Yacouba Sylla

[PaulWinch again]

He looked good to me yesterday, he liked a tackle and passed it nicely.

[peter w]

He and we looked good in the middle because we had 3 in there. Reading only had two as they went 4-4-2 to get some width.Whilst we looked good in possession Reading had chances because our full backs were drawn inside and there was no cover in front of them. Reading should have done better with their chances but so should we.

It seems we are going for the tactic of just trying to outscore the opponent because we know we will struggle to keep it tight at the back.

[villa `cross the mersey]

He and we looked good in the middle because we had 3 in there. Reading only had two as they went 4-4-2 to get some width.Whilst we looked good in possession Reading had chances because our full backs were drawn inside and there was no cover in front of them. Reading should have done better with their chances but so should we.

It seems we are going for the tactic of just trying to outscore the opponent because we know we will struggle to keep it tight at the back.

Old Trafford should be interesting if that is the case -perhaps the record defeat could be surpassed again? or we will snatch an unlikely draw  6-6

[maidstonevillain]

So far he's done two of the three things our French midfielders do - look tidy and keep it simple. All he needs to do now is vanish and he'll be another Makoun and that one O'Leary signed.

But he has the physical presence that Berson and Makoun do,or did, not.

[brian green]

As some very wise and insightful poster said a week or two back, what we have been missing all season is a player who can kick the opposition while the ref is not looking.   Young Sylla may be that man.

[PaulWinch again]

I see Sylla got 5 out of 10 in one of the papers, shows they don't bother watching the games.

[SamTheMouse]

Technique nothing to write home about, but he's tidy enough and his movement was a refreshing change. He popped up left, right and centre, was constantly looking around him to find space to receive the ball. Which is enough to make me love him, so seldom do I actually see anyone in a Villa shirt do that for more than 5 minutes at a time.

[Ads]

He is a big unit in a see of little 'uns.

[neo_Villan]

I thought he showed some good promise yesterday. Good ball control, drove forward at times and got stuck in. Perhaps the most promising thing is that his inclusion allowed Westwood and Bannan to play their game a bit more and that is the reason we had so much possession.

[Clampy]

He had a decent debut yesterday but let's not get too carried away just yet. He'll have bad games and the knives will be out. Promising start though.

[mr-villa]

Technique nothing to write home about.

Some examples please??

[wozwebs]

Remember Makoun looking fantastic on his debut at OT so not getting carried away. Thought he looked decent and can only improve as he gets used to the pace of the play.

[atticus snood]

I'm looking forward to seeing him if he plays on Saturday.

[villan from luton]

About time we had a big lad in the middle who can put himself about, from what I saw yesterday he looks another good signing  by Lambert

[Villafirst]

About time we had a big lad in the middle who can put himself about, from what I saw yesterday he looks another good signing  by Lambert

And cheap in Premier League terms at £1.8M