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Aston Villa midfielder Ashley Westwood knows the fans dislike him, and it is a reason for his bad form.

That's the verdict of former Albion midfielder Richard Sneekes.

The Dutch international was a guest on the BB WM football phone in and spoke bluntly on the situation at the club, particularly the midfield issues.

He stated: "For me the achilles heel of the Aston Villa team is the central midfield.

"They only have a choice of three, and they aren't playing well at the moment.

"Ashley Westwood is suffering from the backlash from the fans, he must realise that they don't like him.

"Mile Jedinak has just not performed at all and Aaron Tshibola is someone for the future, it would be very difficult for him to be played in that holding role.

"Just being a good footballer in this league isn't enough to win a football game if the work ethic isn't good enough.

"They haven't recruited well enough, someone like Claudio Yacob would work wonders."