Sitting on the sidelines, looking at the current good state in the Clezio training base, Yaya Toure also had some mixed feelings in his heart. As a player, of course, he wants his team to be stronger, but as the core of the team, seeing that his teammates have surpassed him, he also doesn't know whether to be happy or sad.

After returning from the World Cup, he felt that a lot had changed in the team. Last season, he and Melo and Tacinadi were the three main players in the midfield, but after the season passed, both of them left. And by his side, there are two new teammates, regardless of their strength for the time being, this kind of teammates around him come and go, which makes Yaya Toure feel a little surprised: does it mean that if he leaves one day, Parma will be able to find someone to replace him in a blink of an eye? In the eyes of the coach, are you unique?

It's upsetting to think about it.

When I was a kid, I didn't have so many annoying things. He remembers that when he was younger, he didn't even have shoes on, and when he played football, it was not so much training as playing. Looking back on that experience now, it feels completely incredible. In that environment, in that kind of life, he can actually play as a star, which is incredible to say.

And when I was playing football at that time, where was there so much trouble now. When he was a child, he never thought too much about fame and fortune when he played football with a group of friends, and at that time, he played happy football.

Watching the training on the field, Yaya Toure's thoughts also floated, he thought of all the things he played when he was a child, thought of his brother, and thought of those thoughts he had back then.

"You are Vieira of our Ivorian Ivory Coast!"

Since childhood, my brother has told himself so. Chloe Toure also plays well on his own, and his incessant encouragement to his younger brother is also one of the important reasons why Yaya Toure insists on playing. And Yaya Toure himself has always thought so, he is the best player in Ivory Coast, he can be a good player like Vieira, he can bring enough wealth to his family and country, of course, it would be better if there were some honors in addition to wealth - this belief has been breeding and spreading in his heart since he was a child, and with his growth, his good skills have given him proud capital, his burly figure, and the motivation to play football, until later, When he was at Arsenal, all his arrogance was brutally broken, and he realized that he was not so unique.

"He doesn't have any talent that stands out."

Although his brother told him that Wenger did not want to sign him because of the labor certification problem, the brother said that Coach Wenger liked him very much, but he could not sign him because of the labor certification. But Yaya Toure heard the words of his coach on the training ground. They think they can't understand English, but in fact, Yaya? Toure still knows some about English, Ivory Coast is not an English-speaking country, but Yaya Toure has always hoped to transfer to Arsenal and play with his brother Colo, so he has been studying hard, he begged his brother to recommend himself to Arsenal, he hopes that he can come to Arsenal to play, be able to become a part of Arsenal, and work with his brother to attack the city for Arsenal.

But Arsene Wenger doesn't look down on himself.

The legendary coach who promoted Patrick Vieira, the legendary coach who saved Bergkamp, the coach who promoted Henry, Pire, Ljungberg, and his brother, this is recognized as the most discerning coach who looks down on himself, which makes Yaya feel that the world is collapsing. Do you really have to stay in a place like Côte d'Ivoire for the rest of your life? Could it be that his biggest future is a minor European league? What about his recognized talent that surpasses his brother? I have better skills, my body is stronger, and I am younger, why can't I come to Arsenal?

He remembered that his mood was gloomier than the perennially dark and sunless sky of London. He remembered that at that time, in front of his brother, he acted indifferent, no different from his usual calm, sophisticated, and arrogant, and even turned his head and comforted his brother, but when he was alone in the hotel and there was no one around, he hugged the pillow and cried. The pillow turned his cry into a whimper, and he couldn't remember how ugly his cry was—maybe he didn't want to remember it, after all, it was the most out of his mind in Yaya Toure's memory.

After that, he turned around and went to Belgium. There are many young people who have been rejected by Arsenal, and some of them have even more fame than him, such as Ajax striker Ibrahimovic, as well as Portuguese Super League winger Cristiano Ronaldo, and Ivory Coast striker Drogba, all of whom Arsenal has taken a fancy to, and there is no choice, they have not said anything, they are a young man, what are they complaining about? Anyway, you have to go on, don't you?

Yaya Toure Yo thinks back to what she did at that time, and she also feels that she is very tenacious and stubborn. He didn't know what he felt at the time, even if Arsenal rejected him, he still had a future. He knows how famous Arsene Wenger is, and he also knows how good Arsenal's judgment of young players is, but Yaya Toure, who was rejected at the time, has only one strong thought in his heart.

I'm going to live my life and show Arsenal who look down on me.

