Is Rodri better than Yaya ?

[Pam]

They're very different. It depends what aspect of the game we're talking.

 

[Pam]

I bet Rodri could whip Joey at table tennis. Don't know about darts, though!

Joey would rip Rodri a new one at noughts& crosses.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Joey would rip Rodri a new one at noughts& crosses.

Not a chance, as Joey doesn't know his arse from his elbow, he wouldn't know which was the nought and which was the cross.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Yes

 

[Pam]

Not a chance, as Joey doesn't know his arse from his elbow, he wouldn't know which was the nought and which was the cross.

Well there is that.

 

[Cellarite]

Daft thread. Different positions, different circumstances. Both excellent players whose performances have lifted City to the next level.

Every single thing seems to be an either or these days. Twitter is full of it. Saka or Foden, Haaland or prime Agüero, which of these wingers is overrated, Salah or Suarez.

It bored the life out of me on Twitter because it’s merely a popularity contest.

Like you say, Yaya and Rodri are different players. If we had Fernandinho in the team, I’d rather have Yaya. If we don’t have Fernandinho, I’d take Rodri.

 

[mexico1970]

Daft thread. Different positions, different circumstances. Both excellent players whose performances have lifted City to the next level.

Both great players but Rodri pips it because of his attitude, as you say different positions and abilities.

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Love them both

Just hope we get Rodri a birthday cake when it's time to

 

[pride in battle]

Yaya wasnt even at the level of Gundog or Ferny. Yaya was a good footballer though, technical etc. Inspiring sometimes.

Just 'a good footballer' ? WOW !!

 

[pride in battle]

This was the first thought when I saw the thread. If we had Rodri 'n Yaya in the team, Yaya would be able to play much further forward. I think Rodri would not produce the same as Yaya if the positions were reversed and Rodders had to forage fifteen or twenty yards further up field. Rodri in his current World No1 Pos and then Yaya playing the Gundog role.

But the question wasn't about them playing in the same side, it's whose the BETTER player.

 

[Corky]

Different role.

 

[jimharri]

Yaya was an absolute beast in his prime; he was immense in the run-in in 13/14. But Rodri is acknowledged by many as the best defensive midfielder in the world. There's no definitive way, in my opinion, of comparing them. Let's be glad that we have enjoyed the best of both of them.

 

[pride in battle]

Both great players but Rodri pips it because of his attitude, as you say different positions and abilities.

Where has this 'different' position come from ? He played the same position as Rodri, but if we needed a goal he moved forward, but he started as a holding midfielder at City.

 

[pride in battle]

Different role.

Explain ?

 

[Blue and true]

Yes.

 

[Corky]

Explain ?

Rodri 6, Yaya 8 and sometimes 10.

 

[pride in battle]

Rodri 6, Yaya 8 and sometimes 10.

He started as a holding midfielder, just like Rodri, THEN moved further forward.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Just 'a good footballer' ? WOW !!

Good...? I'll put it this way... in 63 years of watching City, I've never seen a better or more influential player in a City shirt than 2010 to 2015 Yaya Toure. The man was a colossus, an absolute monster of a player. The King. Untouchable.

 

[Coatigan]

Chalk n cheese. Both world class, both can do things the other can't. Both legends of Manchester City football club.

Yes but which one is the cheese?

 

[Corky]

He started as a holding midfielder, just like Rodri, THEN moved further forward.

He started in a 4 2 3 1 , he was the more attacking of the 2 mids normally.

Barry or Dejong would have been the Rodri when he started.