Yaya Toure

[Henrique 9,133]

17 million for Yaya Toure ? gimme a break !

Edited May 22, 2010 by Henrique

[5354 204]

No more Black players man! Not racist but heck, they always leave in the middle of the season for their African duties and it is bad for the squad.

[The Big Drog 1,110]

Cant believe the negative comments Im seeing here. I would put Yaya Toure in my top 5 best holding midfielders list any day. I feel our midfield really does lack pace and drive and thats what Yaya Toure brings, the guy is strong, fast, good on the ball and versatile (played centre back in a Champions League final), I want to see a new striker and a new central midfielder arrive at the club in the Summer and Toure ticks all the boxes of what I think Chelsea need in a player. At 27 he is at a good age, not young enough to be considered inexperienced and not old enough to be considered past it. No offence to Obi Mikel because he is an ever improving player but a midfield of Toure, Essien and Lampard is formidable.

[kakuta44 16]

i rate yaya very highly i think he is second to essien as a DM and will help us release essien into a CM .....would love to see toure essien and lamps as our midfield that will be one hell of a powerful midfield ....

but i would rather have essien lamps and a young version of deco someone who can add creativity in midfield....

so imo we have two options both will be very good :

1- get a CM who is creative and is more offensive because let's face it our wingers are not very good and are too functional even malouda you cant say he is creative enough ..... that is why we sometimes lack creativity

2-get yaya toura and get some quality wingers as well and we will be the invincibles again ...

for me i prefer the second option only if we will get the needed wingers but if not then we have to go with the first one .......

Edited May 23, 2010 by kakuta44

[chrismada9 1,948]

I fail to see how Yaya Toure will be a decent signing for us actually..

1) as milan.cech already mentioned he's another African player, so he'd be unavailable during the Christmas and January period, which would be a vital part of the season.

2) unless we are making drastic plans to sell John Obi Mikel (which I have serious doubts over) then I honestly think £17 million is a waste of money tbh.

[Term-X 7,891]

not good enough for barca, not good enough for Chelsea.

[Henrique 9,133]

Toure is african...so in January him, Mikel and Essien will play at African Cup, and who will be the defensive midfilder ?

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

not good enough for barca, not good enough for Chelsea.

Eto'o was deemed not good enough for Barca nad he just picked up another CL Winners medal

I wouldnt rule out signing anyone atm. I agree we should try and avoid signing African players for the reasons already mentioned. Its more hassle than its worth.

[DYC. 7,542]

Really dont need him. Great player but no.. just a stupid rumour. Ess-Lamps-Yaya lacks that magic you need when things aren't going well. A creative AM should be added to the three-man midfield.

Ancelotti should give Joe Cole another chance in that AM role. When Joey came back the team wasnt in good form and we played a different system so i think he should get another chance in that role. Cole has all the right qualities for the AM role. Just think of it..

-----------Essien---------------

----------------------Lamps----

-----J.Cole---------------------

(With Josh McEachran hopefully taking his spot in 3, 4 years )

If it doesnt work out with Joe Cole, Modric would a great buy.

Edited May 23, 2010 by Blue_Soldier

[Henrique 9,133]

No more Black players man! Not racist but heck, they always leave in the middle of the season for their African duties and it is bad for the squad.

Thats stupid. You should have said: no more AFRICAN players.

Edited May 23, 2010 by Henrique

[Badboy 1,526]

No more Black players man! Not racist but heck, they always leave in the middle of the season for their African duties and it is bad for the squad.

What the hell is your problem ? If we signed lassana diarra he is black he plays for france, he will not leave half way through the season. Its not the skin colour its the fact they play for a african nation you moron.

[Manuf 1,448]

What the hell is your problem ? If we signed lassana diarra he is black he plays for france, he will not leave half way through the season. Its not the skin colour its the fact they play for a african nation you moron.

I think you misunderstood him on this one. I think that by black players he meant the African players who have to go every 2 years to fulfill their duties, which leaves us - Chelsea without decent DM.