#14 | Aymeric Laporte - 2021/22 Performances

[MichaelFrontzeck'sBathroom]

Laporte has a history of letting us down in the big games, I sometimes believe he’s not up to it. Felt sorry for Dias last night, I know he wasn’t great but he was returning from injury at least

 

[dhruvblue]

Big Game
Big Moments
And
Laporte making an error

 

[SSL2]

Sell this twat. Amount of clangers he's dropped in big games - i'm done with him

 

[mattcity5]

Sell this twat. Amount of clangers he's dropped in big games - i'm done with him

I'm not sure Ake is up to it at the very top level, but I prefer him as a defender to Laporte.

 

[waspish]

Thing is he is top quality for 90% of games the main problem is he doesn’t want to be dropped out the team for any amount of time! The season stones and Dias played together for some time there was rumblings Laporte wasn’t happy maybe if Ake starts complaining about game time he will get more.

 

[domalino]

He cost us 3 goals against Spurs in 2019.
He cost us 2 against Lyon in 2020.
He didn’t play in 2021.
He cost us 2/3 goals against Madrid in 2022.

I already know what’s going to happen in 2023 if he plays a big CL game.

 

[MillisleBlue]

Seen him described as a Rolls Royce of a footballer. Last night’s shit show was more reminiscent of a clapped out Wartburg.

 

[David Silva]

They're both really good defenders, in a team that generally has a huge proportion of possession. In most matches it doesn't particularly matter that they don't seem to fully trust each other. They don't face a whole lot of attacks, and their quality is enough to handle a big proportion of what comes their way.

It's only when it comes to the crunch, against the top teams, that it becomes an issue.

I didn't like seeing them arguing on the pitch in the middle of the match today. And I can't help but get the impression they each find the other difficult to work with.

Their personal relationship doesn't really matter...until it does.

It’s a good point and something I’ve reflected on a bit since last night.

I’m not smart enough to work out what the issue is with our defence, but there’s an alarming trend this season that we don’t ever look capable of stopping decent sides from scoring past us.

90% of sides we face aren’t good enough to even lay a glove, they can’t get the ball off us. But the sides that can put us under pressure due to quality players seem to score at will; Liverpool, Madrid, spurs, Leipzig even Leicester have put 3 past us this season.

12 months ago we were imperious, something has gone wrong since.

 

[dhruvblue]

I'm not sure Ake is up to it at the very top level, but I prefer him as a defender to Laporte.

No team has 4 WC CBs and you don't need them either. You need someone who are reliable and dont piss in pants in big matches

 

[dhruvblue]

He cost us 3 goals against Spurs in 2019.
He cost us 2 against Lyon in 2020.
He didn’t play in 2021.
He cost us 2/3 goals against Madrid in 2022.

I already know what’s going to happen in 2023 if he plays a big CL game.

He will get himself sent off early in the game