In that summer when no one knew what magical and incredible legend would happen next, Yaya Toure, who had just turned 20, was still playing for Beveren in Belgium, but his brother Kolo Toure was already playing for Beveren in Belgium.
Arsenal are successful.
Through this relationship, Arsenal's head coach Wenger gave him an opportunity to follow the team's summer training camp.
Yaya Toure came to London with great expectations, hoping to stay at Arsenal like his brother.
Although he didn't know what would happen in the following season at the time, he was still looking forward to it.
For him, Arsenal is the sky above!
During the summer preparations with Arsenal, Yaya Toure performed particularly well and soon got a chance to prove himself in a warm-up match against a weak opponent, Barnet of England's lower leagues.
Yaya Toure started and was placed in Arsenal's best 4-4-2 lineup, a more forward midfield position, similar to the attacking midfielder, but this is not suitable for him to play his own advantages and characteristics.
His body is very strong and he has excellent foot skills, but his movement frequency is slow and his handling of the ball is not concise and fast enough, which makes him particularly disadvantaged when facing high-pressure defense.
This is the same as Giroud.
The French center also said that his poor shooting efficiency is due to his slow movements due to his height.
As a result, Yaya Toure missed an excellent opportunity in the game, and Arsenal drew with Barnet 0-0.
After the game, Arsenal officially informed Yaya Toure.
"Unfortunately, we have tried our best, but under the current situation, we are unable to apply for a labor certificate for you. We still hope that you can continue to work hard and enter the national team. With enough playing time, we will provide you with outstanding players like you at any time.
Open doors for young players.”
Yaya Toure once thought it was really because of the labor certificate, but soon, news came from his brother Kolo Toure that Wenger did not think highly of him, thought it was difficult for him to become a talent, and was unwilling to go to war for him.
Toss in special genius clauses.
The boy from Cote d'Ivoire felt the cruelty of professional football for the first time.
It turns out that under the kind surface, there is such a cold and cruel reality.
So, he chose to go to the icy and snowy Ukraine.
Over the years, he has worked hard to climb up. Every time he performed well, he tried to change teams and kept moving forward. He just hoped that one day he could climb to the top of professional football and all the teams.
In front of those who once looked down upon him and despised him.
Now, October 24, 2010.
Manchester Etihad Stadium.
The ninth round of the Premier League.
Yaya Toure finally walks in front of Wenger!
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Referee Webber blew the whistle, and Manchester City launched a fierce attack on Arsenal.
Especially the midfield.
Alexander Song is suspended due to accumulation of yellow cards. Arsenal's midfield three in this game is a combination of Fabregas, Denilson and Rosicky, while Manchester City's Yaya Toure and Fernandinho are in charge.
Double back waist.
As a result, in the first two minutes, when Cesc Fabregas got the ball in midfield, he was forced away by Yaya Toure. After grabbing the ball, he quickly distributed it to the wing and handed it to Lichtsteiner.
Rush forward quickly.
Arsenal immediately organized a counterattack near the center line, but Lichtsteiner passed the ball to the frontcourt, handed it to Robinho, and quickly inserted himself along the sideline.
Robinho advanced with the ball on the right rib, attracted the attention of Clichy and Denilson, and then distributed the ball back to the right wing.
Lichtsteiner sprinted forward as fast as he could, and after getting the ball, he used his body to hold Clichy and walked into the penalty area from the right. When Arsenal's defensive attention was focused on Van Persie and Sturridge,
, suddenly passed back to the right side of the top of the penalty area.
At this time, Yaya Toure rushed over and caught up with him. He didn't even stop the ball and just shot angrily.
A loud bang was heard at the scene, as if the air had exploded.
I saw the football was like a cannonball, flying straight into the goal guarded by Fabianski with lightning speed.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"Less than three minutes into the game, Yaya Toure opened the scoring for Manchester City!!"
"Another rush after the opening kickoff!"
"Yaya Toure's steal planned this attack, and his long shot from the front of the penalty area opened the door to victory for Manchester City!"
After the Cote d'Ivoire midfielder scored, he ran out excitedly amidst the cheers of the entire stadium and rushed straight to the sidelines to celebrate.
He even looked a little crazy!
He was like a male lion from Africa, roaring.
Wenger, did you see that?
Do you regret it?
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Wenger regrets it!
But not because of Yaya Toure.
He didn't even know what Yaya Toure was thinking at this moment.
In other words, he simply doesn't know that the Ivorians have been holding this anger in their hearts for so many years.
For him, at that time, he just rejected a player who was not qualified to play for Arsenal, that's all.
As for Yaya Toure's subsequent success, it was not what he could have predicted.
What Wenger regrets is that his starting midfielder doesn't seem to be going very well.
