Nigels Tackle wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:I have no problem with Yaya's performance tonight & I'd be interested to see how far he 'walked' compared to Silva or Aguero.
yaya plays in the 'engine' position though
Yaya goes forward & attacks, scores goals etc, then is expected to be perfect at the other end. If he misses a run or a tackle, he gets serious shit for it. But when Silva completely fails to do his job, & leaves us totally in the shit defensively, it hardly merits a mention. It's always been simple imo; don't rely on Yaya as a defender. Why should he have to track opponents for 90 mins when Silva or Nsri don't have to ?
It's not Yaya's job that Milner ended up doing anyhow, it's Silva's.
Yaya on about 75, 80 mins, sprinted back about 60 yards, robbed a Roma player & about 8 seconds later, conceded a harsh free kick on the edge of their box.
And he's getting shit for it.
It's not right.