Yaya Toure to Milan?

[Neville Kneville]

I wouldn't blame the players for some of the shockers we had in the CL. The way we set up was usually naive to say the least, outnumbered in MF, that won't happen under Pep.

That's my point.

Yaya is fucking useless at tracking back & running about defensively. He always has been, since the day he signed. Same with Silva, Aguero, Nasri etc etc.

All imo would be capable of doing a certain amount of pressing & positional play, in a side like Pep is building. Non being absolutely fantastic at it, but all 'ok' if the team is balanced right.

What has happened in the past, is that managers expect Yaya to leg it about winning the ball back, or tracking midfield runners, but Silva etc can just not bother if they don't feel like it & are a bit tired.

The response on here is 'pull yer finger out Yaya, yer lazy twat' but nothing to Silva or Aguero. Yet if you look at a lot of our biggest moments, who is it that scores or makes the goal ? Yaya.

So he has to go forward & win us games, then it's his job to stop Liverpool's or Dortmund's 5 mids, along with one other poor fucker, whilst others just watch.

I would like to see how Yaya would go, in a Pep team, if he was given EXACTLY the same task as Silva, with no extra responsibility. I don't think I'll see it, but y never know.

I would back him to score twice as many goals.

 

[bazbarrybazzer]

Pep on Yaya
"When he increases his intensity without the ball, he will be involved" OUCH :)

 

[Neville Kneville]

Pep on Yaya
"When he increases his intensity without the ball, he will be involved" OUCH :)

More of an ouch for folks who said he was done, I think. Nice bit of putdown for Seluk too.

“Yaya is trying very well, he loves football. I spoke with him about his situation, he’s a player with huge quality and I’m really glad that his agent said I’m a good coach, ‘thank you, Dimitri’.

“I have adulation and respect for Yaya’s quality – when he increases his intensity without the ball, he will be involved.

 

[The Richard Wright Fan Club]

Still looks like he's out the door. A bit of Pep buttering Yaya up.

 

[hihosilva]

Pep on Yaya
"When he increases his intensity without the ball, he will be involved" OUCH :)

It's not gonna happen

 

[Neville Kneville]

Bizarre that he is actually saying Yaya WILL be involved. Makes no sense at all.

Unless of course he means it, then suddenly, it makes sense.

 

[PhillyBlue]

Pep on Yaya
"When he increases his intensity without the ball, he will be involved" OUCH :)

Wow!!!! As much as I like Yaya, we finally have a manager with balls to set him straight.
This pretty much is the narrative of our last 2 seasons...Thank god we've got Pep.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Bizarre that he is actually saying Yaya WILL be involved. Makes no sense at all.

Unless of course he means it, then suddenly, it makes sense.

The 'when' is very impotant.

Along with Joe,Nasri,Mangala and Bony.......Yaya is finished here - its all lip service.

 

[Neville Kneville]

The 'when' is very impotant.

Along with Joe,Nasri,Mangala and Bony.......Yaya is finished here - its all lip service.

People would have said exactly the same about Kolarov a month ago.

In fact, they did.

 

[PepAboveAll]

Harsh from Pep, but not surprising. That's was exactly what Pep demanded from Yaya when they were at Barca. Back then Yaya was even younger.