Alex. Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 You could if they'd act like children and, let's say, pout for not getting the birthday cake or some such. ;) As I've said previously on here, can we all please remember that his brother had just died. It's not hard, is it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 No he hadn't. The whole birthday cake thing was before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex. Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 No he hadn't. The whole birthday cake thing was before that. Ok, sorry, his brother was dying in intensive cancer treatment. Forgive that slight difference. The cake thing was a complete joke, yes, but there were extenuating circumstances, and an agent stirring things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I don't know, maybe, depends how long his 'short' battle with cancer was. Maybe it did affect Toure's mindset and lead to the trouble about a birthday cake but since I'm going to assume none of us actually know him we really have no idea. So perhaps it's best to avoid assuming positions of moral authority on the subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 @ljkeane:His brother being diagnosed with cancer would definitely affect Toure's mindset, even if it was a case of benign and easily operable cancer. @Alex:I have no experience similar to Yaya's on that matter and hope to never get it, but I would imagine that if one's close family member is about to die one would have a bigger fish to fry (or a cake to bake, if you will ;)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex. Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 I'm not meaning to assume moral authority, I'm meaning that we perhaps shouldn't write Toure off completely as a child or lazy without considering that there might be other things going on in his head. He's not a robot. At the same time, he played badly. if he's in this sort of form or his head's not right then it's the manager's call to hook him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigima Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 According to Grant Wahl on Twitter, the group buying out Chivas USA includes Vincent Tan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Moff Mithrandir Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Chivas Dragons? Komodo Chivas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex. Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Yaya is frequently shit. He was crap countless times last season too.He just normally offsets it all by scoring ridiculous 35 yard blasters and making everyone forgive him. I see what you're getting at, but that wasn't actually the case last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex. Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 We'll have to agree to disagree then. I was very rarely impressed with Yaya (goals removed) last season, and I saw quite a few City games.Which is not to write him off, of course. Perhaps he just made up for lost cake during preseason and is suffering from the resulting sugar crash? Aye yeah, I know you watch more City games than anyone here apart from me :) I just think that the idea he's either 10/10 or 1/10 is overstated somewhat. There is a middle ground in there somewhere... Imagine if all this was because of a sugar/cake/diabetes issue we didn't know about. Would certainly be an unexpected twist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Ok, sorry, his brother was dying in intensive cancer treatment. Forgive that slight difference. The cake thing was a complete joke, yes, but there were extenuating circumstances, and an agent stirring things up. I'm also quite prepared to believe, as Toure recently said, that it was actually a joke that was misinterpreted. Anyway last season he had his off patches and the unwillingness to track back was a frequent issue, but he never looked lethargic, as he does now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Barca were trash yesterday, if they were playing against a better team - say Bayern - they would have been thrashed.You act like PSG don't have one of the best teams on the plantet. Could easily push far in CL imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Moff Mithrandir Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 You act like PSG don't have one of the best teams on the plantet. Could easily push far in CL imo. Uh no, not what i meant at all. Team, they have a good squad but do they have a good team? They've struggled in ligue 1 so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Yes PSG have a good team?I admittedly havent watched any of their Ligue one games so far so I can't pass judgement on that front. But I dont know why people are acting like they are some shit club. I don't think Barca was trash yesterday they just got out played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horizon Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 PSG is also a good team, they didn't lose a game in the French league yet. It is that they are the team to beat there so opponents adapt to the PSG strike force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercenaryChef Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 My wife is in love with Newcastle legend cabaye and I with zlatan.So we watch psg most weeks. This season they have looked flat and beatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 PSG is also a good team, they didn't lose a game in the French league yet. Yeah, but they've only won three. I haven't seen them yet, but it's quite impressive in itself that a team can score, in eight games, fourteen goals and concede five, yet draw five of those. Also, I keep missing Marseille games that I mean to watch. Argh. After a wobbly beginning it looks like Bielsa's got them singing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isalie Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Mikael,Why didn't Destro & Castan play? Also, is Ljajic a big favorite of Garcia?Barca were trash yesterday, if they were playing against a better team - say Bayern - they would have been thrashed. Castan injured, Destro rarely plays alongside Totti, Ljajic is the black sheep as of now, he just hasn't performed so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Castan injured, Destro rarely plays alongside Totti, Ljajic is the black sheep as of now, he just hasn't performed so far. Ljajic definitely has some issues. If we disregard the whole "I'll sign the anthem!" -> "I didn't sing the anthem" -> "I didn't sing the anthem because I didn't know the words to the 3 whole verses of the anthem" -> "Pharaoh, let my people go!" thing, he got into trouble with his Fiorentina manager (ended in manager punching him repeatedly), was passed upon by Man Utd even after they all but signed him (signed some pre-contract and all that), and is now having problems in Roma. Definitely not a player I'd like to see in my team (neither club nor national). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 was passed upon by Man Utd even after they all but signed him (signed some pre-contract and all that), I'm pretty sure he was given up at least in part because of Ravel Morrison.Yeah, that went well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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