25 | Manuel Akanji - 2024/25

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Good player but not a leader and can't play as a LCB. He needed to lead the line and control situations being the most veteran defender out but couldn't do it.
 
Had a mare tonight. I’m just watching the second half. Was caught out and missing on a few moves. Kept running to the right rather than keep to his position.

He’s still a good player just didn’t have the best of nights. He’ll be ok.
 
I think we need to recognise there's players who currenrly aren't fit, he didn't look anywhere near fit to me, same with walker last weekend.

With peps decision to play such a risky way, his 1v1 defending and pace is essential, need to get him fit.
 
ninjamonkey said:
I think we need to recognise there's players who currenrly aren't fit, he didn't look anywhere near fit to me, same with walker last weekend.

With peps decision to play such a risky way, his 1v1 defending and pace is essential, need to get him fit.
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So if even the players on the pitch aren't fully fit why the fuck is Pep persisting with this suicide setup ?
 
I'm a big fan of his, but he has to be injured. He's always been lackadaisical, but his effort this season has been a disgrace.
 
youngbob said:
Very obviously not fit.
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Our back line yesterday in order :
-young, maybe not in his best position
- a baby
-exhausted, injured
-exhausted, young

Add to this a back for that has never played together - and no left sided or right sided pairing that typically plays together.

Could they have played better, yes? But I don’t think this game is entirely their fault. I wouldn’t throw a single one out with the bath water. Usually we have the strength elsewhere to compensate for a bad day or an injury. That was just too much yesterday.
 
Keeper! said:
He has been the best defender at the club by a huge margin for the last 12 months, he is clearly nowhere near 100% in terms of fitness' at the moment, anyone questioning this guy needs a long hard look in the mirror.
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He should of been nowhere near the starting 11 on Tuesday night and it showed. Just shows what a desperate state we are in defensively when we have Akanji who could hardly run partnering a kid who's never played CL before.
 
willipp said:
He should of been nowhere near the starting 11 on Tuesday night and it showed. Just shows what a desperate state we are in defensively when we have Akanji who could hardly run partnering a kid who's never played CL before.
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But had Walker and Ake on bench, who both played Saturday, albeit both shit
 
willipp said:
He should of been nowhere near the starting 11 on Tuesday night and it showed. Just shows what a desperate state we are in defensively when we have Akanji who could hardly run partnering a kid who's never played CL before.
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He had to play that was the problem, it was just getting 11 players on the pitch.
 
Keeper! said:
He has been the best defender at the club by a huge margin for the last 12 months, he is clearly nowhere near 100% in terms of fitness' at the moment, anyone questioning this guy needs a long hard look in the mirror.
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Indeed. He's brilliant and it was clear that he wasn't anywhere near fully fit. He wasn't as mobile and was wincing going into challenges.
 
I think we all have seen enough footy to know that a back 4 that never played together can't be perfect, esp. away at an in form goal giddy opponent, at a moment when everything for us couldn't be much worse.
We have to consolidate and keep calm.
 
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