Yaya the manager?

Strange one, I wouldn't have thought he was management material. I could see it in Kompany and Fernandinho but never Yaya.

In my mind, the skilful players don't tend to make good managers. I think it's partly because they can't understand why everyone can't trap the ball and ping a 40 yard assist. I know there are always exceptions to the rule, but the ones who've been great over the years do tend to be clogger-types.

I bet he would hate to manage himself!
 
GoatersLeftShin said:
Strange one, I wouldn't have thought he was management material. I could see it in Kompany and Fernandinho but never Yaya.

In my mind, the skilful players don't tend to make good managers. I think it's partly because they can't understand why everyone can't trap the ball and ping a 40 yard assist. I know there are always exceptions to the rule, but the ones who've been great over the years do tend to be clogger-types.

I bet he would hate to manage himself!
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Thierry Henry's players at Monaco spoke of how he couldn't understand why they couldn't emulate him as a player, or that a lot of them would never be that type of footballer. So it's an interesting point. Not to say that all silky players would fall in that trap. Pep was rather silky.

Good luck to Yaya, he has the potential and I hope he fulfils it. Knowledge is there, as has been mentioned people-skills will be the main test for him. But if Joey Barton can get a crack of the whip, I don't see why Yaya can't
 
I read Craig Bellamy’s autobiography for his time with City and Wales. He said Zola was absolutely ruining players at West Ham on the training pitch. That’s never positive.
 
jimharri said:
Still amazed at Mancini jumping ship from the Italian gig, and going for the Saudi dollar. Surely, he wasn't short of a bob or three? It doesn't really reflect well on him, in my opinion.
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He’d got Italy as far as he could really, winning that final.

And Bobby Manc loves cash!
 
jimharri said:
Still amazed at Mancini jumping ship from the Italian gig, and going for the Saudi dollar. Surely, he wasn't short of a bob or three? It doesn't really reflect well on him, in my opinion.
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I can't see him living there, he'd miss his wine too much. Yaya is not a bad choice for assistant.
 
No issues with anybody going to Saudi for the cash as long as they’re honest about it and don’t pretend it’s because they have any intention of growing the game over there.
People aren’t stupid… well, some obviously are.
 
Phil1 said:
No issues with anybody going to Saudi for the cash as long as they’re honest about it and don’t pretend it’s because they have any intention of growing the game over there.
People aren’t stupid… well, some obviously are.
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Agreed. I wonder what percentage of those who have gone there, would have gone there if it wasn't for the lorry loads of money on offer? Precious few, I would guess.
 
jimharri said:
Still amazed at Mancini jumping ship from the Italian gig, and going for the Saudi dollar. Surely, he wasn't short of a bob or three? It doesn't really reflect well on him, in my opinion.
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100%. Little more than a vile, arrogant bully who just grabs money where possible. He left his wife for a much younger tart too.
 
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