grim up north
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Made me smileStill lacks situational awareness of Rice!
Made me smileStill lacks situational awareness of Rice!
The question is -> If Pep was the manager when Yaya Toure reached his prime, would he be as influential and dominating midfielder as Rodri is right now..
But also we should consider, that Pep decided to choose Busquets for that role and sold Yaya
With Macini or Pellegrini systems, we weren't tactically ready for the bigger European teams.. But individually Toure was incredible and in this Pep system, where everyone knows what to do, everything is well-planned - it's easier for the player to show his skills and when team competes at a higher level, wins titles, you can single out each player and talk about his individual abilities.
For example David Silva. He was incredible before and after Pep. Same applies to Aguero and Kompany and Fernandinho. So I guess, Toure we have been same, if he had aged a little bit later.
So I would say Toure and Rodri are on the same level, but Rodri is luckier due to reason, that his prime aligned with Pep's period and this magnificent team.
I think Rodri has full potential to be named as the best defensive midfielder PL and world football has ever seen.
Peak Yaya is not at the same level as Rodri for last 12 months. Rodri was the best player in the world last season and should have been shoe in for every player of year the award. Rodri won us the Champions League, the League and bossed for Spain so they scooped a Nations League trophy. I would say it is the best season by defensive midfielder in the premier league era.You’re wasn’t really a DM, and certainly not at heart.
Rodri does a better job out of possession but Yaya was more gifted and better in possession.
Peak Yaya was an incredible force of nature.
However, I see no need to compare them.
Rodri is no yet at his peak but has been improving throughout his time at City and is set to become one of our all-time greats.
Yaya was one of the greatest but still he probably had 5-6 players ahead of him during his peak season. Also I would say Gerrard, Lampard and Ginger Scones have had comparable or better seasons than him.
Yaya's peak was higher than those three. They never reached the level he showed in 2013/14.Yaya was one of the greatest but still he probably had 5-6 players ahead of him during his peak season. Also I would say Gerrard, Lampard and Ginger Scones have had comparable or better seasons than him.
Exactly. It was never truly men against boys as it was with yaya and now is with rodriYaya's peak was higher than those three. They never reached the level he showed in 2013/14.
If it were me selecting Ballon d’Or, he’d be winning that, too.It could be easily argued that he is the worlds best player regardless of position: CL POTY, Nations League POTY, CL winner, PL winner, FA cup winner. He is a phenomenon based on current performance.
I think being the most consistent and (arguably) our most important player in our history-making treble-winning season, putting in nothing less than 8 out of 10 performance practically every match, and winning us our first CL, makes him an instant all-time great.Yaya wasn’t really a DM, and certainly not at heart.
Rodri does a better job out of possession but Yaya was more gifted and better in possession.
Peak Yaya was an incredible force of nature.
However, I see no need to compare them.
Rodri is no yet at his peak but has been improving throughout his time at City and is set to become one of our all-time greats.