6 | Nathan Ake - 2022/23

[bluesmith]

Pity this. Think he’ll be out for 3-4 weeks.
Hopefully Laporte grabs his chance with a string of good performances.

I'll take it if hes back for the Madrid home leg.

 

[Sir peace frog]

Hopefully, he's fine. Could not come back any quicker. Laporte CANNOT be trusted to play.

Behave, he's a very good defender and player

 

[KingGeorge]

Pity this. Think he’ll be out for 3-4 weeks.
Hopefully Laporte grabs his chance with a string of good performances.

Hopefully not...LaPorte against madrid is a scary proposition

 

[footballmanager]

hope he is ok cause i dont trust laporte as a left back. might need to move akanji there and put kyle on the right

 

[skillman]

Hope to fuck he’s OK for next Wednesday. He’s pocketed Saka twice this season to the point where he looked lost both times and was subbed both games (I think?).

Hoping it’s a precaution but I doubt it given his previous injury record. Just terrible timing for him and for us.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Hopefully not...LaPorte against madrid is a scary proposition

Laporte

 

[MaskedAguero10]

Behave, he's a very good defender and player

He's good yes and he's been a great servant for the club, but he has weaknesses that Ake does not. Let me rephrase then. IMO Laporte CANNOT start in the big matches like today. Ake as the nimble-footed CB/LB hybrid is perfect for the way we want to play and more so against tricky 1v1 wingers like coman today or Saka or rodrygo for real.

 

[MCFC1993]

Huge loss for Arsenal, looked like he's done his hamstring, hopefully back mid-late May.

 

[wolviedinho]

He's good yes and he's been a great servant for the club, but he has weaknesses that Ake does not. Let me rephrase then. IMO Laporte CANNOT start in the big matches like today. Ake as the nimble-footed CB/LB hybrid is perfect for the way we want to play and more so against tricky 1v1 wingers like coman today or Saka or rodrygo for real.

City play a different system now so let’s give Laporte a chance.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Might sound a bit dramatic....but depending on severity his omission could be the difference between a treble and not.

 

[MaskedAguero10]

City play a different system now so let’s give Laporte a chance.

If that were the case then he would have had more gametime already. Players like Akanji and and Ake are more mobile and very good and aggressive on 1v1's compared to a laporte or dias. Though with Ake now seemingly injured we may be have to utilise laporte anyways.

 

[01cravend]

Hope injury isn't bad. We need him.

 

[Withnail]

Bit of a sickener as Ake has been immense this season. Time for Laporte to step up, but he has some big boots to fill.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Huge blow. Laporte defending wide areas is a liability tbh. To the point that Pep might even concoct a crazy alternative. All the strengths that Ake brings to the role are weaknesses in Laporte’s game.

 

[argyle]

Please let him be ok

 

[kanovic]

Was grabbing his hamstring so might be a few weeks unfortunately

 

[bondsman]

Please let him be ok

IF it’s his hammy he’s gonna be out for a bit. Such a shame. I do think Laporte will step up though.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Hopefully, he's fine. Could not come back any quicker. Laporte CANNOT be trusted to play.

FUCKING IDIOT (just to be clear, I was referring to you not Laporte)

 

[RayCTID]

Bit of a sickener as Ake has been immense this season. Time for Laporte to step up, but he has some big boots to fill.

Laporte stepped up last season whilst playing with an injury that needed surgery.

 

[WestGorton]

Laporte stepped up last season whilst playing with an injury that needed surgery.

Laporte and Ake are warriors.