Blue Coop said:
I expect Yaya to turn it on against Arsenal, like he normally does in the big games, and it's those performance that keep him in the team.
Unfortunately, it's away from home when I feel like we carry him at times, certainly if he's central and not further forward.
As I mentioned on another post, I would stop making him an automatic starter. Wouldn't be a bad thing for him to warm the benches for some of those big scrap away games against less glamorous teams where he generally goes MIA. For instance, we could have started Milner in Central Midfield yesterday and at least we know he gives a damn and will fight for every ball. I think the Fernandinho, Milner partnership is worth trying in some of these games.