yaya.....

[ChichesterBlue]

How long until Toure and Ferna are run into the ground? Ferna especially is covering a shit load of ground every single match in the two man midfield. We are royally fecked if either of them happen to get injured, as we can barely afford to even rest them against teams at the bottom of the league.

Toure always plays and has since he signed. He has the engine for it. Ditto Ferna. What are you whinging about, ffs?

I'd love to see the opta stats on the ground that each of them covers. And re engine...one thing you can never question is Ferdy's engine...one thing that has always been a question mark with Yaya is his.

 

[Pam]

How long until Toure and Ferna are run into the ground? Ferna especially is covering a shit load of ground every single match in the two man midfield. We are royally fecked if either of them happen to get injured, as we can barely afford to even rest them against teams at the bottom of the league.

Toure always plays and has since he signed. He has the engine for it. Ditto Ferna. What are you whinging about, ffs?

I'd love to see the opta stats on the ground that each of them covers. And re engine...one thing you can never question is Ferdy's engine...one thing that has always been a question mark with Yaya is his.

Doesn't matter. There are so many minutes of magic in him and so many important goals. He can look knackered for 85 of the 90 for all I care.

 

[bluespana]

How long until Toure and Ferna are run into the ground? Ferna especially is covering a shit load of ground every single match in the two man midfield. We are royally fecked if either of them happen to get injured, as we can barely afford to even rest them against teams at the bottom of the league.

Toure always plays and has since he signed. He has the engine for it. Ditto Ferna. What are you whinging about, ffs?

Zactly!

 

[Mandrake]

Beautiful free kick from Yaya. It's really difficult to get the ball drop when you're that close to the box and are planning on kicking if over the wall. Great stuff.

 

[jaiguruKun]

Has a player scored more free kicks in one season than Yaya?
Has anyone scored more of them for City than him?
It's a funny one as before this season it wasn't one of his strengths.

Shame that he has become such a liability defensively. It's almost as though he has been given permission not to defend by MP to preserve energy for our attacks.

 

[totalfootball]

he has become a liability defensively. one of the reasons the defence is so leaky this season is because yaya toure doesn't provide protection to the back 4.

pellegrini should try to swap toure with arturo vidal .

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

he has become a liability defensively. one of the reasons the defence is so leaky this season is because yaya toure doesn't provide protection to the back 4.

pellegrini should try to swap toure with arturo vidal .

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Has a player scored more free kicks in one season than Yaya?
Has anyone scored more of them for City than him?
It's a funny one as before this season it wasn't one of his strengths.

Shame that he has become such a liability defensively. It's almost as though he has been given permission not to defend by MP to preserve energy for our attacks.

I make it 5, but it might be 6. I can't remember him even missing one!

We are surely the most dangerous team in the league from free kicks. We've scored others too, and corners. Credit to the coaching staff.

 

[celticfc482]

I agree that a mid should be found and brought him sooner rather than later, for one to ease him into the team. Yaya will not be around forever and is impossible to replace.

 

[Bluep*ss]

just watched the highlights on the Web and the commentator or maybe the summariser was going into meltdown over Yaya's goal. Was saying the angle of Yayas run was 90 degrees to the ball and it seemed imposible to put it in.

Also , I listened to Radio Manc. and I thought , from the commentary that Neggers was having a quiet game but he was immense on the video highlights - what a great touch he has.

 

[ChichesterBlue]

Toure always plays and has since he signed. He has the engine for it. Ditto Ferna. What are you whinging about, ffs?

I'd love to see the opta stats on the ground that each of them covers. And re engine...one thing you can never question is Ferdy's engine...one thing that has always been a question mark with Yaya is his.

Doesn't matter. There are so many minutes of magic in him and so many important goals. He can look knackered for 85 of the 90 for all I care.

He has one or two minutes of brilliance each match...yesterday being a perfect example of most of this season's matches for Toure. Aside from the derby, he hasn't really bossed any game...popped up with an amazing pass/free kick etc during a game, but for a centre midfielder you need more. One of the worlds highest paid footballers I'd wanna see more than 1 free kick of magic per game....

Didn't notice it myself at the time as I was looking to the left of the pitch where CLichy slipped, but just watched motd and Richardson running past a strolling Yaya to pop in FUlham's first...says everything about him really. Brilliant one minute, contributes nothing the next 20. I'm dreading Ferdy trying to have to cover Liverpools midfield runners on his own on Boxing day - poor f*cker!

