YaYa and the remaining games

[Eds]

If I was the manager and he just publicly called me weak, I would put him in the reserves.

He didn't though, did he. It was his twat of an agent.

Are you really that naive?

It might have been his agent buy Yaya, yet again, hasn't come out and said he is wrong or the classic 'what is said has been lost in translation and was taken out of context'. When his agent talks rest assured he is voicing Yaya's feelings

 

[dobobobo]

Has there ever been a season where a player has fallen so far so fast?

You think of Yaya Toure last season. he really should have been Player of the Year. He was in that rung of players just below Messi, Robben and Ronaldo. And now he's been targeted as a defensive weakness by other teams (I refer to Man Utd players comments after the Derby where they talked about knowing that they knew some City players would not track back after losing the ball)

Excuse me for being a little fed up that we're just about to hand our title back to Chelsea, and despite what Pellegrini claims it's been a pathetic defence. And meanwhile as a club we are not responding. I can take defeat and setback, because there's always another game and another season to make good, only at the moment I don't think we are preparing to make good. We're just waiting for the teacher's report.

Why don't you tell me how it looks from dobobobo land?

It's looks like we're second Marvin, like I said we would be before United and Arsenal kicked off on Sunday when you last made this point.

OK so you think nothing fundamental has changed and we're good to go as we are in 2015/16? You all know there is an awful lot of work to be done at MCFC. But what are we doing? Sat on our hands going through the motions.

Marvin, if I had the power I'd make you a fly. I'd make you a fly so you can go find out on the walls various offices at City. We are not in the Rags position last season where they were no where near top 4 and had a stock exchange to think about amongst other things so sacked Moyes just before the end of the season.

For the last four seasons City have finished in the top three, sticking with the manager till the end of the season gives us a good chance of making it five.

Till then work at City is being done behind closed doors.

 

[cookster]

End of an era beckons.

Yaya Toure was absolutely instrumental to City's spell of success, but he has become a liability this season. I believe that Fernando is playing now as a minder to try and compensate for Yaya's lack of mobility. Toure is still an asset at home where his passing is still great, but when we don't have the ball it's like having 10 men.

On the face of it you take Yaya Toure out of City's title winning teams then you expect a big reduction in the team's performance but that doesn't excuse Pellegrini:

1)He keeps playing him when he should not especially away from home. How do you go away from home in an intense game and try to win with a static Yaya Toure in your team?
2) There are other issues that are developing in the team such as work off the ball, and our movement off the ball when we have it - basically all the stuff that you expect to come from good coaching

We're being hit by a double whammy. The self-inflicted decline of a great footballer, and a coach whose to weak to deal with him

I defended Toure all Summer thinking he'd come good. He hasn't. I don't understand how any player could deliberately pass up one of the best years of his life. He's not getting it back is he.

Now we have the problem of replacing him and the manager - when we finally get around to doing that. There's so much to do yet we're drifting along and Pellegrini is making plans for next season eg Denayer, Rekik etc and some people are just content to wait. Next season is going down the pan as well, not just this one

If Carlsberg did miserable cnuts

When it looks like we are about to get up off the canvas and start fighting back I'll be happy.

You can caricature me as a loser if you want, but I think it's actually the other way round. I see City as weak and disorganised at the moment and I want City to respond. The very last thing you want at a football club is a lame duck manager but that's exactly what we've got.

Stick your head in the sand if you want, but you know I am right.

Are you on a one man crusade to make everyone miserable on here?

We've won the last 2 games, will finish 2nd or 3rd and have a new manager with 5-6 new players at the start of next season. Stop crying like a RAG!

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

He's been a great servant to this club, and it hurts me to say this, but no. I wouldn't play him. His behaviour against the rags was the end for me. You can go absent against any other team, but you turn up in the trenches against the rags. As he has, by the way, many times. That is exactly what hurts…

P.S. By the way, there is no crisis in this club. Significant changes are needed, and they will be made.

