Thanks Yaya

[cucumberman]

Imagine if we have him now during his prime. One of the best players to ever wear the shirt, arguably the best. Man mountain.

 

[HarrytheBlue]

Yaya rarely wastes a chance. For several years a free kick within 30 yards was a virtual pen. In terms of striking a dead ball, no-one better - Koeman standard. Striking a moving ball - Stoichkov standard (but without the Stoichkov temperament probs). Running at a packed defence - sometimes like 21 year-olds against 14 year-olds - Jona Lomu-esque. His magic moments in the cups go without saying and will live with us forever.

 

[paulchapo]

I'd say Silva came for the project more than Yaya. Fair dues to both for taking the plunge though.[/QUOTE)

Cook specifically mentioned Ya Ya though. He said Tevez and the rest it was the money but not Ya Ya.

 

[Neville Kneville]

A true great.

One of the main reasons we are what we are.

 

[Gabriel]

Watched a few clips of him today and one thing that struck me was his pace over the first couple of yards. Perhaps it's partly to do with the length of his gait, but opponents always seemed to be on the back foot from the moment he took a couple of steps. Much is often made of his long lung-bursting runs, but it was his acceleration over the first yards that allowed him to put his sizeable frame between the opponent and the ball; game over thereafter.

 

[Heisenberg's Blue Sky]

Legend. Thanks for the memories.

 

[Woody135]

Without his goals in the FA cup win in 2011 we could have remained a Spurs type. That changed the club and he just got better and better. Biggest impact of a player in our rise to where we are now

 

[aguero93:20]

A MASS ETIHAD STADIUM YAYA - KOLO TOURE CHANT/DANCE WOULD BE IMMENSE.

I THINK THAT'S A GIVEN MATE TO BE HONEST, NEVER SEEN THE SOUTH STAND GIVE UP AN OPPORTUNITY TO SING THAT ONE.

 

[adrianr]

A true great.

One of the main reasons we are what we are.

Says it all.

 

[RayCTID]

Thanks for the memories Yaya.