WATFORD BEAT OTHERS TO TOURE 2.0

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Newly promoted Premier League outfit Watford made a big coup in the transfer market with the signing of Turkish international Ozan Tufanfrom Fenerbahce. The Hornets signed Tufan on a season-long loan deal from Turkish Super League giants Fenerbahce. To this effect, he will spend this season at Watford who are back in the Premier League after a one-year absence.

Watford secured their place in the Premier League this season after finishing second behind champions Norwich City in the English Championship last season. Brentford were able to join both Norwich City and Watford in the Premier League this season via the playoffs. Continue reading WATFORD BEAT OTHERS TO TOURE 2.0

TOURE URGES LUKAKU TO SEAL CHELSEA RETURN THIS SUMMER

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Amid reports that Chelsea are closing in on the signing of their former striker Romelu Lukaku, former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has urged the Belgian forward to mark a return to Stamford Bridge this summer.

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Lukaku, an important player for Italian Serie A giants Inter Milan, has been attracting a lot of interest from his former employers for some time now and while they have tried in the past but have failed to get him, they seem more determined now than ever in a bid to sign the striker for a club-record fee.
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TOURE: THE CRITICISM ON POGBA IS TOO MUCH

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Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure may not be a fan of his former club’s city rivals Manchester United, but that has not stopped him from limping to the defense of the Red Devils’ midfield star Paul Pogba. The Manchester United midfielder has been in the media and has been making headlines in the past months and has not yet gone a full season at Old Trafford without being publicly scrutinized for his performances on the pitch since returning to the club from Juventus back in the summer transfer window of 2016.

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It has always been one pundit or one former player trying to wear a huge robe of criticism on the France international superstar and while that trend has continued to happen, Toure has insisted that it is becoming way too much and tougher to handle.
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TOURE CONGRATULATES CITY ON LEAGUE TITLE WIN

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Manchester City legend Yaya Toure has moved swiftly to Congratulate his former club after the Cityzens added another English Premier League title to their trophy cabinet. City were confirmed champions after their local rivals Manchester United lost 2-1 at home to Leicester City on Tuesday night in the Premier League amid concerns that Solksjær fielded a weakened side and expected the loss.

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City made history by becoming the first-ever club in the Premier League to emerge League Champions despite being in as low as 8th position on the 1st of January in the league table. They have been remarkable all season and had to carefully maintain a steady upward movement in the league table despite not starting the season on the front foot.
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YAYA TOURE: GUARDIOLA IS A GENIUS

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Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has revealed in a recent interview that his former manager, Pep Guardiola, who he had a fall-out with during the latter stages of his career at the club, is a genius. Toure spent a couple of years at Manchester City and he established himself as one of the club’s best players during his reign, while also cementing his spot in the category of the best midfielders in the world in his generation.

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The midfield maestro was a star performer both under Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini, the two previous managers who were at the helm before the appointment of Guardiola back in 2016. However, the arrival of the Spanish manager to Manchester City began the end of the former Ivory Coast international midfielder’s career at the Etihad stadium. Toure started seeing less game time under the former Bayern Munich manager as a result of a reported fall-out that happened between the two of them.
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TOURE SAYS CITY ARE ALREADY AWAITING CHAMPIONS

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Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has revealed that he thinks that his former club have already run away with the title and are just a few games away from being crowned the English Premier League Champions for the 2020-21 football season.

The former Ivory Coast midfielder said that with the dominance City are showing this season, no team can catch them, and they are on course to clinch yet another Premier League crown under manager Pep Guardiola.
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YAYA TOURE HAS A NEW JOB

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Manchester City legend Yaya Toure has a new job after making the transition from player to coach. The ex-Manchester City player spent several years at Manchester City and became a legend at the club before leaving two years ago. The 37-year-old has been appointed as the assistant manager at Olimpia Donetsk in the Ukranian first division. Yaya Toure will assist IhorKlymovskiy in the Olimpia Donetsk dugout thereby following in the footsteps of his brother, KoloToure. KoloToure is a former defender at Premier League clubs Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool in addition to the fact that he’s the assistant manager to Brendan Rodgers at Leicester City. KoloToure has played his part in the rise of Leicester City in the Premier League in recent years.

KoloToure has been at Leicester City since Brendan Rodgers was appointed as the replacement to the sacked Claude Puel in the middle of the penultimate season. Leicester City narrowly missed out on Champions League qualification last season with Brendan Rodgers and KoloToure but they are on course to secure Champions League qualification at the end of this season. Leicester City are in third spot at the moment with 46 points with 14 league games left to play. Continue reading YAYA TOURE HAS A NEW JOB

BROWN RECALLS THIS PARTICULAR AFTERNOON AGAINST YAYA TOURE

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If a list is prepared and it contains some of the toughest midfielders to ever face in the Premier League, it would surely contain former Manchester City midfielder, Yaya Toure. The Ivorian was a complete package and possessed all the ingredients needed to become an all-round midfield star while playing his grade in the Premier League.

Many players past and present have spoken of how much of a good player he was, and he surely does deserve every ounce of praise he has been showered. One of these players to have shared their encounter with the big Ivorian is former City midfielder, Michael Brown.
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