No, I think that Yaya has been disciplined behind closed doors then his agent has mouthed off, subsequently when the question was put to Pep he answered it honestly giving said agent a platform and enough rope to hang himself and his client.You appear to think I disapprove of disciplining Toure that is not the case. But we should be informing him we are disciplining him directly and preferably announcing it through a club statement.
If we have told him directly I do not have a criticism though I think the announcement would have best been made with a formal statement.
So if his agent had disrespected Pep and the club but Yaya was still half decent you think nothing would be done?
See my previous post. This report of them not being told has come from YaYa's PR guy. Personally I don't believe him. I'm sure discussions have been held initially behind closed doors.It would have been done behind the scenes instead of pushing both parties into a corner in the media.
This was cleverly done to force him out sooner rather than later.
Pretty much so. The more needed you are the more you can get away with.So if his agent had disrespected Pep and the club but Yaya was still half decent you think nothing would be done?
I think we're both in agreement looking at our two posts straight after that one I made.It would have been done behind the scenes instead of pushing both parties into a corner in the media.
This was cleverly done to force him out sooner rather than later.
I'm not sure that rings true in Peps world. He'd have come across as weak if he allowed any player to yield that much authority in the changing room and weak isn't something that springs to mind when I look at him.Pretty much so. The more needed you are the more you can get away with.
Even if Yaya apologises he probably won't play anyway.
There's no way he would have done this if Ya Ya was integral to the squad. He's not an idiot and neither is Txiki.
A manager only has so much power in the grand scheme of things. The club is a business so the better the player the more power they have.I'm not sure that rings true in Peps world. He'd have come across as weak if he allowed any player to yield that much authority in the changing room and weak isn't something that springs to mind when I look at him.
The longer term impact of all this - is that you ain't going to flourish at MCFC if your agent is a gobshite.
Job done.
Totally agree and this is an integral part of Pep's success. He demands high standards from all and doesn't shirk tough decisions. This sets the tone for the entire squad, and by being strong with the bad apples, this leaves you with a squad that's together and happy. Blend that with a keen tactical mind and top quality technical players, and you have a recipe for success.I wish some posters would look at EVIDENCE rather than play guessing games. He got rid of Ronaldinho and deco etc etc when they were far from past it.
Does anybody honestly believe that Pep hasn't spoken to toure privately about his agents behaviour? Toure and seluk are proven liars. How anyone can say it's poor form from City is ridiculous.
Pep has clearly lost patience and decided to publicly state his position rather than constantly answer questions about toure and the ramblings of his turd of an agent.
It lays the matter to rest.
I'd pay yaya off, he's not going to feature for us again. Don't see the point in paying 250k a week when his agent is giving pep shit. Fuck him off, long overdue.
Agreed, wonder which club would his arrogance and age profile would fit in? Answers on a postcard.I'd pay yaya off, he's not going to feature for us again. Don't see the point in paying 250k a week when his agent is giving pep shit. Fuck him off, long overdue.