KEA or Sylla?

[Ketzster]

Sylla. Absolutely no idea why KEA would ever play

[olaftab]

It appears that players not playing when the team has had a couple of bad results become world beaters.

[cdbearsfan]

El-Ahmadi's generally been good this season, based on what I've seen. I'd play both and give Westwood a rest.

[cdbearsfan]

Anyway, fascinating facts I've discovered today:

(i) Sylla plays for Mali
(ii) he made his international debut against Brittany.

[silhillvilla]

KEA will not make the grade , at 29 he's had his chance.

[cdbearsfan]

Petrov was roughly the same age when many wrote him off. I've not given up on KEA-Ora yet.

[Des Little]

What I want to know is why KEA wasn't good enough to play the second half of last season and he suddenly is now? From what I can see he's actually got worse, yet gets a start? Baffling.

[Hoppo]

KEA was absolutely wank v Newcastle.. Absolutely wank.

[Ads]

Sylla should be in the team, but should we really be singling KEA out? What has Westwood done to keep his place so far?

[Damo70]

Sylla without a doubt. And I am basing that, not on the Newcastle game but on KEA's performances over twelve months compared to Sylla's since January.

[eastie]

Sylla should be in the team, but should we really be singling KEA out? What has Westwood done to keep his place so far?

Fair comment - Westwood also has been poor.

[l_mckay]

I think Sylla will be back in the team on the weekend,hopefully see a few changes

[supertom]

Sylla should be in the team, but should we really be singling KEA out? What has Westwood done to keep his place so far?

Chuff all, but by benefit of what he did last season, and the fact hes probably the only midfielder we have who can play the role he does, it's very hard to drop him. What's disappointed me most about Westy is he's gone missing. Last half of last season he was almost always an option for someone. He'd always be available for a pass. On the ball he'd rarely give it away and actually try and advance things forward. He looks weirdly short of confidence. It's all side or reverse passes. He gives the ball away more and he's hiding from it on occasion.

[bobdylan]

Two very limited players, but what else do we have to choose from, Herd, Bacuna, Gardner?  Never mind the defence we are well short of quality in midfield.

[paul_e]

KEA seems to be in the lead for the title of scapegoat for the season.

The issue here is that Westwood and KEA just shouldn't be playing together as it puts too much pressure on Delph to do all the running.  Sylla worked because he pressed the ball high up the pitch and allowed Westwood to sit in and Delph to press deeper, KEA isn't pressing the ball so we've got 2 players trying to sit in and it leaves too much space.  We need 1 of Sylla, Bacuna, Gardner or Tonev to come in and play the role Sylla did last season when we don't have the ball and provide something going forward when we have it, the 2nd requirement being the reason I wouldn't automatically throw Sylla in.