#14 | Aymeric Laporte - 2021/22 Performances

[Thaksinssoldier]

Like to see more of ake

are you having a laugh? Laporte on his knees is ten times what ake is. Shown to be a fraud in 90% of his games for us so far.

 

[warringtonblue]

are you having a laugh? Laporte on his knees is ten times what ake is. Shown to be a fraud in 90% of his games for us so far.

Fraud ? lol

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

Fraud ? lol

He’s been at fault for nearly every goal scored when he’s on. Nice guy though so everyone keeps acting like it’s not the case.

 

[warringtonblue]

He’s been at fault for nearly every goal scored when he’s on. Nice guy though so everyone keeps acting like it’s not the case.

Dont talk silly

 

[ninjamonkey]

Sloppy moments from him just like the rest of the side, both of the centre backs struggled more than usual today because Southampton put on a very accomplished press and the options infront of them were very very limited, they can't play a pass if it's not on and it's ingrained in them not to panic and launch it so it ends up with us giving it away. It's too simple to blame the two centre backs for that when the main reason is the lack of options infront.

This applies to the entire defence but especially laporte, he needs to be moving the ball more quickly, they invite the press too much at times, I understand they're doing it to open spaces but when the press is catching you out they have to move the ball side to side quicker, shift the opposition and wait for the gaps to come instead of pausing on the ball, trying to force them and losing it.

Defensively they were fine, the problems at the back were largely from a complete lack of cover infront of them from Rodri and the lack of tracking from sterling of livramento.

Seems to be a weird building swarm wanting to make laporte the latest scapegoat. He's been off last few games, so have the entire team back to front, he's still been our best defender all season.

I don't get why people continue to suggest he's slow either, he might have a languid body movement at times but he's the quickest centre back we've got.

 

[bluwes]

Thought he had a mare today

 

[FantasyIreland]

Dias cant come back soon enough.....unfortunately i dont think it will be at this lads expense.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Wasn't anywhere near as poor as some are intent at making out. The own goal could have happened to anybody.
Even Dias was making mistakes before his injury - worrying dip in form or just the nature of the beast given their pivotal position, our high line and other team's approach to countering us?

 

[Newman Noggs]

just the nature of the beast given their pivotal position, our high line and other team's approach those countering us?

It's all to do with this. Teams are crowding out our midfield and "forwards" and allowing our centre backs to have the ball which is why their pass stats are so high with Cancelo, Laporte and Dias (and Rodri) all in the top 5.

With 10 players marking 7 there is no room to play it forward so we pass it from side to side trying to generate space. Teams know that, sooner or later, with that amount of possession, either an intercepted forward pass or a single misjudged tackle will let them in. It can be effective but creates a false illusion that our defenders are more prone to mistakes than they actually are.

 

[yerwot?]

Wasn't anywhere near as poor as some are intent at making out. The own goal could have happened to anybody.
Even Dias was making mistakes before his injury - worrying dip in form or just the nature of the beast given their pivotal position, our high line and other team's approach those countering us?

not enough attention given to opposition performance/tactics, imo, concentrating on what we did or didn't do without that attention is not "useful".The poor passing ( relatively) is often due to the pressure applied on our players by high-energy harrying and chasing.