Is Rodri better than Yaya ?

[mattcity5]

In Rodri's role, Rodri is way better, yes.

Playing further forward, we don't know as Rodri hasn't done it enough. That said, he's finding ways to win games for us from deep too.

Yaya only really had one great season playing further forward, which I don't think anyone, not even Rodri, could match. But there were plenty of times when Fern carried him and did the hard work of 2 players.

We coped without Yaya. When Rodri doesn't play..... well, that's a different story.

 

[mexico1970]

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.

Completely different player, Rodri almost always has the most passes everything goes through him. Yaya was very much an impact player.

 

[Joe Corrigan's Superstitions]

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

Rodri wouldn't want one. He's the kind of bloke that would tell the club not to waste their money on him and give it to the homeless instead.

 

[mrbelfry]

Yaya was incredible. Rodri is incredible but the real answer is Kevin De Bruyne (saying it out loud though feels like I'm cheating on David Silva).

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Consistently been the best in his role for 3 straight seasons, I think that answers the question!

 

[pride in battle]

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.

Agreed...

 

[pride in battle]

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.

He played deep and dictated the game like Rodri:)

 

[pride in battle]

Completely different player, Rodri almost always has the most passes everything goes through him. Yaya was very much an impact player.

Everything went through Yaya as well...

 

[oldius]

You cannot put Plodri in the same league as Yaya.

 

[mexico1970]

Everything went through Yaya as well...

I'd love to know how many touches Yaya had in a game compared to Rodri mate.