Chronicle EditorJOHANNESBURG. — Former Aston Villa striker Stan Collymore has lashed out at Jolean Lescott after the defender said their relegation from the English Premier League was a “weight off the shoulders.”
Villa, European Cup winners in the 1981/82 season, lost 1-0 to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday to confirm demotion following a disastrous campaign in which they have won just three matches and employed the same number of managers.
Lescott has endured a tough time since signing from West Bromwich Albion in September but the 33-year-old said he wanted to stay on with the seven-times English champions.
“We showed a level of pride that there’s probably not been enough of throughout the season,” the central defender, capped 26 times by England, told the BBC after Saturday’s loss. — Reuters.
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