Yaya Toure has narrated the ill-treatment meted out to him in England since his arrival with several predictions about his failure since arrival in 2010.
Yaya Toure
Manchester City and Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure has launched a scathing attack on his critics and the English Press, and also giving an insight about his state of unhappiness. It should be noted that Toure has been an integral part of Manchester City after he signed in 2010, and has won two titles with the club.
Yet his time with the Manchester Club has sadly been decorated with redundant controversies. The top of the list was the Birthday Cake incident.
Speaking to L’Equipe, the 32-year old said, ‘Here, when it’s bad, they (British journalists) highlight the faults. When it’s good, they say nothing. You understand a little my disgust.
‘They have always used their little ways to annoy me. I often feel that I’m unhappy. A lot.
‘Here, things are never as they say should be. Shouldn’t we more interested in mentioning the positive rather than the negative, right?
He also believes the English Press wanted him to fail after his big money move to the Etihad giants.
‘When I came to City, in 2010, I heard people say here that I would kill football! The journalists spoke of my salary (about €1 million per month), saying that it was a shame. But I was just at this club to help it grow and win titles.
‘Many people, beasts, I must say, have laughed at me when I said that. They wondered what I, Yaya Toure, could do to change City. And then you saw what happened next? We almost won everything.
‘I did it, we did it because I was not alone, of course, but no one said a thing. It’s a bit disgusting.’