#14 | Aymeric Laporte - 2021/22 Performances

[SWPISHOME]

That is the cb pairing I want to see, walker on the right zinc on the left, perfect View attachment 24329

Fully agree. As much as Stones has been outstanding and massive bollocks to come back from the place he was in, He's not as good as Laporte. Laporte is possibly the best centre half in the world, The only one who can compete with him for that is Van Dijk.
Class act.

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Brilliant and looked up for it. Stonesy you've got a battle on your hands

 

[oldius]

Brilliant and looked up for it. Stonesy you've got a battle on your hands

The way it should be. For me, Stones is the superior player but Laporte had a great game, especially as the match went on and his confidence at making the more difficult passes grew. Having three world-class central defenders is a dream.

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

The way it should be. For me, Stones is the superior player but Laporte had a great game, especially as the match went on and his confidence at making the more difficult passes grew. Having three world-class central defenders is a dream.

I love them both and not sure I'd be able to call either being the better player. If I was absolutely forced into calling it, I'd say Laporte has a higher ceiling, but they're both great. Game on.

For all we know yet Ruben could get an injury or lose form and Stones could partner Aymeric. If they're both up for it that is still one of the best centre half pairings around

 

[oldius]

I love them both and not sure I'd be able to call either being the better player. If I was absolutely forced into calling it, I'd say Laporte has a higher ceiling, but they're both great. Game on.

For all we know yet Ruben could get an injury or lose form and Stones could partner Aymeric. If they're both up for it that is still one of the best centre half pairings around

Spot on: either of them could get injured or have a loss of form. This level of competition, if it stays, will enhance the performance of all of them.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Really hope he doesn’t leave!

To have three top centre halves like we have is rare but they should all be thriving on jostling for those places and even in some big games like United at home and Liverpool away where our records are very poor, all three should play together.

All three should be buzzing about the centre half situation at City though, not looking elsewhere.

 

[Deleted member 87819]

 

[MeatHunterrr]

No way this is a guy who wants out.

 

[jay_mcfc]

Him and Dias had 9 accurate long ball passes each. Seems ridiculous

 

[Larry Stranger]

I really hope this guy isn't pushed out the door. You can argue who's the better partner for Dias between him and Stones, but if one of them are out the difference between Laporte and Ake is stark. Laporte's distribution is amazing and if you look at the Spurs game, Ake's inability to keep and move the ball along with Mendy playing made us so poor on the day.

 

[willipp]

Gave the SS a nice little wave as he went off today after he got a lot of love today. Fingers crossed for him.

 

[Moorsey 2002]

I really like Stones and think he had an incredible season last year, but, Laporte for me is a class above.

It’d be him and Dias as first choice for me all season.

 

[Metalartin]

Great performance defensively and we got to see how much faster the build-up play can be with a left footer at the back. Really hope we keep him, if he's happy to stay(looked it today).

 

[jrb]

Big shout out to all the fans who chanted his name yesterday. It doesn't guarantee Laporte will chang his mind and stay, but it might make him think a bit more a wanting to leave City.

 

[leo_city]

It's not a reaction from his performance, I get City are good with players who want to leave by not making it overly difficult, but bloody hell, how in the world are we so open to selling him for £60m, that's a farce. Player of his reputation and quality won't come cheap, this is the best depth in defence we've had in a while, so I guess we'll cherish it fwiw for another season. Only weak point to our backline is the left back depth, but shows when we start commanding centre halves there instead of Aké (pairing with Mendy) even Cancelo looks great because he has a free license to get forward and be involved in our playmaking. That's a testament to Laporte's quality being able to cover the entire side so well.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Selling Laporte essentially says we are happy with Dias, Stones and Ake as our centre-backs, which we can rotate as necessary... until one of them gets injured, and then we are up Sh*t Creek.

Cannot let this guy go at any cost. He is absolute class. Give him a new and improved contract RIGHT NOW.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

Selling Laporte essentially says we are happy with Dias, Stones and Ake as our centre-backs, which we can rotate as necessary... until one of them gets injured, and then we are up Sh*t Creek.

Cannot let this guy go at any cost. He is absolute class. Give him a new and improved contract RIGHT NOW.

Exactly this. Dias, Stones and Laporte are three top drawer centre halves. The drop off to Ake (and I'm not intent on disrespecting the lad) is substantial.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Exactly this. Dias, Stones and Laporte are three top drawer centre halves. The drop off to Ake (and I'm not intent on disrespecting the lad) is substantial.

Absolutely. Ake is a level below the other three and definitely has room to improve. Whether or not we'll see him reach that potential at City is another argument altogether. For now he's adequate 'backup'. Laporte has to stay.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I really like Stones and think he had an incredible season last year, but, Laporte for me is a class above.

It’d be him and Dias as first choice for me all season.

I don’t think there’s anything between the three of them really. Stones is the best on the ball, Dias is the best defender, Laporte is the best of a mix of both.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

I don’t think there’s anything between the three of them really. Stones is the best on the ball, Dias is the best defender, Laporte is the best of a mix of both.

All three are class. Laporte last season was largely passed by even when fit for Stones. This is why he wants to leave.

If we want to keep Laporte, Stones and Dias - management needs to work out some sort of rotation satisfactory to all three. Each of the three would start every important game when fit in most other sides.
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As to which is best - easily Dias for me. The best defender of the three - very rarely making a mistake. And extremely good passing from the back. There's a very good reason that Dias is reigning PL player of the season.