Yaya Toure

[Beefymcfc]

Did ok. Better than most of Utd's players. Problem is we have so few attacking options in the various areas of the pitch considering we've spent so much money.

I totally agree Ted and I don't get it.

It's all about the money!

FFS give it a rest. We are buying players for a number of reasons, it's the managers job to get them to work.

Time.

[shawzy]

I thought he was good..Hes bedding in ok.....For me,Micah, Kompany and Silva outshone anyone else today.

[CityGer]

I thought he was good..Hes bedding in ok.....For me,Micah, Kompany and Silva outshone anyone else today.

Bedding in??

Are you at the wind up??

[david yearsley]

Why doesn´t he fuclin shoot? I could understand it if he at least had a pop

[Longball]

i think even Giggs and Scoles outranked him in energy

[Beefymcfc]

i think even Giggs and Scoles outranked him in energy

Good to see you're hanging around mate. Is he the AM that you envisaged?

[BadKompany]

i think even Giggs and Scoles outranked him in energy

Apparently,that's just his 'style'.....

[dick dastardley]

Just got back from the game after all the bullshit in the papers saying it's gonna be a war. The guy was a disgrace today, totally anonymous and not worth a fraction of his wages. Total wanker today

[CityGer]

Just got back from the game after all the bullshit in the papers saying it's gonna be a war. The guy was a disgrace today, totally anonymous and not worth a fraction of his wages. Total wanker today

Glad someone else can see it. Makes a mockery of his interviews this week in which he talked about "battles" and "competing" ........ just do your job, you unfit, lazy fucker.

[Beefymcfc]

Just got back from the game after all the bullshit in the papers saying it's gonna be a war. The guy was a disgrace today, totally anonymous and not worth a fraction of his wages. Total wanker today

Glad someone else can see it. Makes a mockery of his interviews this week in which he talked about "battles" and "competing" ........ just do your job, you unfit, lazy fucker.

So fella's, why does Mancio play him?

[Sideshow Bob]

Someone thought he played well today: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog ... rect=false

[dick dastardley]

Because he one of the highest paid players at the club but doesn't act like it he doesn't give 100%, drifts out of games and he's blowing after 20 mins, totally unfit if u ask me

[Beefymcfc]

Because he one of the highest paid players at the club but doesn't act like it he doesn't give 100%, drifts out of games and he's blowing after 20 mins, totally unfit if u ask me

I only posted to stop your Gif for a while, It worked ;-)

[Redna]

He will be at a crossroad come next season. Either he's addopted to the physical side of the prem or he's fading. He's used to play in la Liga we're every player at the "two teams" get a freekick for f*ck all. Adjust or seek pastures elsewhere.
CTID!!

[Beefymcfc]

Adjust or seek pastures elsewhere.CTID!!

Can't really add to that.

[chef]

Did ok. Better than most of Utd's players. Problem is we have so few attacking options in the various areas of the pitch considering we've spent so much money.

Exactly that.We are missing a midfielder with a physical and mental tempo,one who can operate on the same wavelength as Silva and one who can support the forward(s) with pace.

DJ,Milner,Barry and Yaya are very one dimensional and more to the point,very similar in their style,they do not compliment each other.As soon as SWP came on the entire team looked more creative,balanced and threatening - i wish Nani was neither a Rag or a cnut.....
We need to find our own.

agree we need more pace in midfield ,aj could have made a difference today..as for finding our own, christian eriksen (ajax) impressed for denmark in midweek.

[Rag_hater]

Wouldn't be suprised if the people who think Yaya is a waste of time think that using his stats to defend him is not relaying what is plain to see to the detractors.However for us that think he is one of our better players his stats like todays where he had one more misplaced pass than David whilst having completed more show how well he is playing.

[CityGer]

Wouldn't be suprised if the people who think Yaya is a waste of time think that using his stats to defend him is not relaying what is plain to see to the detractors.However for us that think he is one of our better players his stats like todays where he had one more misplaced pass than David whilst having completed more show how well he is playing.

I couldn't give a toss about stats.

I judge a game of football on what I see and I judge a City player on what I see. If that was good enough for you today then so be it. It wasn't good enough for me.

He was slow, weak and lethergic. Glad you enjoyed it.

[failsworthblue]

If people feel that this needs to be in the match thread then please move but this is a wider issue than today's game so I feel it needs it's own thread.

He isn't doing enough when the chips are down. He's not a scapegoat for my frustration, I don't think we played too badly today but he was certainly a weak link. He looked like he was on his arse after five minutes, like a man who was taking his last breath. He lacked energy, movement and presence, the game passed him by.

This is becoming a far too familiar story in big games. He looks great at home when we're on top against one of the weaker teams. When we really need him to show his class, he just doesn't deliver. The debate about his fitness has been had many times, my view is that it is severely lacking. Fitness aside, I just don't think he recognises that we need him to lead and be a factor in big games like this. He should be bursting to grab the game by the balls and stamp his name on it. He just doesn't seem to grasp his role in the side.

Anonymous today when we needed him to play like a giant.

Very disappointing and flustrating again.

Not up to the pace of the game again.

Next season will be make or break for him in this league.

[The Man In Blue]

What? I thought he was pretty good today, particularly in the first thirty when we had them pinned back.

Each to their own I suppose.