I spoke to my mate who is a Man City season ticket holder at the time when we signed him and he said that Toure would be a good signing, especially on a free. Said that he may not be as quick as he was 4 or 5 years ago but was a solid player who can still do more than a decent job for a top Prem club. Decent in the air which is something missing from out current CB's. Just watching the Celtic game, the amount of attacking free kicks and corners that he either got on the end of or was near by was impressive. More than just a coincidence that he get's into those position. He also did well defending crosses, getting a tiny flick or a decent header clear.
This is the first team Squad Goalkeepers 22: Simon Mignolet 1: Brad Jones Defenders 2: Glen Johnson 3: Jose Enrique 4. Kolo Toure 5: Daniel Agger 16: Sebastian Coates 34: Martin Kelly 37: Martin Skrtel 47: Andre Wisdom Central Midfielders 8: Steven Gerrard 6: Luis Alberto 14: Jordan Henderson 21: Lucas Leiva 24: Joe Allen Attacking Midfielders 10: Philippe Coutinho 11: Oussama Assaidi 31: Raheem Sterling 44. Jordon Ibe Forwards 7: Luis Suarez 9. Iago Aspas 15. Daniel Sturridge 29: Fabio Borini Where are we short? We need another AM DM LB GK I feel
I need to be careful talking about Downing, as I still think he had a lot to offer the team this year. .....There I said it.