I feel SO sorry for Yaya!

[mcfc1632]

When you see the highlights of CITY's best chances - if you can call them that - I think that you will see they were almost all involving Ya Ya - he is n ot just a DM as some people insist on calling him - he will be absolutely immense!!!!

[Crossie]

You could quite easily coach that movement and availability into any player, I think he is given the free role of midfield, to get fwd alot, Barry can hold and go fwd at the right time, and De Jong it not allowed further fwd that the half way line!

We've had a real lack of movement in the last few years, I was hoping with the players we have now, we'd have seen alot more pass and move today, but it was a tough away game.

[Mase]

Heard quite a few people say we played with 3 defensive mids today. I was under the impression that Yaya was a box to box type midfielder?? Can anyone confirm?

[citytilidie]

Yaya was awful today, sorry. Far too slow, gave the ball away too much. Everyone at the ground was slating him and rightly so. I have no doubt he will improve, but today he was abysmal.

[edge275]

Heard quite a few people say we played with 3 defensive mids today. I was under the impression that Yaya was a box to box type midfielder?? Can anyone confirm?

He's a box to box midfielder but can play the defensive role if needed.

[saulman]

Just looking at his stats on OS...............

Successful tackles - 3 of 3
Completed passes - 84 of 90
Shots on target - 1 of 2


Not bad for a debut where we were shite for 45 mins.

[citytilidie]

Just looking at his stats on OS...............

Successful tackles - 3 of 3
Completed passes - 84 of 90
Shots on target - 1 of 2


Not bad for a debut where we were shite for 45 mins.

3 tackles in 90 minutes? 90 passes mainly backwards/sideways

[saulman]

Just looking at his stats on OS...............

Successful tackles - 3 of 3
Completed passes - 84 of 90
Shots on target - 1 of 2


Not bad for a debut where we were shite for 45 mins.

3 tackles in 90 minutes? 90 passes mainly backwards/sideways

I take it you're a 'glass half empty' type of guy......?


EDIT: De Jong successful tackles - 1 of 3 (from OS)

[Grob]

Just looking at his stats on OS...............

Successful tackles - 3 of 3
Completed passes - 84 of 90
Shots on target - 1 of 2


Not bad for a debut where we were shite for 45 mins.

3 tackles in 90 minutes? 90 passes mainly backwards/sideways

Yaya was the only one who created chances for us today.

[Rag_hater]

Yaya was awful today, sorry. Far too slow, gave the ball away too much. Everyone at the ground was slating him and rightly so. I have no doubt he will improve, but today he was abysmal.

Just shows how much you miss at the ground.
And 3 succesful tackles is about as many as anybody who has had a good game completes.

[craigmcfc]

Yaya was awful today, sorry. Far too slow, gave the ball away too much. Everyone at the ground was slating him and rightly so. I have no doubt he will improve, but today he was abysmal.

Have you mixed him up with Micah by any chance?

[mcfc1632]

Yaya was awful today, sorry. Far too slow, gave the ball away too much. Everyone at the ground was slating him and rightly so. I have no doubt he will improve, but today he was abysmal.

Have you mixed him up with Micah by any chance?

You musn't bite Craig - that can only be a wind up

[citytilidie]

Yaya was awful today, sorry. Far too slow, gave the ball away too much. Everyone at the ground was slating him and rightly so. I have no doubt he will improve, but today he was abysmal.

Have you mixed him up with Micah by any chance?

No no, maybe I am wrong, but from where I was sat, he just looked slow and clumsy... Everyone around me was whinging about him too.. I

[patrickblue]

Quite seriously you sound like you were watching another game.

[edge275]

I don't feel sorry for him because the Sun told me he's on 250 grand a week.

[Abu Dhabi]

I though he was one of the better players. Those two passes to SWP were amazing.

[dazby]

Yaya was awful today, sorry. Far too slow, gave the ball away too much. Everyone at the ground was slating him and rightly so. I have no doubt he will improve, but today he was abysmal.

Have you mixed him up with Micah by any chance?

