{"id":1824,"date":"2016-09-21T16:36:02","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T16:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blnebeuk.serveur04.com\/blog\/?p=1824"},"modified":"2016-09-21T16:36:02","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T16:36:02","slug":"yaya-toure-manchester-city-pep-guardiola-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.netbet.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/09\/21\/yaya-toure-manchester-city-pep-guardiola-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Yaya Toure: Manchester City and Pep Guardiola \u2013 What Next?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nWhen Pep Guardiola was announced as Manchester City manager-in waiting back in January, it was always going to be interesting as to how Yaya Toure, and more importantly his agent Dmitri Seluk, would handle the situation. After the last few days, the answer is an emphatic, \u201cnot very well\u201d.<\/p>\n

Six years ago, Seluk introduced himself to English football through his prize-client Yaya Toure. With the exception of the Ivorian, Seluk\u2019s client base is not well known in English footballing circles, but with a bit of self-promotion, the Ukrainian agent has centred himself right in the middle of various feuds between Yaya Toure and Manchester City.<\/p>\n

When Guardiola arrived at City, it was clear what he wanted from his players. If you\u2019re not at the correct weight, you don\u2019t train with the first team. That was the end of Samir Nasri.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re not good with your feet, you don\u2019t play for the first team; Joe Hart is now at Torino.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re not willing to run around the pitch like a headless chicken in order to regain possession, you don\u2019t play for the first team. That last point has seen to Yaya Toure.<\/p>\n

Toure has the ability to take a grasp of games and steer City into the driving seat. Unfortunately that ability hasn\u2019t been seen for years. He was once omnipotent on the pitch, with no equal, but he\u2019s now so lethargic that there was never any real prospect of him fitting into Guardiola\u2019s plans. All of this has seen him marginalised, yet Seluk is convinced that this is a personal attack on the crown jewel of his footballer portfolio.<\/p>\n

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