“You Have to Do What He Says” – Chelsea Legend on Pep Guardiola-Yaya Toure Saga

Several stars have credited Pep Guardiola for bringing a positive change to their playing careers. However, the case with Manchester City legend Yaya Touré has been different. Their relationship neither started nor ended well. Now, in the latest interview, a Chelsea legend has revealed what could have been the reason for the flawed relationship.

There is no doubt that both ended up having distinguished careers for themselves during their separate times. Let’s take a look at what story the Blues legend narrated about the City coach and former Sky Blues legend.

Yaya Touré struggled to adapt to the Pep Guardiola way

During his managerial career, Pep Guardiola has surprised several times with his on-field and off-the-field decisions. One such decision was when he started Yaya Touré in the center-back position in the 2009 Champions League final for Barcelona against Manchester United. Today, years down the line, Chelsea legend John Obi-Mikel said that the decision did not surprise him. Speaking on the Obi One podcast, he stated,” That was a thing. I mean, you could tell there was a thing. But, of course, when you play under Pep, you have to do what he says, because if you don’t, you are not on the team, which he did for the club. Of course, you had the likes of Xavi, Iniesta, and Busquets in the midfield. You can’t argue with that.”

The Ivory Coast legend did play the third most games in his career under Pep Guardiola. However, the relationship between them was never stable. It was also clear that Toure did not enjoy playing his center-back. It is because, in the next season, he moved to Manchester City as a billionaire and current Vice President of UAE Sheikh Mansour, took over them. 

There is no doubt that the relationship between them has remained very complicated. However, in recent times, Yaya Touré has made an effort to improve his communication with the Spanish coach.

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Yaya Touré has spoken about his time with the Manchester City manager

Pep Guardiola was also reunited with the former Barcelona player at Manchester City. However, unfortunately, an interview went viral where Yaya Touré appeared, saying that the Spanish coach has problems with African players. A year ago, the City legend revealed that the interview was out of context, and he had already apologized to the 53-year-old after the interview was published.

Last year, the former agent of Toure had also revealed that Pep Guardiola was free from the African curse. According to the former City midfielder, there was no curse like that at all.

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Manchester City fans will certainly hope they can reunite on reasonable terms. Do you think Yaya Touré will replace Pep Guardiola as the Manchester City manager in the future? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.