#14 | Aymeric Laporte - 2021/22 Performances

[ninjamonkey]

That's Dias at the top right side of the of the screen, putting on a half press on the right wing with absolutely nobody else putting any kind of press on.

And that's him in a similar position now marking space still woefully out of position just as the pass forward to vinicius is played. everybody else infront of him is getting back into shape with no hard press on and his back line that he's supposed to be organising is 20 yards behind him a man down and left 3 v 3.

Don't know how anybody can see that and blame somebody else other than Dias for that goal.

 

[Shaffer92]

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That's Dias at the top right side of the of the screen, putting on a half press on the right wing with absolutely nobody else putting any kind of press on.
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And that's him in a similar position now marking space still woefully out of position just as the pass forward to vinicius is played. everybody else infront of him is getting back into shape with no hard press on and his back line that he's supposed to be organising is 20 yards behind him a man down and left 3 v 3.

Don't know how anybody can see that and blame somebody else other than Dias for that goal.

Just said this in the PGT.. frustrating

 

[kunaguero10]

Possibly the worst bit of defending I’ve seen from a city player all season, on their second goal. In fact worst I’ve seen since Mendy was in the team.

Yes that Dias press and positioning looks iffy too, I’ll have to watch a replay again. Hopefully we see a settled CB partnership of Stones and Dias again next season.

 

[Kadour75]

Walker would have had Vinicius in his pocket. Their second goal was not only Laporte fault but more so Fernandinho poor intervention when he let the ball slip under his feet and could not catch up with Vinicious. That said, Fernandinho was just a makeshift solution as a fullback but Laporte is younger and a cut-and-dried defender so he takes most of the blame. Laporte cost us yesterday and was poor, and his performance was very reminiscent of our debacle against Spurs in CL. As much as we can blame our front three for missing chances but the fact is they scored four goals whereas our defense kept Real Madrid hopes alive by conceding three goals at home ! Their attackers are not world beaters barring Benzema and to a lesser extent the overrated Vinicius. Our defense and keeper were out of their depths and I hope Walker and Stones recover, otherwise we will be in the mud in the second leg.

 

[Project]

Towards the end of Vini Jnrs run Laporte is actually running *away* from him. Was screaming at him at the time to come across and baffled at what he chose to do.

Hopefully Stones overcomes his niggles. At this level he makes a difference.

 

[Dax777]

I know laporte is always on the verge of being a scapegoat but Why the hell is he getting the brunt of the blame for the second goal and others haven't even had a mention. dinho let's him go, mistake that we had to expect given his age and unfamiliarity with the position so poor mistake but hard to lay blame there. Rodri is miles away from covering, should have been deeper to come round on the cover especially when he knows he doesn't have the mobility to recover and Dias is practically in their fucking box, fuck knows what he's doing. laporte could and should have closed it down, he's left with a bunch of shit options and made the wrong call but of Dias, Rodri and laporte, laportes error is the most excusable in my eyes, I'm looking firmly at Dias.

Penalty is just one of them, hand shouldn't have been there, looks moronic to us watching on but anybody that's every played the game at even a Sunday league level knows your arms naturally go up, just one of those things.

Laportes still been our best central defender all season, some of the shit he gets is laughable.

How could Rodri have been deeper? I know you are trying to spread blame around. But sorry this ain't it. We were in a high press trying to retrieve the ball. Everyone with the exception of Laporte was in the other half... On purpose by the way. Why in the world would Rodri be deeper? Deeper where? Behind Laporte?

It was Simply Dihno's error and has little to do with unfamiliarity with the position. He gambled and lost. He didn't need to gamble, but he often does and wins the ball high. This time he was fooled.

Rodri in the middle, deeper or not would never had recovered.

Dihno screwed up and Laporte reacted incorrectly coz he didn't communicate. Even It has been a 2 v 1. He still should have gone towards the Ball while trying to block a possible cross. So his decision was the dumbest. Even if Dihno is primarily at fault.

Rodri was not relevant to the play

 

[ninjamonkey]

How could Rodri have been deeper? I know you are trying to spread blame around. But sorry this ain't it. We were in a high press trying to retrieve the ball. Everyone with the exception of Laporte was in the other half... On purpose by the way. Why in the world would Rodri be deeper? Deeper where? Behind Laporte?

