Player topic : Yaya Toure (2015/16)

[aguero93:20]

I think people let their perception of Toure's actual position within our team cloud their judgement of him at times. Because he spends a lot of the game taking the ball from the centre backs in between our defence and midfield I think people expect him to become an anchorman when he lose the ball. If we actually had somebody who could control the game from a deeper position, he wouldn't actually need to be that deep to begin with. It's like we want to him to be a deep lying playmaker or tempo setter, as well as be an anchorman, but then we also want him to press or man mark somebody, but then we also want him to score 15-20 goals a season. If we actually had a deeper midfielder who could take the ball and set up possession, we could utilise Toure further forward, behind Aguero where he is a double figure Premier League goal-scorer, and a reliable ball retainer. Obviously to do this, we would probably have to lose one of Silva/KDB/Sterling, with the obvious one being Sterling.

Or just sign a deep lying playmaker and pack him off to New York.

 

[forevermancity]

The demise of yaya really is sad to watch. Gone from being our main man to our worst player! Surely we have to start benching him now, he's painful to watch

 

[vintiz]

How much would it cost us to offload this guy?

 

[mosssideblue]

The demise of yaya really is sad to watch. Gone from being our main man to our worst player! Surely we have to start benching him now, he's painful to watch

I must be watching a different game as he doesn't look at bad as you are making him out to be.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

I must be watching a different game as he doesn't look at bad as you are making him out to be.

I think he's down alright turned the ball over and got a few shots off. Always a chance one of them might fall for him the second half.

 

[Shirley]

I must be watching a different game as he doesn't look at bad as you are making him out to be.

Correct.

Unfortunately he is the default scapegoat for many.

 

[citytill1die84]

I must be watching a different game as he doesn't look at bad as you are making him out to be.

I agree.

 

[mike1923]

Understand the criticism for Yaya

But not based on tonight, he's been OK

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

I must be watching a different game as he doesn't look at bad as you are making him out to be.

I'm watching the game your watching. He looks pretty up for it. Involved a lot. Only thing I would say (about all our players incidentally) is don't give up the fight so easily. We are being knocked off the ball a little too easily. Overall though pleased with Yaya and the team performance. Need to be a bit possessed is all.

 

[blueraid]

Sorry but if you can't see that yaya has cost us this game then you have no idea about football, he is suppose to be our offensive midfielder yet he has broke up more of our attacks than their defence.