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Yaya Toure
- Thread starter Mattyc55
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Give him a break.
He's played most of the season out of position. He isnt really suited to that forward midfield role but has played there because of Balotelli's absence and Silva's gradual introduction to the PL.
He can look lazy in that position because: 1) its not his job to track back, he's actually meant to stay upfield; and 2) he's not that mobile, he's fast over a long distance but slow getting into his stride, so not really suited to a position that requires quick lateral movement.
His main attribute is his ability to surge forward from deep positions. Unfortunately when he does that we often do not have anyone apart from Tevez in support, hence his tendency to end up losing possession.
I thought he had his best game on sunday. He was playing deeper and, because we had Silva, Tevez and Balotelli ahead of him he had more options when he broke with the ball. Lets give him more chances in that role before rushing to judgement.
He's played most of the season out of position. He isnt really suited to that forward midfield role but has played there because of Balotelli's absence and Silva's gradual introduction to the PL.
He can look lazy in that position because: 1) its not his job to track back, he's actually meant to stay upfield; and 2) he's not that mobile, he's fast over a long distance but slow getting into his stride, so not really suited to a position that requires quick lateral movement.
His main attribute is his ability to surge forward from deep positions. Unfortunately when he does that we often do not have anyone apart from Tevez in support, hence his tendency to end up losing possession.
I thought he had his best game on sunday. He was playing deeper and, because we had Silva, Tevez and Balotelli ahead of him he had more options when he broke with the ball. Lets give him more chances in that role before rushing to judgement.
Zin 'messiah' Zimmer
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The same arseholes were calling his brother last year............. its taken kolo 12 months to look the player he was at arsenal, I have no doubt yaya will be the same.
scenecreamer
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the thing is when he didn't have the ball he just stood there or ssssloooooowwly shuffled into position(I think this is what people are responding to), but when he got the ball he picked up speed immediately.
More than once he was open with lots of room, waving his arm, but no one would pass it to him! Then when Silva did feed him the ball it bounced back away off his foot and we lost possession.... hell.
Milner put in work, I don't know what everyone is on about.
Tevez however was greedy and lacked any use to us. Ade should have been on the pitch sooner.
TWO STRIKERS, FFS. ALWAYS. SILVA AS THE 10TH MAN/PLAYMAKER/AM.. WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
I was thoroughly embarrassed by this team after the first 30 minutes.
More than once he was open with lots of room, waving his arm, but no one would pass it to him! Then when Silva did feed him the ball it bounced back away off his foot and we lost possession.... hell.
Milner put in work, I don't know what everyone is on about.
Tevez however was greedy and lacked any use to us. Ade should have been on the pitch sooner.
TWO STRIKERS, FFS. ALWAYS. SILVA AS THE 10TH MAN/PLAYMAKER/AM.. WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
I was thoroughly embarrassed by this team after the first 30 minutes.
avoidconfusion
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Fickle fickle Bluemoon... against WBA he was MOTM... now he is shit...
bluemonkey71
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Mancini must have seen Yaya was floundering in the 2nd half.
Why not stick Milner in the middle and Jonno on the right?
Milner plays/played his best in the middle as we saw last year at Villa. He's not a winger.
Whilst I'm disappointed with the performance, we are still in touch with the top 3 and we can create a bigger gap between us and 5th at the weekend.
We need a creative midfielder brought in in January in the centre of the park that pulls the strings.
Why not stick Milner in the middle and Jonno on the right?
Milner plays/played his best in the middle as we saw last year at Villa. He's not a winger.
Whilst I'm disappointed with the performance, we are still in touch with the top 3 and we can create a bigger gap between us and 5th at the weekend.
We need a creative midfielder brought in in January in the centre of the park that pulls the strings.
gio's side step
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MILNER WAS OUR BEST PLAYER? ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?
I despair. If that is the level of our fandom, then we don't deserve success. Let me guess, the same fans who thought Dunne was our best player every season? Why? Because he 'put a shift in' - we could identify with him? He liked a drink?
And now Milner was our best player because he 'put a shift in'? Absolute bollocks. One of our best performances this season was last week against West Brom, because Milner DIDNT play. We have more shape, balance and width. So it was obvious, once Balotelli couldnt play, we move Silva to where Balotelli started, and Johnson comes in and plays on the right.
Then we have a fluid attack of Tevez up front, with johnson and silva off him on either side.
I despair. If that is the level of our fandom, then we don't deserve success. Let me guess, the same fans who thought Dunne was our best player every season? Why? Because he 'put a shift in' - we could identify with him? He liked a drink?
And now Milner was our best player because he 'put a shift in'? Absolute bollocks. One of our best performances this season was last week against West Brom, because Milner DIDNT play. We have more shape, balance and width. So it was obvious, once Balotelli couldnt play, we move Silva to where Balotelli started, and Johnson comes in and plays on the right.
Then we have a fluid attack of Tevez up front, with johnson and silva off him on either side.
bluemonkey71
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gio's side step said:MILNER WAS OUR BEST PLAYER? ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?
Are you talking to me? If so I didnt say that.
and what's with the CAPS!?!
gio's side step
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bluemonkey71 said:gio's side step said:MILNER WAS OUR BEST PLAYER? ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?
Are you talking to me? If so I didnt say that.
and what's with the CAPS!?!
No, was talking to the OP. Couldn't be arsed quoting. Had a 'caps' moment. Perhaps, it's difficult to sometimes demonstrate one's anger at such a self deceived comment in other ways
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I've been saying all season that he's the fattest footballer in the Prem and he's unfit as fuck. Some people posted replies to that saying it's just his style. Well it's not, he IS the fattest Prem player and he IS unfit as fuck.
At West Brom he was making charging runs forward (a positive!) but then taking an absolute age to get back into midfield (literally two minutes!). Last night I saw Nani, Park, Carrick, Fletcher and Scholes charge at speed to close down our player, no matter who it was, every single time we had it! When it was required for Yaya to do it for us he didn't have the fitness to do it, and later inthe second half it was appalling how he was just letting them pass it!
Yaya Toure, I'm sure, is a decent footballer. But he is so unfit it's frightning how he's bit playing at pub level!
GET IT FUCKING SORTED!
At West Brom he was making charging runs forward (a positive!) but then taking an absolute age to get back into midfield (literally two minutes!). Last night I saw Nani, Park, Carrick, Fletcher and Scholes charge at speed to close down our player, no matter who it was, every single time we had it! When it was required for Yaya to do it for us he didn't have the fitness to do it, and later inthe second half it was appalling how he was just letting them pass it!
Yaya Toure, I'm sure, is a decent footballer. But he is so unfit it's frightning how he's bit playing at pub level!
GET IT FUCKING SORTED!