Real Reason Why Pep Guardiola Dropped Yaya Toure

When last we heard talk of Yaya Touré, it involved Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola extolling the virtues of the star midfielder he nevertheless had repeatedly refused to include in City’s matchday squads. Guardiola remarked that the Ivorian was “training amazing,” but because the manager expected “a more intensive game,” he declined to use the midfielder who just a couple years ago was one of the world’s best at his position. It’s funny, seeing Yaya Touré and Pep Guardiola say nice things about each other through the media. City announced the names of the players they’vereg... more »