let players get away with bad performances like his predecessor Louis van GaalThe public shaming of the players by Mourinho after each defeat — Manchester City, Feyenoord and Watford — did not go down well in the dressing room. He played 92 games for Barcelona B before moving to Portugal. And now it looks like he will see out the final eight months of his contract at the club in cold storage. JOHN OBI MIKEL is ready to quit Chelsea in January after his first-team game time dried up under Antonio Conte. Pochettino, who likened Edwards to Argie ace Lionel Messi, added: We have some talented players. Yaya Toure will pocket £10MILLION for seeing out his contract at Manchester City'HE THINKS HE. I live in Europe so I can say what I like and Guardiola cannot stop me. The left-back area is a position Guardiola is intent on strengthening with the Spaniard unconvinced by either Gael Clichy or Aleksandar Kolarov. But the day after his agent spoke — and in that moment Yaya is out. His qualities, his body and the way he plays remind me a bit of Messi at the beginning.