vandaq Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 24, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted February 24, 2014 Looked promising last season. Looks dreadful this season. Not sure which is the real Sylla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRS-T Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Looked terrible last season Still terrible this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1874 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Looked terrible last season Still terrible this season. Agree with this. His perfomances last season are massively over-rated by many. He's maybe even worse this season but has never looked anywhere near good enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 24, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted February 24, 2014 I think he was promising last season. As in, he played his part, and whilst not being a standout, showed that he had something about him. But I think he's regressed this season, if anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Yeah he's definitely gone backwards. He looked like he had talent last year and now looks out of his depth. I agree that I dont know which is real one. Worryingly I dont think Lambert does either. I could apply this question to Luna, Bennett, Lowton, Tonev, Weimann, Helenius. I would say Bowery but I'm not seen anything to suggested he is even that talented. Our squad is so thin it is painful. We keep hearing that in future we will make less signing but better quality ones. However by taking so many punts it looks like to me that we will have to replace at least as many players again next year. Says so much about how all over the place we are that we cant start our most in form player (Albrighton) because we dont own a left winger to play on the other side. Edited February 24, 2014 by villaglint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Worst player I've seen pull on the shirt. So out of his depth it's untrue. Nice bloke though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 think he got away with a bit last season as he wasnt Bannan. but he has nosedived rapidly this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandaq Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Yeah, he was no world beater but he really looks out of it. I really thought he could be special this season and help our midfield but he seems to get worse each time Should be sold or at least loaned out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SikhInTrinity Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I could not believe PL bought him on and asked him to play on the left side and Delph being put in the centre. The lad has never been that kind of midfielder so why we play him in that position I will never know. He should be there to protect the back four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 eh ? That box to box role is the only position he has ever played for us. admitedly usually on the right side of a three. The deep lying midfielder role requires much greater, passing / ball retention / technique than he currently has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SikhInTrinity Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 eh ? That box to box role is the only position he has ever played for us. admitedly usually on the right side of a three. The deep lying midfielder role requires much greater, passing / ball retention / technique than he currently has. He isn't a box to box midfielder he never will be, even he managed to do it on the right side last season. His job is simple win the ball and give it to Delph and Westwood. He's a defensive midfielder and that was his main role at his previous club. A deep lying midfielder is only useful if we actually keep the ball, if we don't then his role is effectively pointless, so when Westwood went off, Delph should not have been switched to the middle. “He’s a good defensive midfielder, sometimes he can play a little bit further up,” Houllier told the Birmingham Mail. “He is very strong and powerful and he is one of the best players in their team. “The French Ligue 2 is a similar standard to the Championship. I have spoken to one or two people at Clermont and they say that he can play at a higher level, certainly at Ligue 1 in France. “He can either play in front of the defence as a sitter or he can play in a defensive midfield triangle. “Clermont have a good reputation for supplying players for Ligue One in France and he would have made that step up next season. “In England , in the Premier League at Aston Villa it will be a massive challenge for him, but he is thought of in France as a very promising player.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I would refer you to Con and say he is a forward press in the mould of KEA. I agree he's no box to box player as when he gets to the other box he doesn't really have a clue. I was merely pointing out that is the only position he has ever played for us and that he doesn't have the ability to be the "fulcrum" which is required of the modern day defensive midfielder. Don't want to be too down on him, he's still young and got time to improve etc..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONCABA Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I like the guy, but he will never make a premiership player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbr600rr Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 ian taylor hes not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danishlad Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Maybe Bannan was better. (Oh no he isn't) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Yeah he's not great but he did a job last season and the worst player ever to play for Villa? Hardly. Tonev is leading those stakes for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Maybe Bannan was better. (Oh no he isn't) He's more talent than Sylla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post deeps Posted March 23, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2014 I never want to see this man in a villa shirt again. Simple as that. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I never want to see this man in a villa shirt again. Simple as that. Nothing more needs to be added to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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