CB + LB. Two birds, one stone. Exceptional ball playing ability, decently quick. As a backup player, you don’t expect him to have everything:
“The Bournemouth man is also quick for a centre-back, which is a highly valuable trait considering the high defensive line that City opt to employ virtually every single week. Ake is less vulnerable than most when having to deal with through passes in behind.
On the negative side, though, Ake is very poor aerially in comparison to his peers, which may stem from his height - standing 5ft 11in - meaning he would be City's shortest centre-back.
Some 58 central defenders have accumulated over 1,000 minutes in the Premier League this season, with Ake placing 57th for aerial duel success.
He wins just 46.6 percent of his aerial battles which places him ahead of only Southampton's Jack Stephens and for further context, some 283 central defenders have accumulated over 1,000 minutes in Europe's top five leagues this season with Ake ranking inside the bottom 25.”
“The Bournemouth man is also quick for a centre-back, which is a highly valuable trait considering the high defensive line that City opt to employ virtually every single week. Ake is less vulnerable than most when having to deal with through passes in behind.
On the negative side, though, Ake is very poor aerially in comparison to his peers, which may stem from his height - standing 5ft 11in - meaning he would be City's shortest centre-back.
Some 58 central defenders have accumulated over 1,000 minutes in the Premier League this season, with Ake placing 57th for aerial duel success.
He wins just 46.6 percent of his aerial battles which places him ahead of only Southampton's Jack Stephens and for further context, some 283 central defenders have accumulated over 1,000 minutes in Europe's top five leagues this season with Ake ranking inside the bottom 25.”
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