Villa player loan watch

[supertom]

I imagine one of them will come back a little early, unless Delphy's almost ready.

[RussellC]

Yeah - if Westwoods out for 4-5 weeks, I'd imagine we'd definitely be looking to get GG back ASAP. With Westwood, Delph and potentially Cole and Cleverley all out it's an area we're now short in. In fact, I wouldn;t be surprised if we line-up with a midfield 3 of Sanchez, Richardson and Bacuna on Saturday...

[simon ward 50]

In fact, I wouldn;t be surprised if we line-up with a midfield 3 of Sanchez, Richardson and Bacuna on Saturday...

"Shudders!"

[ADVILLAFAN]

Herd was on the bench, so he may get a game at some stage.

[DrGonzo]

Herd was on the bench, so he may get a game at some stage.

Barrel? Check!  Scraping device? Check!

[ADVILLAFAN]

Herd was on the bench, so he may get a game at some stage.

Barrel? Check!  Scraping device? Check!

Or we could always get Sylla back off loan   :-D

[eamonn]

Funny you should mention Sylla. On that JPA retirement story there is a link to this...

While Aston Villa loanee Yacouba Sylla remains determined to return to England next season, the 24-year-old midfielder admits that his future at the club is up in the air.

Sylla first joined Villa from French second division side Clermont Foot in January 2013 for around £2 million, showing enough during his first few months in the Midlands for some to hail him as the team’s long-term answer in the holding role.

The Mali international’s first full campaign at Villa Park did not go at all to plan, however, as he made just 11 league appearances in a side battling against relegation for most of 2013-14, failing to get off the bench for the final two months of the season.

Subsequently shipped out to Turkish Super Lig club Kayseri Erciyesspor on a season-long loan this past summer, Sylla has impressed during his time on the other side of Europe but, with manager Paul Lambert since moving to sign Carlos Sanchez to fill his former role, isn’t sure what plans the Claret and Blues have for him moving forward.

“I'm focused on the season in Turkey,” he said in an interview with France Football. “Aston Villa is the club to which I belong, the club where I progressed.

“I always look out for their results. I left to come back stronger, but the truth of tomorrow is we do not know. There are a lot of unemployed people so I'm not going to fuss, though. I remain privileged.

"I could not fall lower than last season,” he continued. “Here, I have the chance to establish myself, even if I always have something to prove.

“This is what I expected. I did not want to travel to all four corners of England on the bench. Last season, I may have made mistakes, but I know I gave everything. That dark season with Aston Vila does not leave bad memories because we learn through the difficulty.”

With a contract until 2016, it remains to be seen what will happen to Sylla when he comes back to Villa next season but, given the current injury crisis in midfield, one wonders whether he might have been set to get a run in the line-up had he been kept around.

[passitsideways]

He was probably the one who suffered most from our football steadily descending into utter shite last season. Probably won't make it here, but his play during the 2013 run-in suggests that there's a decent player in there somewhere.

[Quiet Lion]

I dont remember Sylla being particularlly shit - especially relative to the level of others at that point. Maybe my memory is failing me

[supertom]

I dont remember Sylla being particularlly shit - especially relative to the level of others at that point. Maybe my memory is failing me

I dunno. I remember him being pretty atrocious in games last season. He looked a completely different player to the one who seemed to be getting better and better in the run-in the previous season. I remember against Chelsea in the penultimate game in Lambo's first season, Sylla was superb.

[Matt Collins]

Sylla was awful last year

[pauliewalnuts]

I dont remember Sylla being particularlly shit - especially relative to the level of others at that point. Maybe my memory is failing me

I dunno. I remember him being pretty atrocious in games last season. He looked a completely different player to the one who seemed to be getting better and better in the run-in the previous season. I remember against Chelsea in the penultimate game in Lambo's first season, Sylla was superb.

He's a very limited player, but reading the above, it at least sounds like his attitude is spot on.

[IAmTheOneIanOlney]

Watching Brighton and for the first 20 minutes, the only thing I could see the loan helping Gardner with was his ability to look up at the sky. The football improved a bit as the half went on, but, in all honesty, he isn't really standing out at all in a game full of pretty average players.

[Ron Manager]

Watching Brighton and for the first 20 minutes, the only thing I could see the loan helping Gardner with was his ability to look up at the sky. The football improved a bit as the half went on, but, in all honesty, he isn't really standing out at all in a game full of pretty average players.

And that is exactly how I saw it. Gardner had one reasonable free kick and Bent took up the right positions but the ball never got through to him. Sami Hypia looked a deeply worried man even before they started!.

Terrible game.

Gardner booked for a bad foul.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

He was probably the one who suffered most from our football steadily descending into utter shite last season. Probably won't make it here, but his play during the 2013 run-in suggests that there's a decent player in there somewhere.

He was excellent in that run-in because he played - regularly...pretty obvious!
But, he got better with games...the following season he underperformed because he only played bits and pieces.
He needs to play games to play at his best, like most players, I suppose....IMHO.