Yaya Toure

[The Real Slim Shady]

Anyone considering him at 7.6? Thinking about putting him in for Sterling, no champions league football as well and if he can repeat that form of a couple seasons ago could be well worth it.

[Turd Ferguson]

Could be great value, but we need to see who holds down a place in City's midfield. Two weeks ago everyone was piling on Gundog.

[FF_Surgery]

Too much rotation risk IMO

[Stemania]

I wouldn't even describe it as a rotation risk - more than that, he's straight out of the team for Gundogan isn't he?

[blahblah]

Chew chew, cry cry

[Paulista]

Quote from Pep today -

Yaya will play in more attacking positions - to decide the last pass, to score goals, for our build up in the last third of the pitch.

Seems promising if he can nail down a spot.

[hancockjr]

I think he means "if he plays it will be there " not that he's first choice now.

[Mav3rick]

Didn't he also say something about how Toure "can" play centre half?

EDIT: This was the quote from the presser:

Kompany will be four to six weeks out. Yaya can play in many positions but we have other options to play there at centre-back.

I wouldn't be going anywhere Toure anyway, but I guess that quote means he won't play in defence.

[NejcPirc]

What position and role did he play when scored 241 points (season 13/14)? If same as now, he should be a BIG value. No?

[Stemania]

What position and role did he play when scored 241 points (season 13/14)? If same as now, he should be a BIG value. No?

Mostly he was one of the two deeper mids getting forward fairly regularly (a bit like the Ramsey/Cazorla role at Arsenal, perhaps the Gundog role now at City) but did get the odd game in the hole behind the striker - often for the last 20 mins or so of games to great effect. A huge proportion of his points came from his ludicrously high freekick conversion rate and from taking a silly number of pens when Aguero wasn't on the pitch.

He scored 13(!!!) goals from freekicks (7) and pens (6) that year, and from something like only 15-20 total combined attempts.

[NejcPirc]

What position and role did he play when scored 241 points (season 13/14)? If same as now, he should be a BIG value. No?

Mostly he was one of the two deeper mids getting forward fairly regularly (a bit like the Ramsey/Cazorla role at Arsenal, perhaps the Gundog role now at City) but did get the odd game in the hole behind the striker - often for the last 20 mins or so of games to great effect. A huge proportion of his points came from his ludicrously high freekick conversion rate and from taking a silly number of pens when Aguero wasn't on the pitch.

He scored 13(!!!) goals from freekicks (7) and pens (6) that year, and from something like only 15-20 total combined attempts.

Thanks! Anyway, he looked good in those 2 matches, might give him a chance insted of Coutinho. Guess could be flop or a great value.

[Paulista]

I only heard this drink driving story today, might explain why he was dropped for the Chelsea game on Saturday.

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/ ... x#cxrecs_s