 

[ZZmaestro]

I'd love to see the opta stats on the ground that each of them covers. And re engine...one thing you can never question is Ferdy's engine...one thing that has always been a question mark with Yaya is his.

Doesn't matter. There are so many minutes of magic in him and so many important goals. He can look knackered for 85 of the 90 for all I care.

He has one or two minutes of brilliance each match...yesterday being a perfect example of most of this season's matches for Toure. Aside from the derby, he hasn't really bossed any game...popped up with an amazing pass/free kick etc during a game, but for a centre midfielder you need more. One of the worlds highest paid footballers I'd wanna see more than 1 free kick of magic per game....

Didn't notice it myself at the time as I was looking to the left of the pitch where CLichy slipped, but just watched motd and Richardson running past a strolling Yaya to pop in FUlham's first...says everything about him really. Brilliant one minute, contributes nothing the next 20. I'm dreading Ferdy trying to have to cover Liverpools midfield runners on his own on Boxing day - poor f*cker!

Man, how spoilt are some of our '' fans '' those days.

A crippled Yaya would walk into any given team in this league, any coach would give his left nut to have him, get a grip.

 

[schfc6]

The thing bith Ya Ya is he can be a little lazy if you consider him a pure box to box midfielder. I dare say he covers as much ground as any in his position or he wouldn't be as popular with his team mates. If he was working less than required it would certainly be highlighted in team meeting and post game analysis.

He will be doing his bit, his body language is languid, he doesn't look busy. His positioning is 95% perfect, his reputation is 100% perfect. Teams Bayern asides avoid taking us on centrally at any cost.

He patrols the middle well, if teams lose the ball to us centrally both Ya Ya and now Fernandinho have the potential to lunch an attack that teams just can't handle.

We all have to remember, Boxing Day will be no different, we only play two traditional midfielders, most 3-5. We don't play a defensively minded midfielder or tradition right and left midfielders. Nasri and Silva are not a Milner, a Ljungberg or a Beckham, they work hard, they close down but they don't work the line like a traditional European winger/wide midfielder.

So this leaves a lot of work for our central 2. Our central 2 normally play against a 3.

Ya Ya will often look lazy because he is A, explosive going forwards and B, he is normally overloaded centrally as teams are scared to death of him. He is normally out numbered, yet will influence the game more than the two he's normally playing against.

One person highlighted Richardson's goal yesterday, is he now expected to cover their wide midfielders as well as the central 3 he was playing. Fair point if Parker, Sidwell or Karagounis had scored but sure Richardson is someone else's problem?

 

[oliblue]

have to agree massively overrated and a liability in front of our defence i honestly think we should not play him away from home. We needs grafters in a defensive midfield role , yes he has moments of skill but he is one lazy so and so and its going to costs us .

 

[LoveCity]

He's not massively overrated at all!

He has his flaws, but find me a player who doesn't.

Yaya is currently the joint 3rd highest scorer in the entire Premier League and still the best box-to-box midfielder in the league.

His defensive side is comparatively weak, but that does not make him overrated at all. Any PL club but our own would kill to have him.

 

[Phil1]

have to agree massively overrated and a liability in front of our defence i honestly think we should not play him away from home. We needs grafters in a defensive midfield role , yes he has moments of skill but he is one lazy so and so and its going to costs us .

Cool, you managed to get a massively in as well.

 

[Ray78]

He is capable in matching Frank Lampard's season goals tally and that certainly helped Chelsea with their trophy haul.

 

[CITYROBBO]

have to agree massively overrated and a liability in front of our defence i honestly think we should not play him away from home. We needs grafters in a defensive midfield role , yes he has moments of skill but he is one lazy so and so and its going to costs us .

FELLANI HAHA JONES HAHAHA CLEVERLY HAHA, go support your MID TABLE TEAM . YAYA pisses all over your midfield !!

 

[vintiz]

have to agree massively overrated and a liability in front of our defence i honestly think we should not play him away from home. We needs grafters in a defensive midfield role , yes he has moments of skill but he is one lazy so and so and its going to costs us .

STFU !!!

 

[Ray78]

have to agree massively overrated and a liability in front of our defence i honestly think we should not play him away from home. We needs grafters in a defensive midfield role , yes he has moments of skill but he is one lazy so and so and its going to costs us .

Nurse!