Yaya Toure

[IraqiCulé]

Like the team, he's just a shadow of the Yaya Toure from the first half of the season. He was still better than Xavi tonight...

 

[ZenI]

IMO Yaya wasn't that bad today. I've seen better, but the team as a whole was bad. Yaya is good if the rest of our midfield and forwards can hold on to the ball for second or two. But Eto'o, Messi and Xavi lost the ball all the time - and Yaya can't be everywhere on the pitch at the same time. Xavi didn't do his work, that's why Yaya looked so helpless a couple of times.

 

[evilhita666]

But did you see the poor marking on Forlán in the first goal? Come on!

 

[FCBNOF]

Have our players lost the will to play?

 

[Barcaman]

Vieira was a similar type of player as Toure is now, tall, slowish, but with good technique. I don`t want to be critical of him anymore, as I already said my bit earlier. I do hope he improves soon as we need him to be at his best

 

[maz]

They showed the goals on sky tv and from those short clips yayá had an AWFUL game. He looked compeltely disinterested..didnt seem bothered to get close to the ball let alone challenge for it..and overall looked as if he had finished a full marathon.

How many games has he played this season?

 

[Barcaman]

They showed the goals on sky tv and from those short clips yayá had an AWFUL game. He looked compeltely disinterested..didnt seem bothered to get close to the ball let alone challenge for it..and overall looked as if he had finished a full marathon.

How many games has he played this season?

Around 2100 minutes in all competitions. For comparison; Messi has 2600

 

[Benzema10]

I watched the highlights now and I am not satisfied with what I saw. 3 big mistakes in 1st half.

1 Foul on Juninho - from which the goal ensued
Let`s be honest here. Juninho is 35. If Toure, hailed by many as best DM in Europe, can`t take the ball from 35 y.o. or at least not make a foul in the dangerous area then there something wrong with the picture here.

2. Failed to block- it was Lyon`s 16 m shot that went slighlty wide when Toure was closer than 1 meter from the shooter. What did he do, turned his ass.

3. Blunder pass to opposition player - that very pass led to action where Benzema hit the post

Juninho isn't 35, he got his 34 december or january I think

 

[IraqiCulé]

Around 2100 minutes in all competitions. For comparison; Messi has 2600

Let's keep in mind at the beginning of the season Pep was playing Busquets & Keita more than Toure. However Toure got his starting spot back again like last season and has been playing very frequently ever since. He could use a rest in the Mallorca game as well.

 

[maz]

Im surprised i didnt notice it during the actual game tbh..but he looked extremely tired.

 

[Barcaman]

Another crappy performance

 

[Segarra]

I would love Mascherano in that position

 

[Barca_Ray_USA]

I think we had him on our shortlist before the Yaya purchase

 

[maz]

Im sure he'll come good again. Problem is though he doesnt look tired..he just looks disinterested.

 

[mmandela]

Well, many of our players do now... not focused