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Manchester City Vs Stoke City: Any Success Will Be For My Brother Kolo - Yaya Toure
Yaya Toure was the one that drove City into their FA Cup final at Wembley after scoring that important winner against Manchester United but the Ivorian is adamant that things will not be the same without his brother, Kolo Toure on the field.Kolo Toure was suspended from football after failing a drug test in March although City have coped pretty well with his absence by qualifying for the FA Cup final as well as the Champions League next season. Nonetheless Yaya Toure insists that he will be playing for his brother on Sunday.
"Kolo Toure Is Not A Cheat!", Says Chelsea's Didier Drogba
Kolo Toure has been under-fire after reports revealed on March 3 that Kolo Toure had tested positive for a 'specified substance' that is prohibited in football. Consequently, he was suspended with immediate action by his club, Manchester City.However, Toure has already received support from the likes of Arsene Wenger and his brother, Yaya Toure. Wenger, who was Toure's former boss at Arsenal, insisted that the Ivorian is not the kind of player anyone would expect to be a cheat. Even Yaya Toure was adamant that his brother is a sincere footballer and now Didier Drogba has defended his friend by saying that it was probably a 'terrible mistake'.
Kolo Toure Is No Cheat! He Took His Wife’s Diet Pills, Claims Arsenal’s Wenger
Like the majority of football’s public, Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger has been left shocked at the bad news surrounding Kolo Toure. The Frenchman, who managed the Ivoirian in the past, believes that the player had no intention to illegally enhance his performance.“He wants to control his weight because that's where he has some problems,” Wenger insisted according to The Guardian.
“And he took the product of his wife... Never trust your wife! That is how he was caught. I think it is a mistake. He was not cautious enough.
“I don't think there's a desire there to do something wrong and to hide it. It's a complete surprise because I had Kolo Touré here for years, I brought him here...
Manchester City’s Kolo Toure To Face Ban After Failing Drug Test
The Ivory Coast international is said to have absorbed the prohibited substance in his body following a decision to lose weight. He ostensibly took his wife’s pills, which unfortunately tied him to negative consequences.“He is sad about this and what happened, but he took something and did not know what it contained,” asserted Valere Gouriso, one of Toure’s advisors. “He took pills to lose weight...
“He has used the pills that his wife used to lose weight. He tried them also to lose weight, and it turned there was a substance in them that was not good.”
Manchester City’s Sky Blues Explosion: Why Did Toure And Adebayor Become Kick-Boxers?
Manchester City’s Kolo Toure vs Adebayor Explosion: How It Happened
On Tuesday, bad news broke out from Manchester City’s camp to stain Eastlands' Sky Blues atmosphere whereas Arsenal fans subsequently started taunting the dignity of their team’s upcoming opponents in the English Premier League. It was reported that Toure and Adebayor, both former Arsenal pals, got involved in a physical fight which could only be stopped when other Manchester City mates separated the angry duo.
The training ground clash between the two players actually took place around lunch time, toward the end of the Sky Blues’ preparations for Wednesday night’s Arsenal vs Manchester City battle. Not a very positive sign ahead of the game, I suppose...
Manchester City’s Kolo Toure Fine With Carlos Tevez As New Captain
Breaking down how and why Coach Roberto Mancini gave Manchester City’s captain’s armband to Carlos Tevez, Kolo Toure told the media:
“The boss came to see me at the start of the season. He told me he had a difficult decision to make. He broke the news that he’d be making Carlos Tevez captain, so that he [Tevez] would become a lot more involved with the squad.
“He even quoted the example of Diego Maradona at Napoli, who worked wonders once he had been appointed their captain. I told him that it wasn’t a problem. I accepted his decision.