De Bruyne?

[Nightmare Walking]

Sorry but Yaya is a guaranteed starter.

And so he should be.

 

[Ballertelli]

Sorry but Yaya is a guaranteed starter.

Not so sure about that, plus he's gone for a month and usually is pretty tired after that month... Last year he was a guaranteed starter but this year I'm not sure he earned that right.

 

[Mightor]

Sorry but Yaya is a guaranteed starter.

Which is a big problem if we really are dedicated to playing 433. Yaya is a liability in a 3 man midfield. If we want Yaya as a starter, best to play 4231, but it seems Pelle has been passed an edict from Txiki to train 433 for Pep's eventual arrival next summer. Speaking of 4231, De Bruyne's flexibility means he could play in any of the front 4 spots. He really is a player we need and could find plenty of use for, regardless of formation (or Yaya starting).

 

[richards30]

Not so sure about that, plus he's gone for a month and usually is pretty tired after that month... Last year he was a guaranteed starter but this year I'm not sure he earned that right.

Where's he going for a month?

 

[Ballertelli]

Where's he going for a month?

Afcon

 

[JustAnotherCityFan]

Sorry but Yaya is a guaranteed starter.

I agree and there's no doubt Pellegrini will too, considering he kept playing him every game last season when he was well below par. But then if we get Pogba who will also be a guaranteed starter, we'd need to fit them in together which we couldn't do by playing Silva, Sterling and De Bruyne as well.

 

[blue_sonic176]

Where's he going for a month?

Afcon

Isn't the next AFCON 2 years from now though?

 

[Ethan23]

Is it the AFCON again this year? If so, I thought Yaya had retired?

 

[JustAnotherCityFan]

No AFCON this year.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

Not so sure about that, plus he's gone for a month and usually is pretty tired after that month... Last year he was a guaranteed starter but this year I'm not sure he earned that right.

Why? and Where?