No no, maybe I am wrong, but from where I was sat, he just looked slow and clumsy... Everyone around me was whinging about him too.. I

Glad I wasn't around you and your mates then. They sound like a clueless bunch.

He is going to tear up the league. Reminded me a lot of Foe.

[BlueMoonAwoken]

he gave the ball away because no other city player gave him an option, so he was closed down. When a city player had the ball he gave them an option there is the diffrence.

And calling players like De Jong and Barry mongs, Micah yeah but I thought the other two did ok today. De Jong made some telling tackles today. Everyone of our players gave the ball away cheaply today and I hope that Mancini works on this as it will kill us agaisnt your Man Us and Chelseas.

I was calling de jong and barry a mong because they kept playing the ball over the top to tevez rather than keeping the ball. you cant force people to just chase after the ball. I thought barry was quite strong with his body and passing sideways is great. If ade would of started with tevez i would of thought playing those balls over the top was a decent idea to mix it up. But we just gave the ball away for no reason other than to try and find the killer pass. But its early i actually rate barry but i think mancini is not sure who to play in the middle because you cant play barry on the left in my opinion, unless its left back.

[Grob]

he gave the ball away because no other city player gave him an option, so he was closed down. When a city player had the ball he gave them an option there is the diffrence.

And calling players like De Jong and Barry mongs, Micah yeah but I thought the other two did ok today. De Jong made some telling tackles today. Everyone of our players gave the ball away cheaply today and I hope that Mancini works on this as it will kill us agaisnt your Man Us and Chelseas.

I was calling de jong and barry a mong because they kept playing the ball over the top to tevez rather than keeping the ball. you cant force people to just chase after the ball. I thought barry was quite strong with his body and passing sideways is great. If ade would of started with tevez i would of thought playing those balls over the top was a decent idea to mix it up. But we just gave the ball away for no reason other than to try and find the killer pass. But its early i actually rate barry but i think mancini is not sure who to play in the middle because you cant play barry on the left in my opinion, unless its left back.

Barry was shoehorned onto the left hand side after we were given a roasting in the first half. Playing narrow against a side whose main tactic is to get it to their widemen was a bit daft on reflection.

If we had matched their formation maybe we would have won the game?

As for De Jong, he was better in the second half when he, Yaya, and Gareth were spread out rather than all playing within 2 yards of each other. To often Mancini plays players so close together that it gives the sch little room in which to operate in and leaves other areas exposed. Like the wings against Spurs!!

[Beefymcfc]

he gave the ball away because no other city player gave him an option, so he was closed down. When a city player had the ball he gave them an option there is the diffrence.

And calling players like De Jong and Barry mongs, Micah yeah but I thought the other two did ok today. De Jong made some telling tackles today. Everyone of our players gave the ball away cheaply today and I hope that Mancini works on this as it will kill us agaisnt your Man Us and Chelseas.

I was calling de jong and barry a mong because they kept playing the ball over the top to tevez rather than keeping the ball. you cant force people to just chase after the ball. I thought barry was quite strong with his body and passing sideways is great. If ade would of started with tevez i would of thought playing those balls over the top was a decent idea to mix it up. But we just gave the ball away for no reason other than to try and find the killer pass. But its early i actually rate barry but i think mancini is not sure who to play in the middle because you cant play barry on the left in my opinion, unless its left back.

Barry was shoehorned onto the left hand side after we were given a roasting in the first half. Playing narrow against a side whose main tactic is to get it to their widemen was a bit daft on reflection.

If we had matched their formation maybe we would have won the game?

As for De Jong, he was better in the second half when he, Yaya, and Gareth were spread out rather than all playing within 2 yards of each other. To often Mancini plays players so close together that it gives the sch little room in which to operate in and leaves other areas exposed. Like the wings against Spurs!!

I agree with all that mate, and when it comes down to it, you've got to question Mancini's first half tactics. We can say that a point is a good one at White Hart Lane but in reality, and if it wasn't for some great saves, then we could've been easily 3 or 4 down.