Yaya Toure

Don't think you understand the game properly if you think Yaya didn't play that well. He was held back against Spurs compared to his usual role where he get's forward more. I don't think you'll see him advancing too far up the pitch as often now that we have greater attacking options.

Yaya Toure: 97 passes, 93% successful, 1 assist.....say's it all really.
 
Never seen a City player better at moving the ball on and retaining position. Time and again takes out 2 or 3 opposition players with his midfield passing game.

When it is 0 - 0 in the big games when we need a breakthrough, he engages 6th gear and runs at the opposition like a freight train until he's totally exhausted. Often results in the breakthrough we need.

4 - 0 up in the last twenty minutes and he switches off a little.

Yeah, he needs shock therapy to induce an attitude change.
 
andrewmswift said:
Go back and watch the movement for City's second. Watch Yaya's pass to Silva that started the move.
Click to expand...

100% agree. The ball from the edge of our box through their central area to Silva was a killer ball if ever I've seen one. It cut them in half and despite the distance was inch perfect.
He was also a constant out ball, and at times when we were running their side around time and time again Ya Ya was both the focal point and out ball all day. Not to mention his part in the 2nd and 3rd goal. The big fella is also on Ramadan, now over as far as we are concerned. That performance was pretty much perfect against a side that only 10 games ago we were lucky to beat. I thought at times we were breath taking. as for Ya Ya I would guess his size alone had Modric and rubbish Modric all ready beat.
.
 
Roberto Mancini: "Yaya Toure is a modern artist."

Says it all. He is a brilliant, majestic footballer who has incredible versatility - he's been good playing deep just as he was good as an attacking midfielder last season. We could even stick him in defence and he'd do well as he did in the CL final against the rags for Barca.

World class. He does have his off days and occasionally looks laboured but he is absolute quality.
 
LoveCity said:
Roberto Mancini: "Yaya Toure is a modern artist."

Says it all. He is a brilliant, majestic footballer who has incredible versatility - he's been good playing deep just as he was good as an attacking midfielder last season. We could even stick him in defence and he'd do well as he did in the CL final against the rags for Barca.

World class. He does have his off days and occasionally looks laboured but he is absolute quality.
Click to expand...

Thanks. Can you please provide a link for where you got the quote from? I've been looking forever for it.
 
BobbyLazarus said:
Never seen a City player better at moving the ball on and retaining position. Time and again takes out 2 or 3 opposition players with his midfield passing game.

When it is 0 - 0 in the big games when we need a breakthrough, he engages 6th gear and runs at the opposition like a freight train until he's totally exhausted. Often results in the breakthrough we need.

4 - 0 up in the last twenty minutes and he switches off a little.

Yeah, he needs shock therapy to induce an attitude change.
Click to expand...

The most accurate description of Yaya ever... I have tried to say just that but never could so cheers.
 
zangatangring said:
LoveCity said:
Roberto Mancini: "Yaya Toure is a modern artist."

Says it all. He is a brilliant, majestic footballer who has incredible versatility - he's been good playing deep just as he was good as an attacking midfielder last season. We could even stick him in defence and he'd do well as he did in the CL final against the rags for Barca.

World class. He does have his off days and occasionally looks laboured but he is absolute quality.
Click to expand...

Thanks. Can you please provide a link for where you got the quote from? I've been looking forever for it.
Click to expand...

I don't have a link, I just saw a summary of an interview of Mancini's from an Italian magazine a few weeks ago. He also said he thinks Gerrard is the best English player (or was).
 
allyboy said:
Nit picking after 5-1 at Spuds, but to me was our worst player..
Barry was fantastic next to him, but Yaya doesn't look quick enough in mind or body at the mo..
Got passed by many too many times by Spuds..
Click to expand...
Last season it took him until October/November to get into good shape, lose his fat, gain his fitness and find his full flow on the ball. This season he's had a proper pre-season (although he had a couple of knocks during it) so I'm expecting a fit and firing Yaya by mid to late September.

