Aston Villa manager Dean Smith is hoping for a ‘response’ when his side take on West Ham on Sunday afternoon, and a number of Villa supporters have been reacting to his comments on social media.
Villa go into the meeting with David Moyes’ side off the back of three consecutive Premier League defeats, leaving them 15th in the table despite spending almost £90m in the summer transfer window.
The most recent loss came at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal, where Villa found themselves 2-0 down at half-time. They managed to draw the second half 1-1, with Smith labelling that as a ‘response’, but a number of fans aren’t exactly thrilled by that statement.
He now wants to see a further ‘response’ against the Irons, with a win taking them up at least three positions in the table.
Villa fans react
Here is what these Villa supporters had to say in reply to the club’s official post citing Smith’s pre-match comments, with plenty left unimpressed by those words amid a worrying run of form which has seen the 50-year-old come under pressure in some quarters.
“Certain man’s club legend going out, sad!”
“3 points from relegation zone, job centre Monday”
“I love this Villa squad. However, we start and finish every game with no intensity. It's a worry. Like 'sit for 20 mins see how it goes' and by then our momentum is gone. It's like the second half of last season all over again. It's a tough league. UTV”
“We are NOT beating West ham. Repeat NOT.”
“WHAT RESPONSE?!?!?!?!? YOUR IN DENIAL MATE”
“Just get him out”
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