FIFA 19: 10 Players Who Deserve A Rating Downgrade

8. Yaya Touré

Yaya Toure Pep Guardiola
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Last Year's Rating: 83

Watch out, Olympiakos. Yaya Touré's 36th birthday will go down on 13 May 2019, and the Greek giants would do well to ensure he has a birthday cake waiting on him. They don't want a repeat of the childish antics of Yaya and his agent back in 2014.

In all seriousness, and speaking strictly about matters on the park, Touré isn't quite the strolling midfield powerhouse of old, and the 83 rating handed to him in FIFA 18 is a bit much. Considering his age, where he's plying his trade, and the fact Man City boss Pep Guardiola decided against keeping Yaya, his rating needs to be closer to 80.

There's even an argument to be made for dropping it further. Touré doesn't have the deceptive pace he once had, and he's unlikely to roam as far forward in the final few years of his career as he used to. Maybe 79 would be the best rating for him in 19.

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