#14 | Aymeric Laporte - 2020/21 Performances

[balotelli's back pocket]

Played well tonight, think he might get the nod for LB on Sunday. I seem to recall in the 0 - 0 when Mahrez missed the penalty he was at LB and he totally snuffed out Salah.

Believe it or not, that was Mendy.

He turns into Maldini when he plays Salah. 3 games, 3 clean sheets.

 

[Withnail]

Believe it or not, that was Mendy.

He turns into Maldini when he plays Salah. 3 games, 3 clean sheets.

Apologies, you are correct. He played LB against the Dippers when we played them in the CL at Anfield.

 

[Tevez City]

Bizarre pre-match comments tonight.

He has a contract until June 2025

He better works hard like Stones and compete for a his position instead of threatening the club.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Thr back 4 from tonight has a future, particularly against the weaker sides where we will have 80% possession. Not done much wrong since his return, let's hope he can get fully sharp as him and stones in a back 3 could really help with our approach play.

 

[greasedupdeafguy]

Apologies, you are correct. He played LB against the Dippers when we played them in the CL at Anfield.

Played left back when we beat them 2-1 in 2019.

 

[Project]

I fear the same setup against Liverpool will leave a tad too much space for Salah on the counter. That moment when we lose possession and so many players (Laporte, Stones, Cancelo) have to quickly adjust to revert to the back 4, there’s space to take advantage of until they do. It’s all well and good against Burnley but a quick countering team like Liverpool could exploit it.

 

[Matt the Giant]

I fear the same setup against Liverpool will leave a tad too much space for Salah on the counter. That moment when we lose possession and so many players (Laporte, Stones, Cancelo) have to quickly adjust to revert to the back 4, there’s space to take advantage of until they do. It’s all well and good against Burnley but a quick countering team like Liverpool could exploit it.

I agree. We will need pace in our defence, so I'm guessing we'll play Kyle on the right and Cancelo on the left. They can try to attack us through the middle, if they enjoy running full speed into a blue brick wall.

 

[simon23]

Laporte is a great centre half but those comments last night were needless and either thoughtless or deliberately unhelpful for the squad.
No one has the right to demand more game time ("Ill see what happens between now and the end of the season")..it has to be earned...he was rightfully dropped and its up to him to get his place back.
As well as he has played for us from day one he has always seemed aloof and slightly disconnected from the fans/club..
Then there is the question of why he doesnt get picked for his country as it's certainly not down to ability.

We cant afford to have any player who is not 100% committed .....if he is unhappy then sell and go for that Kounde lad we were connected with over the summer....

If he is happy to stay and be a squad player like everyone else then thats also great as he is a fantastic player.

 

[Sir Joe Aguero]

If he becomes as good a LB as he is a CB, that back 4 is fucking disgustingly good.

 

[CWMCFC]

Laporte is a great centre half but those comments last night were needless and either thoughtless or deliberately unhelpful for the squad.
No one has the right to demand more game time ("Ill see what happens between now and the end of the season")..it has to be earned...he was rightfully dropped and its up to him to get his place back.
As well as he has played for us from day one he has always seemed aloof and slightly disconnected from the fans/club..
Then there is the question of why he doesnt get picked for his country as it's certainly not down to ability.

We cant afford to have any player who is not 100% committed .....if he is unhappy then sell and go for that Kounde lad we were connected with over the summer....

If he is happy to stay and be a squad player like everyone else then thats also great as he is a fantastic player.

I think if Laporte goes, Ake just steps up as the number 3 in my opinion and then someone like Harwood-Bellis gets a shot in the same way as Garcia did (Pep and the club clearly rate THB given they nearly stopped him going out on loan).

I don't think he will leave, but I do think we're going to have a very hard time keeping both Laporte and Ake happy - it's going to be hard enough keeping 1 of them content with game time.

Game time is earned, I completely agree, but it's also more difficult in the CB position when you have two players like Dias and Stones who have built up a solid partnership/understanding of each other. It makes it a lot harder to chop and change, like we do on the wings, for example.