Alexander Song accumulated yellow cards and was suspended. Wenger originally considered using a combination of Diaby, Denilson and Cesc Fabregas, but after careful consideration and Rosicky's recent good form, he chose the Czech midfielder.
But now it seems that Arsenal's three midfielders are not playing smoothly and cannot suppress Manchester City's two midfielders.
Especially Yaya Toure.
Wenger still clearly remembers that when Yaya Toure had a trial training with Arsenal, he played as an attacking midfielder, but his performance was not ideal. Facts have proved that his vision was right.
It’s just that Yaya Toure later played in a deeper position, and even played as a central defender in Barcelona.
Today, Gao Shen equipped him with Fernandinho in the midfield. As a result, Yaya Toure can unleash his offensive and defensive talents without any worries.
The key is, is this kid on drugs? He was acting particularly aggressive tonight!
A bit exaggerated!
Wenger felt a little regretful.
But he still quickly walked to the sidelines and signaled the three midfielders to pay attention to protecting the defense and at the same time holding the ball more.
Manchester City played a 4-4-2 double midfielder tonight, which was another tactic that surprised Wenger.
Since Gao Shen coached Manchester City, he has almost no fixed tactical routines and rules. He adopts different tactics according to different opponents.
It is said to be a double defensive midfielder, but in fact, the double forwards Sturridge and Robinho are actively retreating, while Hazard and Robinho on the two wings are very forward, and the overall attitude is still attacking.
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In the double midfielder, Yaya Toure has a large range of movement.
This makes Manchester City's entire formation not the traditional 4-4-2 at all, sometimes even 4-1-3-2.
Just as Wenger was thinking, Manchester City once again created an opportunity. Hazard dribbled the ball in from the left and sent a through pass. Van Persie suddenly shot a cold arrow from the outside of the penalty area and hit the goal, which was slightly missed.
This made Wenger also breathe a sigh of relief.
Manchester City's attack after the opening was really fierce.
Wenger really did not expect that Gao Shen would change Manchester City completely in just one year.
The team's investment is one aspect, but the key is the head coach's integration ability and formation.
Wenger walked to the sideline again and signaled the players to stabilize their defense.
After surviving this wave, Arsenal will be safe.
With only one goal behind, the situation is not too bad.
But just three minutes later, when Arsenal's offense advanced into the frontcourt, Walcott tried to dribble in from the right, but Fernandinho intercepted the ball. Leighton Baines advanced with the ball from the left.
Two steps later, he arrived at Azar's feet.
The Belgian got rid of Sagna's defense and when he dribbled the ball diagonally into the penalty area, he suddenly sent a through ball.
Sturridge, who had been lying in wait around Kolo Toure, suddenly stepped forward.
The England striker is known for his speed. After getting rid of Kolo Toure, he successfully reversed the offside, broke into the penalty area, caught up with Hazard's pass and formed a one-on-one shot. Faced with Fabianski, he kicked
He calmly pushed the ball into the far corner and sent the ball from Fabianski's side into Arsenal's goal again.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!"
"Seventh minute, Sturridge!!"
"Manchester City scored two goals in less than ten minutes!"
"My God, Hazard's through ball was very clever, and it just opened two lines of Arsenal's defense. Sturridge's anti-offside run was also very smart, and it happened to be a one-on-one shot.
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"After the opening, Manchester City's offense was very active, and Arsenal's defense simply couldn't stop the wolf-like Manchester City."
After Sturridge scored, everyone rushed out of the stadium excitedly and ran all the way to celebrate.
All the fans in the entire Etihad Stadium were cheering passionately and shouting the name of the local striker.
Although Sturridge is not yet the main player in Manchester City, he has already entered the England national team and is favored by countless people!
Wenger looked on from the sidelines and shook his head, obviously surprised by the second goal.
Came so fast!
We were clearly trying to stabilize our position just now, but why was the defense suddenly breached again?
"Our overall lineup was a little too high, and Gao Shen took advantage of the opportunity to switch between offense and defense." Assistant coach Pat Rice reminded.
Gao Shen always said that no one is better than him at beating Arsenal.
Why?
Because he can always catch Arsenal's old problem of slow positioning when switching from attack to defense.
Even now, more and more teams are beginning to learn this style of play.
Any team that has the conditions will make Arsenal very uncomfortable.
Wenger was helpless about this.
If he were asked to pull back the whole team, he couldn't do it.
Because this is not Arsenal's style at all.
Why is Arsenal's performance so poor, but its matchday income still tops the Premier League?
Because Arsenal's games are always great to watch, even though Arsenal's ticket prices are the highest in the world, there are still countless fans who flock to them and it's hard to get a ticket.
And to maintain this style, we naturally have to bear this price.
Wenger's thoughts flashed across his mind, but on the pitch, after the game restarted, Manchester City quickly seized another opportunity and launched a quick counterattack.
It’s still Yaya Toure!
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