#14 | Aymeric Laporte - 2020/21 Performances

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With him and Ake's disappearance not explained, them being out for a while now and the pre-match press conferences not questioning the nature of their injuries, could they be covid related but they don't wish to be named? You always get the press questioning their injury unless they've been briefed not to ask about it. Odd one but let's hope at least one of them can get themselves back fit again sharpish we're very fortunate stones/dias have been fit and available for so long.
 
ninjamonkey said:
With him and Ake's disappearance not explained, them being out for a while now and the pre-match press conferences not questioning the nature of their injuries, could they be covid related but they don't wish to be named? You always get the press questioning their injury unless they've been briefed not to ask about it. Odd one but let's hope at least one of them can get themselves back fit again sharpish we're very fortunate stones/dias have been fit and available for so long.
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Think Aymeric already had it last year
 
ninjamonkey said:
With him and Ake's disappearance not explained, them being out for a while now and the pre-match press conferences not questioning the nature of their injuries, could they be covid related but they don't wish to be named? You always get the press questioning their injury unless they've been briefed not to ask about it. Odd one but let's hope at least one of them can get themselves back fit again sharpish we're very fortunate stones/dias have been fit and available for so long.
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I maybe wrong but I think Laporte was struggling with a Hamstring injury
 
inconnu said:
We pretty much don't play 3 at the back.
But we can play him as LB and make him sit deep and give our RB license to go forward.
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We see this in most games. It’s rare we’ll have both full backs given licence to go hell for leather down the wings.

When Walker plays it’s usually him as he has the athleticism to get up and down and whoever is at LB usually holds back.

I’m looking forward to us finding a LB who can do the same on the left and give us another dimension
 
He can play the inverted fullback role or a more defensive LB role. That would mean Cancelo at RB and attacking more. We see in games though that Zincheko will switch from the inverted role to being out high and wide at times. I don't know if he could Laporte could do that.
 
@Dax777

Whats your explanation that the team improved defensively with 2 right footed CBs ?

Its seems having a left footed CB was not important at all.
 
Tevez City said:
@Dax777

Whats your explanation that the team improved defensively with 2 right footed CBs ?

Its seems having a left footed CB was not important at all.
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Theoretically, everything else being equal, one left and one right footed CBs is best. But it's not superior to chemistry and talent.

Stones and Dias have developed a chemistry that seems to intensity their individual and combination talents.
 
Tevez City said:
@Dax777

Whats your explanation that the team improved defensively with 2 right footed CBs ?

Its seems having a left footed CB was not important at all.
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This was discussed on the most recent 'Why Always Us' podcast, I think even Pep is probably surprised this is working so well. The point was made that perhaps if all being equal and Laporte was fit and ready then Pep would still pick him for particular games, Laporte being left footed means he doesn't take that extra split second to move the ball and his cross field pass is better than Stones or Dias. For 99% of games its not too big a deal.
 
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