Yaya Toure apologises for accusing Guardiola of ‘having problems with Africans’

[bluemoon32]

Only took him a few years

 

[Andrew___K]

The title of the thread is misleading. Yaya doesn't issue 'an apology for accusing Guardiola', he just says that the interview was a big mistake, and he's been 'indecent' to the Club (not Pep). One can easily interpret it in different ways - for example, 'I should've been silent about Pep's racism for the sake of the whole club', 'it wasn't a smart way to tell public the grim truth', 'it's difficult to fight against such powerful racist as Pep when you're just a small man' etc. :)

Yaya doesn't say 'Pep is not a racist, I'm a liar, I'm sorry'. He's full of shit.

 

[doobyedoobye]

The title of the thread is misleading. Yaya doesn't issue 'an apology for accusing Guardiola', he just says that the interview was a big mistake, and he's been 'indecent' to the Club (not Pep). One can easily interpret it in different ways - for example, 'I should've been silent about Pep's racism for the sake of the whole club', 'it wasn't a smart way to tell public the grim truth', 'it's difficult to fight against such powerful racist as Pep when you're just a small man' etc. :)

Yaya doesn't say 'Pep is not a racist, I'm a liar, I'm sorry'. He's full of shit.

I thought he wrote directly to Pep?

 

[Centurions]

Takes courage to apologize. Fair play. Hopefully this can help heal some wounds, and the people involved can move forward.

The people involved can move forward? I doubt anyone, including Yaya, have lost any sleep whatsoever. He's given them a sound bite to use as click bait for a (no doubt) paid interview.

I'd love to know whether the alleged apology even existed. His slug of an agent never did anything without Yaya's explicit consent. There is and never was any excuse for his actions. From cakegate, his brothers death to his racism claim.

Awesome player, but absolute coward off it.

 

[Andrew___K]

I thought he wrote directly to Pep?

If you wrongly accuse someone publicly, you should issue a public apology

 

[fulabeer]

He might want a statue but let's just name a toy after him and sell it in the club shop.



Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the Yaya yoyo

What, when it's at the top it demands more money???

 

[Centurions]

I thought he wrote directly to Pep?

He claims to have written to everyone I think but claims it's impossible to speak to the people at the top. Claims...

 

[SiMCFC]

Haha he's a legend in his own right for what he did for us whilst here but this is a typical Yaya move if there ever was one, literally "please Sir, let me be a coach at the Club that treat me better than anywhere else I played". Think the bridges are probably burnt quite high up unfortunately. He is quite a naive man.

 

[doobyedoobye]

The people involved can move forward? I doubt anyone, including Yaya, have lost any sleep whatsoever. He's given them a sound bite to use as click bait for a (no doubt) paid interview.

I'd love to know whether the alleged apology even existed. His slug of an agent never did anything without Yaya's explicit consent. There is and never was any excuse for his actions. From cakegate, his brothers death to his racism claim.

Awesome player, but absolute coward off it.

Maybe now he's out of the spotlight he's had time to reflect on his comments and that's why he's chosen to apologise

 

[Centurions]

Maybe now he's out of the spotlight he's had time to reflect on his comments and that's why he's chosen to apologise

I'd honestly prefer that but I'd put good money on the fact that his income stream has shrunk too much for his liking.