuming with Smith”**

[Credit: @VillaWatch1](https://twitter.com/VillaWatch1/status/1454037834231336965)

**“We are so disrespectful to Sanson, we don’t deserve him”**

[Credit: @KingLandranger3](https://twitter.com/KingLandranger3/status/1454028821905223680)

**“he is not ill u just don’t like him pal”**

[Credit: @avfcdann](https://twitter.com/avfcdann/status/1454017578997792779)

**“How convenient that the guy who threw a bottle at him is supposedly “ill”. He’s losing the dressing room 100%”**

[Credit: @AndreasH1874](https://twitter.com/AndreasH1874/status/1454018414650011653)

***In other news: [‘Brilliant’ – Lots of Villa fans love ‘superb’ official late-night update.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-fans-react-to-under-21-support/)***