Remembering Yaya!

[bobbymimms]

YAYA. was a world class player in my eyes. A MACHINE....

 

[Trojan1962]

Peak Ya Ya no one could get near him. Never went missing and an absolute beast.

 

[Blue Smarties]

Quite simply a freak of a nature, at his peak he was unstoppable. You know you've had a fantastic career when many players will be touted as the next you, but many of which will never reach your peak.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Please elaborate on these 3-4 seasons, I'd love to understand which seasons specifically. The 20 goal season, yes absolutely no problem, I'm struggling to name any others.

He was AWOL in a large proportion of games; Barry/De Jong and later Fernandinho had to be monsters to compensate for Toure's lack of desire to do the dirty work (just like Ndombele at Spurs now). Talent is irrelevant, look at De Bruyne, just as good if not better than Toure AND he does the hard graft too.

He was never AWOL from October 2010 at West Ham (the game it really kicked off for him) up to the end of the 2013-14 season. He was superb throughout those years. The best player in the league over those four years.

He had well over 100 passes in many games across all of those years. Far from being AWOL, he was the most important player in the team during that time.

He swept aside every midfielder but Gundogan (at Dortmund at the time) in that time. He was head and shoulders above the rest in his position, or any position in the Prem.

 

[ctid1894]

He was never AWOL from October 2010 at West Ham (the game it really kicked off for him) up to the end of the 2013-14 season. He was superb throughout those years. The best player in the league over those four years.

He had well over 100 passes in many games across all of those years. Far from being AWOL, he was the most important player in the team during that time.

He swept aside every midfielder but Gundogan (at Dortmund at the time) in that time. He was head and shoulders above the rest in his position, or any position in the Prem.

We've been over this a million times, it's boring. I expect a bare minimum in terms of effort and work rate, others are happy as long as he runs past 3 players and bangs one in the top corner every so often. You'll never convince me just like I'll never convince you, we hold different values on what is important.

 

[chesterbells]

He was never AWOL from October 2010 at West Ham (the game it really kicked off for him) up to the end of the 2013-14 season. He was superb throughout those years. The best player in the league over those four years.

He had well over 100 passes in many games across all of those years. Far from being AWOL, he was the most important player in the team during that time.

He swept aside every midfielder but Gundogan (at Dortmund at the time) in that time. He was head and shoulders above the rest in his position, or any position in the Prem.

Bloody well said mate.

 

[john blue]

Incredible player in his prime which was with us, even if on signing he was described as an average player who didnt score or create goals by Merson his stats disprove that.

Cant believe Merson would have come out with that. !

 

[chedinho]

I remember him playing in the Thomas cook trophy as at 17 or 18 years old.

He strolled through our midfield with ease.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

I hate what Yaya did to the club in the end but lately I been watching him back playing for City and he's been totally underrated by this country, how he didnt win a national player award I dont know

 

[Sky Blue Thinking]

I hate what Yaya did to the club in the end but lately I been watching him back playing for City and he's been totally underrated by this country, how he didnt win a national player award I dont know

Maybe he played in the wrong colour shirt...had an immense season in 2014, although Suarez had a great season that year (remember the tears at Palace) i believe the awards are voted before the season ends so when the club prizes are won the vote os already cast. At least Yaya won the league and league cup that year.