Legend is a word that is often thrown too lightly in a modern game but a boyfriend Manchester City They had their fair proportion of legendary players in the last decade or something.
Yes, money was spent on high talents in the Sheikh Mansour era, but as they showed those at Old Trafford – and a team currently residing in the lower half of Premier league Table – Gotovina spraying is not always equal to success. Incoming players must ultimately produce.
Products are what many of these accessories have done for the club lately, with Vincent Kompany, David Silva and Sergio Aguero playing vital roles in managing citizens to the top of domestic and European games.
This trio trio, rightly, were these statues outside Etihad, with their achievements that were supposed to live for generations, serving as a reminder of the golden period for Manchester’s side.
As The player himself admittedHowever, it is a bit “unusual” that another key character in the early 2010s, Yaya Toure, did not receive his permanent recognition. Who can forget how good Ivorian was at its peak?
The highlight of Yaya Toure in Man City
Signed from Barcelona in the summer of 2010 as a deep midfielder who could also pass in the central part, little could have predicted an offensive force to which Toure would develop in the next few years.
The man who embarked on a club trophy after scoring a winning goal in the FA Cup final against Stoke City – after scoring in the 2014 Cup League Exhibition over S
This quality was specially exhibited during the 2013/14 campaign, because Manuel Pellegrini is on that title, with a tour, with Toure Achieving 20 goals and registration nine assists Only in the league that season.
Such an individual’s amazing year may not be repeated in the years that followed, but as former teammate Joleon Lescott said above, few could match with the now retired star when he was in his pomp.
The city, it must be said, reached an even greater height below Pep Guardiola Of toure – who registering 125 goals and assistants in 380 games For the club – left in 2018, but Ace of 6 feet 2 remains an extremely unique talent and a “legend” in itself in Etihad.
Then it is interesting to note that for all the uniqueness of the txiki Begiristain midfielder and Co, they may have allowed the second arrival of ‘Yaya’ to step down lately …
Man City has already sold the following Yaya Toure
The Man City Academy has been the production line of the stars on the rise lately, with Phil Foden and Rico Lewis forced the Guardiola side, while Cole Palmer, Liam Delap and others flew nest to try their hand elsewhere.
Among those who decided to go in search of a brighter future elsewhere, 21-year-old, Darko Gyabi, and England Youth International was on books in Manchester until his departure 2022.
The 6 -foot 5 -foot prospectus is sold to Leeds United as part of an agreement in which Kalvin Phillips set out in the opposite direction and Begiristain is in a a a Fee of around £ 5 million For Gyabi.
Praised as “truly exciting talent“Ben Mattinson data analyst – who also noticed his” dominant “presence at the center of the park – the young man has continued since then Earn comparisons with Toure From her former city colleague, Keyendrah Simmonds.
Currently in the books in Plymouth Argyle, after joining the pilgrims on leeds leds last summer, it is easy to see where this character comes from, and Gyabi is also a tall, athletic midfielder like Toure, with his ability to move forward with the ball that was welcomed as a “real attribute” From the former boss, Wayne Rooney.
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Championship season Darko Gyabi in numbers |
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34 Games |
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1 goal |
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2 assists |
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1 created a ‘great chance’ |
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0.6 key passes per game |
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83% of passing accuracy |
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2.2 fights and interceptions by game |
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2,8 balls recovered per match |
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0.7 successful dribbling per game |
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55% of total duels |
This is further testified by the fact that among those who were in his position in the championship this season, Leeds’ loans in the first 15% for progressive brackets and the first 20% for a successful download of 90, According to FBREF -uFurther ruins for that toure-esque traits.
Successful download is recorded when the player beat his opponent directly carrying the ball next to them, retaining possession.
Starlet born in London was also a particularly part of Plymouth’s side that was last weekend in Fa Cup last weekend, and Gyabi set a safe performance after noting an impressive impressive 94% rate of passage accuracyLosing possession of only three occasions.
Although the chances of the first team level are limited to Elland Road, it may not be too long before it shines on a higher level and Mattinson in 2023 predicted that the midfielder “The explosion on the scene is inevitable‘
These are still early career days, of course, although it looks like the city may have allowed the next Tour to go cheap …
