#14 | Aymeric Laporte - 2020/21 Performances

[01cravend]

Probably widened the gap between himself and Stones

 

[MCFCFanTX]

Really good to see him back. Showed flashes but overall looked real rusty.

 

[OB1]

Improved as the game went on.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Good comeback, dealt with the aerial threat well. Great to have him back.

Can see a back 3 being an option going forward.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Great to have him back. Not going to judge him too much until he plays alongside someone half decent.

 

[jay_mcfc]

He just needs minutes at the moment. He’s been back from the initial injury for months now but the niggles are really affecting him. Not sure how he’s gonna get them though because he’s miles behind Dias and Stones for the time being.

 

[WallyA]

First game after a while, and he did pretty good.

Obviously being surrounded by academy players isn't ideal, but he did fine.

Once Cancelo came on, he played as a defensive leftback, and similar to how Ake plays it, he did fine! He's played there before against Liverpool a year ago and did a good job there.

Could easily see a future back 4 of Laporte-Dias-Stones-Cancelo with Cancelo tucking in and making that back 3.

And with Zinchenko and Ake also as options, this means Cancelo can stick to RB.

 

[Franknorgrovesnephew]

Good to have him back

 

[Sir peace frog]

I don't think it will be long before la porte and dias become our back two, stones has come on leaps and bounds because of dias but laporte is a class above imo, cancelo dias laporte and a decent lb would be a thing of beauty

 

[Withnail]

I don't think it will be long before la porte and dias become our back two, stones has come on leaps and bounds because of dias but laporte is a class above imo, cancelo dias laporte and a decent lb would be a thing of beauty
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Great to see Laporte back but the way Stones is playing he will not be getting into the starting 11 anytime soon unless Stones or Dias get injured.

 

[mccity]

I actually thought he was rather good.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Still looks a class player his pinpoint left to right diagonal balls are something we not have in the team when Stones and Dias play , he also won everythng in our box apart from when he was blatanlty pushed and they scored , he's a great option to have if Dias and Stones need rest/rotation.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Played ok but i genuinely think he's now 3rd/4th choice.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Played ok but i genuinely think he's now 3rd/4th choice.

It’s a really odd situation this. Before his injury, he would have walked into any team in Europe. I want him to stay here but I don’t like unnecessary rotation at CB and at the moment, as you say, he doesn’t get in the side. If someone had said to me at the start of the season that he would be behind Stones in the pecking order, I would have thought they were on glue.

 

[FantasyIreland]

It’s a really odd situation this. Before his injury, he would have walked into any team in Europe. I want him to stay here but I don’t like unnecessary rotation at CB and at the moment, as you say, he doesn’t get in the side. If someone had said to me at the start of the season that he would be behind Stones in the pecking order, I would have thought they were on glue.

We all would.Football is mad.

Ive said it before but i can see Klopp getting his claws into him come the summer.

 

[Larry Stranger]

Played ok but i genuinely think he's now 3rd/4th choice.

Maybe. Depends on who's available. We started against Palace with Dias, Stones and Walker in a back 3 in possession with Cancelo inverting at LB into midfield.
If Walker is out we could go with Laporte, Dias and Stones with Cancelo inverting on the right. Having Zinchenko and Cancelo is great going forward, but suspect defensively.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

We all would.Football is mad.

Ive said it before but i can see Klopp getting his claws into him come the summer.

If he has decent time left on his contract, there is no way we sell to the scousers. I think we would sell him somewhere else for less, over letting him go there. Thankfully we are one of the few clubs who could afford to do this.

 

[@BluePhil8]

Good supplementary player to go alongside a leader AKA Dias, but when he’s in alone he can’t steady the entire ship. The whole defence looks wonky as fuck without Dias. I rate Laporte, but Dias has already superseded him.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Good supplementary player to go alongside a leader AKA Dias, but when he’s in alone he can’t steady the entire ship. The whole defence looks wonky as fuck without Dias. I rate Laporte, but Dias has already superseded him.

Dias is what i was hoping Laporte was going to be.

 

[MCFCFanTX]

If he has decent time left on his contract, there is no way we sell to the scousers. I think we would sell him somewhere else for less, over letting him go there. Thankfully we are one of the few clubs who could afford to do this.

Under contract until summer of 2025. Not going anywhere unless he wants to force a move.