I don't think he's been bad so far by the way. I'd rather say least good than worst.<br /><br />-- Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:31 pm --<br /><br />
LoveCity said:
zangatangring said:
LoveCity said:
Roberto Mancini: "Yaya Toure is a modern artist."

Says it all. He is a brilliant, majestic footballer who has incredible versatility - he's been good playing deep just as he was good as an attacking midfielder last season. We could even stick him in defence and he'd do well as he did in the CL final against the rags for Barca.

World class. He does have his off days and occasionally looks laboured but he is absolute quality.
Click to expand...

Thanks. Can you please provide a link for where you got the quote from? I've been looking forever for it.
Click to expand...

I don't have a link, I just saw a summary of an interview of Mancini's from an Italian magazine a few weeks ago. He also said he thinks Gerrard is the best English player (or was).
Click to expand...
Between 2002-2008 Steven Gerrard was as good as anybody, and I mean anybody. He didn't have the skills of Ronaldinho, he didn't have the grace of Kaka, but he was as good as either. Gerrard, during that period, replaced Gasgoine as my favourite ever player (for ability, as Uwe Rösler is my favourite ever City player/hero!). But then he started to become a bit of a dick so that ended! But in them years Gerrard was a proper special player!
 
His passing is outlandishly good. It's not the sixty yard stuff, it's the weighting, shape and accuracy he gets on anything and everything from 5 to 55 yards. Look at the build up to the Dzeko header. First touch is perfect. Instantly aware that he has space, but that others are better placed. He knows that he needs to break just a little to the right, to keep the Spurs players spread out as they chase back. And the ball to Silva is perfectly timed, because Silva's had time to drift the other way. The pass itself is shaped and weighted perfectly. So much so that it almost didn't need any touch from Silva to take it in his stride. That's worth a couple of yards of pace for the receiver.

He's doing that sort of thing time after time. Finding the weight and angle that turns a potentially problematic triangle between the right back, centre back and himself into a clear opportunity to break. Lobbing it over people's heads onto the winger's toe. Constantly pulling the strings, drawing the mid-fielders in ever closer, so that Silva has space to attack. Drawing the defenders in behind the midfielders so that Aguero has space in behind. And if they back off too much, or get too square, he will do the attacking himself, thankyou very much.
 
This entire team has a beautiful first touch and pass beautifully. It's why theyre being compared to Barca. The only issue is if whether they will have created enough tactical awareness within themselves to compete at the highest level. Barcelona are kings of "trying shit". But overall theyre awareness of the trap or a high pressing midfield is what makes them the scariest team in the world. They're able to change on a dime in the middle of the match.

Yaya is integral to this. Barry is has grown quite a bit. But the heart of this midfield lies with Yaya.
 
if someone criticise yaya have to be mad. the lad is so good he may be played almost in every role from CD to centre forward still being effective.
 
Chick Counterfly said:
His passing is outlandishly good. It's not the sixty yard stuff, it's the weighting, shape and accuracy he gets on anything and everything from 5 to 55 yards. Look at the build up to the Dzeko header. First touch is perfect. Instantly aware that he has space, but that others are better placed. He knows that he needs to break just a little to the right, to keep the Spurs players spread out as they chase back. And the ball to Silva is perfectly timed, because Silva's had time to drift the other way. The pass itself is shaped and weighted perfectly. So much so that it almost didn't need any touch from Silva to take it in his stride. That's worth a couple of yards of pace for the receiver.

He's doing that sort of thing time after time. Finding the weight and angle that turns a potentially problematic triangle between the right back, centre back and himself into a clear opportunity to break. Lobbing it over people's heads onto the winger's toe. Constantly pulling the strings, drawing the mid-fielders in ever closer, so that Silva has space to attack. Drawing the defenders in behind the midfielders so that Aguero has space in behind. And if they back off too much, or get too square, he will do the attacking himself, thankyou very much.
Click to expand...

Wow! Does anyone know less about football than me!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Unread Posts

Don't have an account? Register now and see fewer ads!

SIGN UP
Back
Top