Player topic : Yaya Toure (2015/16)

[hilts]

Its just as well he WAS a 90 minute player on Wednesday !

He wasn't

 

[BlueTangerine]

Have to admit yaya is looking older by the game! Still a vital player for us but not a 90min man anymore.

It could be age..It's completely obvious he can be either the star or the liability. He can be the difference either way on his own sometimes. I agree with you, rather than him conserving energy to play a 90 minute game, he should either start and come off when he's knackered or be an impact sub later on if we're behind. Either that or "range" his game more efficiently.

 

[cleavers]

He wasn't

My point was (regardless of his performance at times) that he remained on the pitch for the full 90 minutes, had he not, we wouldn't have won.

 

[hilts]

My point was (regardless of his performance at times) that he remained on the pitch for the full 90 minutes, had he not, we wouldn't have won.

Semantics

 

[cleavers]

Semantics

3 points instead of 1.

 

[bluegaz13]

3 points instead of 1.

This.....think his contribution for the first goal especially was world class.......however Pellegrini is doing him no favours with his selection/formation.

Having substituted him at half time in the previous games, Pelles suddenly reverts to type and leaves Yaya exposed in a two man midfield against a team that's floods the middle and for 90 minutes.

There is a lot of world class football left in Yaya....providing he is used properly......he didn't track back at 30...so he isn't going to do it now....really poor from Pellegrini !

 

[jollylescott]

To me it doesn't work with Yaya up front. Neither he nor Bony press the defenders and they waltzed past both our players as if they weren't there. I would prefer it if Yaya sat back in a Pirlo type role. At least then we would control the ball.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

last season for me, I really appreciate him but he just doesn't have the movement along the lines in that attacking role to really pull defenders away and let us control the ball, it was so static and that's because he is so static. If you took him out today and put in Silva, we wouldn't have missed him, it's not the right role for him and I'd love a true back-up and counterpart to Silva in the squad, with really athletic meat behind them, Yaya's just peaked now sadly, just can't move and boss like he used to.

 

[CityFan94]

I think we'd have seen less of Yaya if Delph had been able to stay fit this season.

Yaya still has a lot of qualities, but he's peaked and a bit older now. He shouldn't be playing every game. The problem is, we're pretty light in centre midfield.

 

[fernandinosaur]

Would rather see him on the bench than as a 10, KDB should be there if Silva isn't, I'd even have Sterling over Toure there. If you can trust Fernando/Dinho holding together, then you can leave Yaya out completely