Yaya Toure [Merged]

[Oasis_City]

Re: Yaya has signed for a prem club

So are you implying that he'll replace De Jong and be asked to play the holding role?

I expect him to play further forward than De Jong (or Barry) with another similar, box-to-box, driving midfielder, a new signing obviously, or at least Barry, next to him.

Any room for strikers in this midfield packed team of yours? Assuming you also plan on having 2 wingers.

........De Jong
..Barry..........Toure
......Creative player
.....Tevez-Adebayor

 

[kenzie115]

Re: Yaya has signed for a prem club

Have you read the thread? There have been a few moaning about more defensive midfielders etc but most of us recognise Yaya for what he is.

I have read the thread mate but the daft comments always stand out more and this was the first one that i agree with everything that has been said.

I've just realised this is a different thread lol, sorry about that, it's the 60 page Yaya thread that has most of the positive comments from Oasis_City, Blue Elmo, Johnny_on and myself amongst others. Apologies.

-- Fri Jun 04, 2010 11:37 am --

So are you implying that he'll replace De Jong and be asked to play the holding role?

I expect him to play further forward than De Jong (or Barry) with another similar, box-to-box, driving midfielder, a new signing obviously, or at least Barry, next to him.

Any room for strikers in this midfield packed team of yours? Assuming you also plan on having 2 wingers.

Not necessarily two wingers, more forwards, the width would come from the full backs:

We need two players for every position so I'm listing both and putting my 2nd choice in brackets:

-------------------------------------------------- Hart (Given) -----------------------------------------

Van Der Wiel (Zabaleta) -- Kompany (Boateng) ------- Lescott (K Toure) ----------- Kolarov (Bridge)

------------------------------------------------- De Jong (Barry) ----------------------------------------
------------------- Yaya Toure (M Johnson) ----------------------- Martinez (Vieira) ------------------

---------- A. Johnson (Shauny) ------------------------------------------------- Silva (Robinho) ------
------------------------------------------------- Tevez (Adebayor) ------------------------------------------

This would be my first choice team for the big games, obviously formations and personnel would change depending on opposition and whether we were at home or away. Signing another striker, Dzeko or Ibrahimovic, would be great as I'd like to see 4-3-1-2 in certain games but the required signings are:

Attacking full backs - Van Der Wiel and possibly Kolarov

Centre Back - Boateng

Box-to-box midfielders - Yaya Toure and Martinez

Creative player - Silva (Di Maria, Aguero, Gourcuff, Hamsik, Cole would all be great too)

 

[Manci7y]

Re: Yaya has signed for a prem club

Any room for strikers in this midfield packed team of yours? Assuming you also plan on having 2 wingers.

........De Jong
..Barry..........Toure
......Creative player
.....Tevez-Adebayor

Bellamy, Johnson, Sweep, Stevie, Kompany?

 

[Adebayor's Hat]

Re: Yaya has signed for a prem club

Talkshite said this morning that they think he's signed for us!

 

[kenzie115]

Re: Yaya has signed for a prem club

........De Jong
..Barry..........Toure
......Creative player
.....Tevez-Adebayor

Bellamy, Johnson, Sweep, Stevie, Kompany?

Bellamy's all but admitted he's leaving, Sweep and Stevie won't be more than squad players, they could be more but they'd have to have a serious recapturing of form and Kompany would be in defence. If we were to play the diamond we'd have to use Johnson in the creative role behind the strikers and allow him a free role, drifting from wing to wing depending on how and where we are attacking.

 

[ono]

Re: Yaya has signed for a prem club

Talkshite said this morning that they think he's signed for us!

Talkshite are jumping the gun again. We need to agree a fee with Barca first.

 

[Oasis_City]

Re: Yaya has signed for a prem club

........De Jong
..Barry..........Toure
......Creative player
.....Tevez-Adebayor

Bellamy, Johnson, Sweep, Stevie, Kompany?

Boateng-Kompany-Lescott-???
.................De Jong
..........Barry..........Toure
..................Ireland
............Tevez-Adebayor

Boateng-Kompany-Lescott-???
...............De Jong
......Ireland..........Toure
SWP/Johnson...............Bellamy/Johnson
....................Ade

 

[kenzie115]

Re: Yaya (Merged)

Someone has made me ANGRY!!!!!


Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2003 Beveren 70 (3)
2003–2005 Metalurh Donetsk 33 (3)
2005–2006 Olympiacos 19 (3)
2006–2007 Monaco 27 (5)
2007–2010 Barcelona 75 (4)
2010- Arsenal
National team‡
2004– Cote d'Ivoire 45 (5)


Yaya's wiki page

Just change it back.

<a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaya_Tour%C3%A9" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaya_Tour%C3%A9</a>

Done.

Check out the last line of the paragraph titled Barcelona as well.

 

[Oasis_City]

Re: Yaya (Merged)

Someone has made me ANGRY!!!!!


Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2003 Beveren 70 (3)
2003–2005 Metalurh Donetsk 33 (3)
2005–2006 Olympiacos 19 (3)
2006–2007 Monaco 27 (5)
2007–2010 Barcelona 75 (4)
2010- Arsenal
National team‡
2004– Cote d'Ivoire 45 (5)


Yaya's wiki page

Just change it back.

<a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaya_Tour%C3%A9" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaya_Tour%C3%A9</a>

Done.

2010- Manchester City? 0 (200)

lol

 

[ElanJo]

Re: Yaya has signed for a prem club

Any room for strikers in this midfield packed team of yours? Assuming you also plan on having 2 wingers.

........De Jong
..Barry..........Toure
......Creative player
.....Tevez-Adebayor

I think on the opening day it may end up something like the following, with most width coming from the full backs (with Johnson and SWP on the bench):


---------Milner-----Y. Toure------Barry--------

---------------------Arteta-------------------

------------Ibrahimovic-----Tevez------------


Y. Toure may hold abit(or it could be Barry) but will still make plenty of lung busting runs forward to join in and setup attacks