 

[johnbmcr]

He's been a great servant to this club, and it hurts me to say this, but no. I wouldn't play him. His behaviour against the rags was the end for me. You can go absent against any other team, but you turn up in the trenches against the rags. As he has, by the way, many times. That is exactly what hurts…

P.S. By the way, there is no crisis in this club. Significant changes are needed, and they will be made.

blue moon loves a crisis brings out the best in the posters stop being so managerial

 

[Marvin]

It's looks like we're second Marvin, like I said we would be before United and Arsenal kicked off on Sunday when you last made this point.

OK so you think nothing fundamental has changed and we're good to go as we are in 2015/16? You all know there is an awful lot of work to be done at MCFC. But what are we doing? Sat on our hands going through the motions.

Marvin, if I had the power I'd make you a fly. I'd make you a fly so you can go find out on the walls various offices at City. We are not in the Rags position last season where they were no where near top 4 and had a stock exchange to think about amongst other things so sacked Moyes just before the end of the season.

For the last four seasons City have finished in the top three, sticking with the manager till the end of the season gives us a good chance of making it five.

Till then work at City is being done behind closed doors.

I don't need to be a fly on the wall. Think about it. The manager's future is in doubt and wont be confirmed until after the season so where does that put plans for next season? And how does it make the manager look in the dressing room?

Think about the problem the football director would have convincing a player to come here? "Well who's the manager?", "Don't know, I'll tell you in a month"

he might get another year. He might not. But for the moment it must cause the manager problems.

We've all seen managers like Fergsuon and Ancelotti fall into similar situations, but you should do everything possible to avoid it. It's why 2nd time around Ferguson waited until the title was won to announce his retirement.

 

[u2fme2]

If you were City manager, would you play Yaya in the very important remaining games, or would you drop him?

Rest him !!!

 

[Scouse Blue]

End of an era beckons.

Yaya Toure was absolutely instrumental to City's spell of success, but he has become a liability this season. I believe that Fernando is playing now as a minder to try and compensate for Yaya's lack of mobility. Toure is still an asset at home where his passing is still great, but when we don't have the ball it's like having 10 men.

On the face of it you take Yaya Toure out of City's title winning teams then you expect a big reduction in the team's performance but that doesn't excuse Pellegrini:

1)He keeps playing him when he should not especially away from home. How do you go away from home in an intense game and try to win with a static Yaya Toure in your team?
2) There are other issues that are developing in the team such as work off the ball, and our movement off the ball when we have it - basically all the stuff that you expect to come from good coaching

We're being hit by a double whammy. The self-inflicted decline of a great footballer, and a coach whose to weak to deal with him

I defended Toure all Summer thinking he'd come good. He hasn't. I don't understand how any player could deliberately pass up one of the best years of his life. He's not getting it back is he.

Now we have the problem of replacing him and the manager - when we finally get around to doing that. There's so much to do yet we're drifting along and Pellegrini is making plans for next season eg Denayer, Rekik etc and some people are just content to wait. Next season is going down the pan as well, not just this one

Don't think it is anything deliberate Marv, just like his brother, i think he has got to the point whereby he genuinely wants to do it, but his body can't. Once over 30 with that body mass it must be difficult.

 

[The-Dogs-Pollocks]

It's a shame one of the best players to ever wear the blue shirt is going out like this. His contributions over the past few seasons have been immense and it's been a pleasure to watch him play (plus he had a great song!).

I hope his form picks up and we play him till the end of the season, then he can sod off to Italy with his reputation as a city legend intact and we can try and find a suitable replacement.

 

[Bill Walker]

If Carlsberg did miserable cnuts

When it looks like we are about to get up off the canvas and start fighting back I'll be happy.

You can caricature me as a loser if you want, but I think it's actually the other way round. I see City as weak and disorganised at the moment and I want City to respond. The very last thing you want at a football club is a lame duck manager but that's exactly what we've got.

Stick your head in the sand if you want, but you know I am right.

Are you on a one man crusade to make everyone miserable on here?

We've won the last 2 games, will finish 2nd or 3rd and have a new manager with 5-6 new players at the start of next season. Stop crying like a RAG!

thats a bit harsh cookster..

Marvin has a right to his opinions, I think he needs a hug and a kiss

(from you) haha