{"id":8145,"date":"2018-06-05T11:41:51","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T10:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=8145"},"modified":"2018-06-05T11:41:51","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T10:41:51","slug":"pep-guardiola-yaya-toure-says-man-city-boss-often-has-problems-with-africans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=8145","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola: Yaya Toure says Man City boss \u2018often has problems with Africans\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8146\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8146\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8146\" src=\"http:\/\/kumasionlinegh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/101879223_1bodyepa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/101879223_1bodyepa.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/101879223_1bodyepa-410x231.jpg 410w, https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/101879223_1bodyepa-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yaya Toure (left) started one league game during the 2017-2018 season (Image credit: EPA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sp-story-body__introduction\">Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola \u201coften has problems with Africans\u201d, says ex-Blues midfielder Yaya Toure.<\/p>\n<p>The Ivorian, who left City in May after eight years at the club, says he wants to \u201cbreak the myth\u201d about Guardiola, whom he describes as \u201cjealous\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe we Africans are not always treated by some in the same way as others,\u201d said Toure in\u00a0<a class=\"sp-story-body__external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.francefootball.fr\/news\/Yaya-toure-accuse-pep-guardiola-le-coach-de-manchester-city\/907357\">an interview with France Football.<i class=\"sp-story-body__external-link-icon gelicon gelicon--external\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Premier League champions City have declined to comment on Toure\u2019s views.<\/p>\n<p>Before his departure, the club named one of their training pitches after him and\u00a0<a class=\"sp-story-body__external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/manchester-city-name-training-pitch-12503822\">unveiled a mosaic of him at their training complex.<i class=\"sp-story-body__external-link-icon gelicon gelicon--external\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This summer they are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/44312760\">set to sign<\/a>\u00a0France-born Algeria international Riyad Mahrez from Leicester City.<\/p>\n<p>Toure, an Ivory Coast international, played for Guardiola at Barcelona for two seasons until he was sold to City in 2010 for \u00a324m.<\/p>\n<p>He won six major trophies in England but started just one Premier League game in City\u2019s latest title-winning campaign \u2013 their final home fixture of the season against Brighton.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that game, Guardiola said: \u201cYaya came here at the start of the journey. Where we are now is because of what he has done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Brighton game we will give him what he deserves, one of the most beautiful farewells a player can receive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Toure completed 86 minutes against Brighton, having featured for 142 minutes in the league prior to that this season.<\/p>\n<p>He believes that was \u201cnot down to physics\u201d, saying he sought data from the club\u2019s trainers to compare himself to younger players.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola won six league titles as a player at Barcelona and has added a further seven as a manager during spells with the Catalan club, Bayern Munich and City.<\/p>\n<p>Toure said: \u201cI do not know why but I have the impression that he was jealous, he took me for a rival. As if I made him a little shade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was cruel to me. I came to wonder if it was not because of my colour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not the first to talk about these differences in treatment. In Barca, some have also asked the question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we realise he often has problems with Africans wherever he goes, I ask myself questions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to be the one who breaks the myth of Guardiola.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Toure started 22 league games under Guardiola in the 2016-17 season, and says he was asked to stay for another year, but then used sparingly.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola \u201coften has problems with Africans\u201d, says ex-Blues midfielder Yaya Toure. The Ivorian, who left City in May after eight years at the club, says he wants to \u201cbreak the myth\u201d about Guardiola, whom he describes as \u201cjealous\u201d. \u201cMaybe we Africans are not always treated by some in the same way [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pep Guardiola: Yaya Toure says Man City boss \u2018often has problems with Africans\u2019 - Kumasi Online TV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=8145\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pep Guardiola: Yaya Toure says Man City boss \u2018often has problems with Africans\u2019 - Kumasi Online TV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola \u201coften has problems with Africans\u201d, says ex-Blues midfielder Yaya Toure. 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