Yaya Toure didn't know what it meant to be poor, but in his heart, he had the idea of wanting to kick out and show others. He has no capital to rely on, and even in his heart, he thinks that Wenger's words are likely to be the truth, but, since he was a child, he has been used to being greatly arrogant by the people around him, and his poor life has also made him accustomed to suffering. In a poor life, he was spoiled as a genius, and he couldn't afford to lose, and he couldn't lose. Geniuses can grow smoothly, so they can counterattack step by step. Maybe I won't be able to go to Arsenal, but I can still be the best player.

It wasn't until much later, under his repeated questioning, that Chloe Toure told him what Wenger had said.

"Yaya's skills are excellent and her ability is also very strong. But he doesn't have enough defensive awareness and plays too much of his own game. Such a child, if he came to France at a young age, grew up in the echelon of France, and could grow into the best defender, but now, he is learning to work at the feet, but the defensive position is not good at all, and Patrick is a two-level player. ”

Arsene Wenger's assessment can be described as scathing, but it is not without reason. When it comes to physical fitness, perhaps many of the players from West African countries are really much better than players from other countries, and there are a few of them whose skills can be jaw-dropping. However, when it comes to awareness, Africa does not produce a good sense of the players. African players have left Africa early and joined European teams, and they have been slowly honed. The luckier, like Eto'o, has excellent technical strength, and he is sharp wherever he is put and joined the giants early. And the luck is not very good, like Essien, after becoming famous in the World Youth Championships, he is still slowly sharpening in Ligue 1, playing from center back to fullback, from fullback to back, after painstaking cultivation, it can be regarded as a success. And there are too few good players who come straight out of Africa.

Kolo Toure can rely on his speed to become a defender for Arsenal, but how could Arsene Wenger, who was used to watching Vieira play at the time, could look down on Yaya Toure?

The long delay in Africa has given Yaya Toure a lot of bad influences. Although they have excellent physical fitness and excellent foot skills, the awareness of kicking the ball cannot keep up, and the awareness of defensive positioning needs to be honed for a long time, and they are already adults, and it is impossible to hone that kind of awareness. Therefore, they can't adapt to the need for a single midfielder, although they have excellent interception ability, but when he comes on the field, the position of the back line is unstable, and he needs a fill-in interception at the back, that is, he must play double midfield.

In Wenger's view, the two-back style of play undoubtedly makes football utilitarian, and he does not support the idea of defensive first, nor does it play like playing in his own team, he prefers attacking football.

Since then, Yaya Toure's life has been quite displaced. Although he is considered a good player in Belgium and other places, the reputation of a good player in these places is too easy to come by. The Belgian league is a place where it is easy to make a name for yourself, blacks, yellows, all kinds of people can mix here. Yaya Toure is not willing to fight in this kind of league, and in the bottom of his heart, he still hopes to return to the five major leagues and get more attention.

Therefore, he chose to come to Parma. He is not ignorant of the discrimination against black players in Italy, he is not ignorant of the discrimination against black players in Italy, his style of play may not work in Italy, but he still came without hesitation - he has a greater pursuit in his life.

And he also feels that he is lucky. Although Arsene Wenger did not take a fancy to him, in Parma, he met Li Bin. Li Bin is undoubtedly a good coach, he gave Yaya Toure enough space, encouraged him to step forward, and even gave him the right to take free kicks, not treating him as a simple black and hard sweeping back, these arrangements made Yaya Toure realize for the first time how lucky it is to meet a coach who appreciates him, and he also knows how rare it is to treat his coach like this. Therefore, in the summer, when the teams of La Liga and the Premier League extended an olive branch to him and promised him a higher salary, he hesitated for a long time and chose to stay.

If I stay here for another year, maybe I can get something better, I deserve a better team, I deserve a better team.

However, I also underestimated the coach's ability to find talent.

Looking at Motta and Keita on the field, Toure also narrowed his eyes. Both of these players are obviously high-level players. Of course, Toure thinks he's better – his impact is something these players can't match. However, seeing their excellent passing ability and serious attitude also made Toure think a little bit about it. The competition I will face in the future is still very strong.

Maybe I should talk to the coach and see what he thinks.

Such thoughts, from that time, appeared in his head. However, Yaya Toure couldn't ask. He is a person who is accustomed to solving any troubles by himself, and his skills are not good, so it is a serious way to rely on hard work to make his skills better, relying on the coach, what kind of ability is it?

However, without asking, he is really not at ease, maybe in the eyes of the coach, I am just an ordinary person?

After hesitating for a long time, he finally waited for the coach's guidance, and he could see Li Bin's ardent expectations, so he finally asked a question.

What kind of player am I? Who is my future?