IMHO, no chance! I first saw Touré during a pre-season game at the Etihad & he was head & shoulders above everyone on the pitch that day.Hr's a better player at 19 than Yaya ever was at that age.
I disagree. Look at Foden. Pep has been imploring him to learn to play with different rhythms and not be direct all the time for the past 3 years or so and there's still been no change from Foden so far hence why pep still cannot trust him to play midfield for city. Some players just have a tendency to be very direct and intense like Foden, KDB etc... From what I've seen bellingham is of that mould.I'd definitely disagree on this one. He has all the raw tools to be moulded into that sort of player. He can use his body well to protect the ball, has a good eye for a pass and his reading of the game is good for a young player. Six months under pep will see these attributes polished up to make him even better. We've got to remember how good a coach pep is, especially for midfielders.
He was up against Joey Barton in midfield. I am not surprised Yaya looked good.IMHO, no chance! I first saw Touré during a pre-season game at the Etihad & he was head & shoulders above everyone on the pitch that day.
I'm sure he'd just moved to Olympiakos from Beveren for £1m, & I was screaming that Pearce should offer Olympiakos £1.5m to bring him here.
Barça saw his potential & bought him not long after & the rest was history...
You can only compete with what's in front of you, but is anyone gonna argue that Yaya didn't go on to fulfill his potential as one of the world's best midfielders of his generation?He was up against Joey Barton in midfield. I am not surprised Yaya looked good.
He was 24 when he signed for Barca. He had a trial at Arsenal when he was 20 and nearly signed for them, so he was far from the finished article.IMHO, no chance! I first saw Touré during a pre-season game at the Etihad & he was head & shoulders above everyone on the pitch that day.
I'm sure he'd just moved to Olympiakos from Beveren for £1m, & I was screaming that Pearce should offer Olympiakos £1.5m to bring him here.
Barça saw his potential & bought him not long after & the rest was history...
IMHO, no chance! I first saw Touré during a pre-season game at the Etihad & he was head & shoulders above everyone on the pitch that day.
I'm sure he'd just moved to Olympiakos from Beveren for £1m, & I was screaming that Pearce should offer Olympiakos £1.5m to bring him here.
Barça saw his potential & bought him not long after & the rest was history...
Blimey if he becomes anywhere near Yaya at his peak I will be delightedHr's a better player at 19 than Yaya ever was at that age.
Blimey if he becomes anywhere near Yaya at his peak I will be delighted
IIRC, it was a work permit issue which prevented the Arsenal transfer. Yaya was then hawked around various clubs to boost his profile & value, which is why I'm sure he was at 4 clubs in 4 years. He was a special player & I couldn't believe our luck when we signed him...He was 24 when he signed for Barca. He had a trial at Arsenal when he was 20 and nearly signed for them, so he was far from the finished article.
Bellingham has a long way to go, but i imagine in 5 years working at City under pep with our players he will be a very different player to extremely good player he is now.
Wind your neck in fella, I'm merely voicing an opinion ya plank...Ahh. Glad we're judging a player and basing an opinion on a single pre-season game now.
What Bellingham has already done at 19 far surpasses anything Toure did. Stop being ridiculously biased.
I didn’t see Yaya at the same age as Bellingham as he didn’t play for City and I don’t watch other teams. What I do know supporting City for 56 years is that peak Yaya was in my opinion the best midfielder we have ever had.That's got nothing to do with my point though has it?
Yeah crazy to think what Arsenal missed out on there. Funny thing was when he came to us he'd never really scored goals, but for us he did. That season he got 20 odd goals for us was one of the best seasons any midfielder has ever had for us.IIRC, it was a work permit issue which prevented the Arsenal transfer. Yaya was then hawked around various clubs to boost his profile & value, which is why I'm sure he was at 4 clubs in 4 years. He was a special player & I couldn't believe our luck when we signed him...
Imagine what Kev and Rodri will do for him then.Just heard some bloke on radio 5, may have been their snidey scottish left back, saying how 'hendo' doesn't get the recognition he deserves and he talked JB all the way through the world cup and made him a better player!!!
He was a Touré de Force! An absolute monster who had it all at his peak. That season where he scored 20 was as close to midfield perfection as you could get...Yeah crazy to think what Arsenal missed out on there. Funny thing was when he came to us he'd never really scored goals, but for us he did. That season he got 20 odd goals for us was one of the best seasons any midfielder has ever had for us.
EditedJust heard some bloke on radio 5, may have been their snidey scottish left back, saying how 'hendo' doesn't get the hanging he deserves and he talked JB all the way through the world cup and made him pass sideways and hoof the ball into touch all the time before pointing at people a lot!!!
He'd have been around 20/21 when he played at the Etihad. He totally controlled the game that day & was simply majestic.I didn’t see Yaya at the same age as Bellingham as he didn’t play for City and I don’t watch other teams. What I do know supporting City for 56 years is that peak Yaya was in my opinion the best midfielder we have ever had.
Good.every time he's in Africa, people keep taking the piss out of him for it.
But that is where the very tired joke is relevant.....we have 2 older lads on loan in the Championship who are literally not in his league.He is not even close to his full potential and that has to be factored.In the first half I can see what you mean. Pace and strength although no final ball that I could see. In the second half where was he?
He is completely different to anything we have in midfield just now and I'm not sure thats a good thing. Pace and strength great, but the ability to link defence with offence? ball retention? assists in the final third? I'm not seeing that.