Yaya Touré

Qualities Evaluation

Yaya TOURE   (Ivory coast)

13 May 1983
Center midfielder
1m87
78 Kg






Wikipedia

Gnégnéri Yaya Touré (born 13 May 1983), commonly known as Yaya Touré, is an Ivorian footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for the Côte d'Ivoire national team and is the Vice-Captain of Premier League club Manchester City. Touré is renowned for combining great vision, passing ability, and physical power with technique.


Overall


Exceptional central midfielder, for his offensive qualities as well as his defensive showdown. He is also the natural leader of Manchester City where he brings a lot.


Steadiness


Regularity
He is the handyman of Manchester City where he shines for the past four seasons.

Shape
He is once again the best City player this season.
Offensive skills


Short pass game
He does often the good choice.

Long pass game
He sees the game well in depth and distills very good balls to attackers when necessary.

Stricking ability
With a very good striking technique, he scores a lot of goals.

Offensive movement
He is at the origin of a lot of goals for City, he knows how to carry the ball and support offensive actions of his team.

Creativity
He plays in a simple and an efficient way.

Pace
He is all over the field, he rakes a lot in defense and does not hesitate to go to the area of ​​truth.



Defensive skills


Pressing
He constantly harasses his opponents when city does not have the ball.

Ball Recovery
Invaluable in recovery, he gets almost as much ball as defensive midfielder.

Tactics

Tactical thinking
He has the sense of the game and he can do the right gesture.

Adaptability;
He can play winger and he knows how to evolve differently with his national team.


Mental


Experience
He plays at very level for several years.

Aggressiveness
He is very combative which is valuable for this position.

Team play
He is a true leader who organizes the team during the game

Influence in the team
Very good influence in the group.

Big games
Always present in this type of meeting.

Assurance
He has a very strong self confidence.

Physical

Speed
Very fast when he is launched.

Acceleration
His acceleration is however not very good.

Physical impact
Powerful player who rarely loses his physical duels.

Stamina
Good involvement during all the game.

Fragility
Very few injuries.