Yaya Toure: Africa’s greatest midfielder ever?

Transfers usually do not have such a transformative effect on players, such as when Yaya Toure, who celebrated his 38th birthday on Thursday, replaced Barcelona with Manchester City in 2010.

Ivorian midfielder joined Xinfu Just as they are eager to replace their city rivals Manchester United as the best in the Premier League, he certainly wrote his own story, and so does the club.

Although some observers still let Guardiola insist on choosing Sergio Busquets as his deepest midfielder and then abandoning Yaya, it is safe to say that all parties are the beneficiaries of this change.

Before Pep was appointed Barcelona, ​​West Africa has always played the role of the second violin. BrauglanaThis is a more creative midfielder, and mostly needs to play a role in defense. However, in Manchester City, he has become one of the most dynamic midfielders in the history of English football.

The individual awards he received during his stay in England demonstrate his outstanding performance in building a modern Manchester City: he has been named African Footballer of the Year four times (tied with the legend Samuel Eto’o) Second) He has won the same award from the BBC, and was selected as the PFA Team of the Year twice in 2012 and 2014.

In the latter game, at the same time that Manchester City won the second title, some observers still believe that he should have been Named Player of the Year before the brilliant Luis Suarez, this debate shows that Yaya’s performance in Manchester City’s 13/14 season was incredible.

Tours and Frank Lampard became the second midfielder to score 20 or more Premier League goals, a feat that no one else has ever had since. If he defeats Suarez, he will be the first African to win the honor of the best player in the department, but that is not the case (Riyad Mahrez in 2016 and Mohamed Salah two years later) Continue to maintain your reputation in the highest flight).

The West African star and Joe Hart (the one who was present at the start), Vincent Campany, David Silva and Sergio Aguero became part of the spine, which started in Manchester Blue Tide, the 2011 FA Cup was a success, and finally reached its peak in the league and succeeded next season. Since their first victory, they have won three other league titles, which can be largely attributed to the quartet’s unshakable achievements.

It was Yaya who started to rise with important goals in the oldest cup match, scoring two decisive goals before defeating Man United in the semi-finals before playing against Stoke City again. ).

Roberto Mancini’s team played a derby against the Red Devils (Derby) in six undefeated matches against Sir Alex Ferguson’s forces. The losing streak includes five defeats, so it is hoped that this game will end in half of the Reds and Manchester will leave Wembley to celebrate.

However, the Ivorians in their contacts have seen enough Manchester United dominance, leaps and bounds on the pass of Michael Carrick (Michael Carrick) who intends to give Paul Scholes, rushing through the English abyss organizers and Rio Ferdinand, then calmly surpassed Edwin van der Sar to score. Citizen entered the first FA Cup final in 30 years and had the opportunity to end the 35-year championship trophy drought.

Tony Pulis’s team was even more difficult to qualify for the finals, defeating his favorite with a defensive performance that lasted more than 70 minutes… and then Toure came forward again and challenged Thomas Suo on the 74th hole. A thunderous left foot shot by Thomas Sorensen could end 35 years of injury in minutes.

Strikes in the semi-finals and the decisive battle have made the former Olympiacos a hero of the Etihad, but there are even more people to participate in the campaigns that have won many Premier League matches. There has not been any African player in the Premier League like Yaya.

Michael Essien heralded the arrival of the former Monaco man, but the 2009 UEFA Champions League champion undoubtedly surpassed the Ghanaian in the coronation, and even surpassed the Ghanaian. The Bison’s dribbling and tenacity were revered in his pomp, and his spatial awareness, versatility and propensity for grandeur made him faithfully indulge in Stamford Bridge, but Yaya became famous during Manchester’s peak.

He combined technical qualities and brute force, unlocked the opponent’s defense or bullied the team according to the situation, and scored incredible goals, which will be repeated again and again and connected with citizens.

On the international stage, Yaya led Ivory Coast to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, and has been a loser in 2006 and 2012. In a sense, this is what the golden generation deserved after being overwhelmed on the African continent in the late 2000s, despite being recommended for great things because of their outstanding qualities in the team as a whole.

Toure may not have the talent of Jay Jay Okocha, the extraordinary leadership and influence of Mikel John Obi, or the tenacity of Sally Montari, but he helps on the court Manchester City’s promotion to the top of the Premier League will definitely allow him to surpass the midfielder from the African continent.

If Manchester City’s goal is to eliminate Manchester United, Yaya has contributed to Manchester’s transfer of power, which is one of several decisive contributions that made him the greatest midfielder ever in Africa.