Yacouba Sylla

[Rancid custard]

As he settles, learns more of the lingo and gets a good pre season under him he should be better. I'll hold my judgement until about 10 games in next season. Heading in the right direction and I've seen a few glimpses of a good player.

[OCD]

Thought he was excellent today.

[OzVilla]

Yes, he was very good.  Great engine, tidy on the ball and got a couple of good shots away too.  Very promising start to his Villa career.

[peter w]

At times in the 2nd half he just looked like a player. Even when he wasn't touching the ball.

[Tuscans]

Think he still needs to get up to the pace to the premier league but looks like there could be a tidy player in there somewhere.

[jcsutv]

Glad that we have started to understand how he can offer more than the N'Zogbia. I was worried just after the Fulham game that he was rubbish. Is there anyone who still wants the Zog back???

[Tuscans]

Glad that we have started to understand how he can offer more than the N'Zogbia. I was worried just after the Fulham game that he was rubbish. Is there anyone who still wants the Zog back???

I might put Andi in the middle and pop N'Zog wide...I just havent fancied Bent for a long time now and Andi prefers playing right upfront.

[claretandbeer]

Glad that we have started to understand how he can offer more than the N'Zogbia. I was worried just after the Fulham game that he was rubbish. Is there anyone who still wants the Zog back???

I might put Andi in the middle and pop N'Zog wide...I just havent fancied Bent for a long time now and Andi prefers playing right upfront.

I would go with that.Sylla ,Westwood and Delph ,best player on the pitch,looked a decent midfield,and Gardner on the bench after a long lay off is a big thumbs up from Lambert.

[ozzjim]

At times in the 2nd half he just looked like a player. Even when he wasn't touching the ball.

I think the calm of Westwood is significant though. He is a bit like Petrov became in that respect, that he just has time when the ball comes to him, and Sylla is benefitting from that. It annoyed me immensely that about 3 times he won the ball clean and got the ref giving the cheating Chelskis free kicks.

[not3bad]

Excellent performance from Sylla today. Lovely lay off for the goal from Tekkers.

[PeterWithesShin]

Considering the step up he has made I think he has been excellent. We look so much better with him in the side.

[bilsim]

I imagine N'zog will start the Wigan game now. Interesting.

[Matt Collins]

Yes I think it might be zog rather than bent who comes in, with gabby up top. The risk with bent is that his hold up play is so mediocre that we won't be able to hold onto the ball well enough.

[eastie]

Considering the step up he has made I think he has been excellent. We look so much better with him in the side.

Agreed, we look much better with Delph, westy and sylla as a middle three.

[Matt C]

Looks like another bargain to me.