It was Simply Dihno's error and has little to do with unfamiliarity with the position. He gambled and lost. He didn't need to gamble, but he often does and wins the ball high. This time he was fooled.

Rodri in the middle, deeper or not would never had recovered.

Dihno screwed up and Laporte reacted incorrectly coz he didn't communicate. Even It has been a 2 v 1. He still should have gone towards the Ball while trying to block a possible cross. So his decision was the dumbest. Even if Dihno is primarily at fault.

Rodri was not relevant to the play

Look at the stills I posted above, he is initially in a good position but once he sees Diaz lose his mind, in that instant he should immediately recognise the gap behind and have dropped straight back into the hole instead of holding his position. Not sure why you say he would have never recovered, he almost puts in a challenge, if he's 5-10 yards deeper when the ball is released to vinicius he gets to him in time to do something to affect the play, he probably gets to him somewhere just inside the box to either attempt a block, force him to do something different or shoot from a harder angle. I didn't dwell on Rodri because of the players I mentioned it's the least significant error and is only an error in the first place because of Diaz, but it's still something.

I don't agree saying dinho didn't have to gamble, his only chance he had last night against vinicius was to get tight. If he drops and allows him to pick the ball up and run at him he's dead, it's high risk but he was always fighting a losing battle and that was the only way he gets out of it without being roasted

 

[Craig]

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That's Dias at the top right side of the of the screen, putting on a half press on the right wing with absolutely nobody else putting any kind of press on.
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And that's him in a similar position now marking space still woefully out of position just as the pass forward to vinicius is played. everybody else infront of him is getting back into shape with no hard press on and his back line that he's supposed to be organising is 20 yards behind him a man down and left 3 v 3.

Don't know how anybody can see that and blame somebody else other than Dias for that goal.

Haha absolutely spot on mate. Laporte has made mistakes before in Europe though(unlike the rest of the team hence us never winning it) the perfect scapegoat.

Watching it live I thought Laporte was class. Yes he should have gone across in the end for that goal but it wasn’t his error and they’d have probably just squared it for an easy finish anyway. The pen was purely unlucky.

 

[Craig]

How could Rodri have been deeper? I know you are trying to spread blame around. But sorry this ain't it. We were in a high press trying to retrieve the ball. Everyone with the exception of Laporte was in the other half... On purpose by the way. Why in the world would Rodri be deeper? Deeper where? Behind Laporte?

It was Simply Dihno's error and has little to do with unfamiliarity with the position. He gambled and lost. He didn't need to gamble, but he often does and wins the ball high. This time he was fooled.

Rodri in the middle, deeper or not would never had recovered.

Dihno screwed up and Laporte reacted incorrectly coz he didn't communicate. Even It has been a 2 v 1. He still should have gone towards the Ball while trying to block a possible cross. So his decision was the dumbest. Even if Dihno is primarily at fault.

Rodri was not relevant to the play

Crazy Dias doesn’t get mentioned. He’s the centre back covering the old emergency right back and presses like fuck with a 2 goal lead leaving Dinho exposed. Horrendous game management from Ruben

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Haha absolutely spot on mate. Laporte has made mistakes before in Europe though(unlike the rest of the team hence us never winning it) the perfect scapegoat.

Watching it live I thought Laporte was class. Yes he should have gone across in the end for that goal but it wasn’t his error and they’d have probably just squared it for an easy finish anyway. The pen was purely unlucky.

All players have to react to the situation put in front of them. A player cannot watch a play unfold and give it the old 'ah well, he isn't my man'. I would expect any average CB to understand what needs to be done in that situation and I have watched him twice in a matter of days shirk all responsibility, by failing to go and engage the man with the ball. If he engages and they roll it across and score, none of it is on Laporte. To simply jog back in a straight line and watch someone run 60 yards towards our goal and not bother to go across is criminal.

I like Laporte, I have backed him countless times in this thread when he has been getting pelters but sometimes you have to call a spade a spade. He is fantastic in possession, but he has become one of the most passive CBs on the planet. We get away with it most weeks because the opposition are no good but in games like this he needs to toughen up.