Yaya

[Neville Kneville]

He's been an amazing player for us, but I'm not convinced it would be good for the team for him to stay next season. He was brilliant on Sunday, but it was a great display of willpower - mind over matter. There was just no way he was going to lose a cup final. I'm not sure he's up to the drudgery of a full season, though, and when he doesn't perform well we really miss having a player with a higher work rate in midfield.

The problem with Fernandinho coming in to cover is that a) doing the work of two isn't sustainable for him for a season, and b) it leaves holes elsewhere, and a better team would punish us.

A great, great player for the club, but Sunday felt like a magnificent swansong to me, rather than the rebirth of a player. I'd be delighted to be proved wrong.

It wouldn't be a case of Fernandinho covering in a Pep team though. I agree, him having to play centre mid, fullback & attacking right wing, all at once is too much & would see him break down, but we wouldn't have to play 442 under Pep & would be able to pick a more balanced lineup to best beat the oppo on the day. The accent would be on getting numbers together in the right areas when we lost the ball, thus Yaya would often not have far to run defensively, nor Fernandinho.

But it will all depend on who is available for transfer in, I think. Pep gave pigfucker a chance before selling him though, & he's like a coal barge nowardays. Yaya's recent performances will not have harmed his case, if Pep is undecided. It may depend on what he does next.

 

[woolleyback blue]

He'd make a perfect super-sub. Bring him on with 20 mins to go to run at tiring opposition defenders!

 

[kaz7]

Doubt for tomorrow with foot injury

 

[Dax777]

Doubt for tomorrow with foot injury

Well, he should be rested. He deserves it!

 

[ono]

Doubt for tomorrow with foot injury

Judging by the majority on here we should look miles better with him out anyway.

 

[baildon blue]

He's still a top player .

Can't play every match like he used to .

 

[Pam]

I hope someone remembered to bake the lad a penalty scoring cake!

 

[Hesh]

Cometh the hour cometh the man

Every fuckin time he steps up on the big occasion

A hero forever

 

[ped]

once AGAIN the big man comes up trumps when it really matters , the best player i have seen since colin bell ,fuck off haters just fuck off

 

[squirtyflower]

once AGAIN the big man comes up trumps when it really matters , the best player i have seen since colin bell ,fuck off haters just fuck off

Said exactly the same in Kiev last Wednesday, the guy's a man mountain and is at the heart of all our success. More small minded people can't get past the cake.

 

[fatbloke]

Said exactly the same in Kiev last Wednesday, the guy's a man mountain and is at the heart of all our success. More small minded people can't get past the cake.

I know some people just want to win at all costs but his off field antics just make people lose respect for him. It's not that we don't appreciate what he's done for us in footballing terms but when you look at Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Silva and Sergio it shows you that footballers can be decent blokes too. Yaya was a decent player and still is for period of each game but it doesn't mean people have to like him or respect him.

 

[City Raider]

Gets the big bucks coz he's ice under pressure, same as Aguero.

When it went to pens my first reaction was dippers always win these. Then I looked at Aguero and Toure and thought sod that, we've more winners than they have.

 

[squirtyflower]

I know some people just want to win at all costs but his off field antics just make people lose respect for him. It's not that we don't appreciate what he's done for us in footballing terms but when you look at Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Silva and Sergio it shows you that footballers can be decent blokes too. Yaya was a decent player and still is for period of each game but it doesn't mean people have to like him or respect him.

I'm sorry
You'll have to point out where I said you should like him or respect him
Too much subjectivity not enough objectivity

 

[fatbloke]

I'm sorry
You'll have to point out where I said you should like him or respect him
Too much subjectivity not enough objectivity

I'm sorry you'll have to point out where I said you did. Too much defensive reactions, not enough punctuation.

 

[squirtyflower]

I'm sorry you'll have to point out where I said you did. Too much defensive reactions, not enough punctuation.

too
many
people
with
judgement
clouded
by
cake
the
Internet
wasn't
made
for
grammar

 

[fatbloke]

too
many
people
with
judgement
clouded
by
cake
the
Internet
wasn't
made
for
grammar

Too many people with judgements based on assumptions about a cake.

 

[Machiavelli]

Too many people with judgements based on assumptions about a cake.

What is your problem then?
Why don't you just avoid the thread if you don't like or respect him?
Yaya's faults have been done to death.

 

[OB1]

Judging by the majority on here we should look miles better with him out anyway.

If he doesn't play, some of the other boys will really need to sharpen up their control and passing: only Yaya and Silva were consistent enough in that regard at Wembley; Aguero was OK but touches it far less. We need our big players fit and firing if we want to move up the table.

 

[City_Sean]

Same again tonight. He's been fantastic these last few weeks, his passing and work rate have been excellent.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

If he doesn't play, some of the other boys will really need to sharpen up their control and passing: only Yaya and Silva were consistent enough in that regard at Wembley; Aguero was OK but touches it far less. We need our big players fit and firing if we want to move up the table.

I thought he was excellent on Sunday, and he'll be a huge miss tonight if he's not fit (assuming he decides not to revert to disinterested mode). He brought a power and control to proceedings that the dippers could not contain