MikeF
Well-Known Member
Modest to boot!I rarely get it wrong when judging a player, he's a good footballer, just don't think he's good enough as a defender, would be happy to be proved wrong.
Modest to boot!I rarely get it wrong when judging a player, he's a good footballer, just don't think he's good enough as a defender, would be happy to be proved wrong.
Aymeric was imperious before his MCL injury and still a top CB after, albeit a little less mobile. People are giving Gvardiol a pass because he's playing out of position at LB, I'll remind them that Laporte played LB early in his City career, even playing a blinder in that 2-1 classic vs Pool, do people think Gvardiol can keep Salah quiet at Anfield in March? No chance.I also think he lacks pace to recover and am dreading a one on one v Salah at Anfield which could cost us the game (like Cancelo last season).
That said, Pep seems to rate him highly as do many others on here so it appears we are in the minority … I’m still disappointed re: Aymeric who also chipped in with a goal from a corner now and then.
Ake is our best left back and has kept Salah and Saka quiet in recent games , Gvardiol is a decent player its just finding his best position , i think he would be good on the left of three centre backs like he played at Leipzig but we have a lot competition at centre back , we are indeed blessed.Aymeric was imperious before his MCL injury and still a top CB after, albeit a little less mobile. People are giving Gvardiol a pass because he's playing out of position at LB, I'll remind them that Laporte played LB early in his City career, even playing a blinder in that 2-1 classic vs Pool, do people think Gvardiol can keep Salah quiet at Anfield in March? No chance.
He played well yesterday from an offensive point of view, the good thing about his poor defending for the goal is that he'll probably be dropped for while and we can actually see our best defenders starting, Akanji, Dias, Stones and Ake.
Hate to tell you but with 96% success rate (104 passes) he had the best pass completion of the night! As a comparison Ake 95% (110 passes), Stones 92% (106 passes), Rico 88% (72 passes), Rodri 87% (113 passes) and KDB 88% (57 passes).We hardly had much defending to do v Burnley & he gave the ball away far too much. In big games I would not be playing him & in my opinion he’s no upgrade on cancelo or Laporte.
this is simply not true.We hardly had much defending to do v Burnley & he gave the ball away far too much. In big games I would not be playing him & in my opinion he’s no upgrade on cancelo or Laporte.
some people just have an anti gvardiol agenda, not the first time he’s “wrongly accused” of something like that.Hate to tell you but with 96% success rate (104 passes) he had the best pass completion of the night! As a comparison Ake 95% (110 passes), Stones 92% (106 passes), Rico 88% (72 passes), Rodri 87% (113 passes) and KDB 88% (57 passes).