25 | Manuel Akanji - 2022/23 Performances

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Nothing between Akanji and Ake .either would do a fine job next Saturday , swaying towards Akanji but only because of Ake's recent fitness issues , if they are both fulyl fit i couldnt choose between them , thank f*ck Pep can.
 
Some pup but he quite clearly sang "Hey Jude" instead of "City" so Ake for the Champions League final it is
 
Brilliant signing, had a few shaky performances, but in the business end of the season really stepped up.
 
He’s not a left back apparently. And he is smashing it. Was he highly rated at dortmund? How come we got on the cheap?
 
jimmygrimblesboots said:
Nothing between Akanji and Ake .either would do a fine job next Saturday , swaying towards Akanji but only because of Ake's recent fitness issues , if they are both fulyl fit i couldnt choose between them , thank f*ck Pep can.
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Walker is going to miss out I think. He’s just not very good on the ball and when Garnacho came on all of sudden we looked overloaded down the right.
 
Yeah Akanji or Ake left back and I have no problems.

He has played every defensive position, a right footed cb playing lb! Worlds first Id say... only Pep would do it.
 
You need walkers pace or somebody’s with pace at the back with stones in midfield. Walker is not the greatest footballer in the world but he does things that no one in this team can do.
 
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He’s not a left back apparently. And he is smashing it. Was he highly rated at dortmund? How come we got on the cheap?
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Dortmund fan I know said he's ok but prone to an error, likes to play out from the back but isn't solid. Apparently they needed him off the books hence the push to do a deal, I think because he wouldn't sign a new contract or wanted a wage increase.

I wasn't overly excited when he arrived, but he's turned out to be a real Rolls Royce of a player.
 
strange said:
He’s not a left back apparently. And he is smashing it. Was he highly rated at dortmund? How come we got on the cheap?
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He was excelling(being the best or on the top) in all defensive statistics(and pass accuracy ones) in Germany and was very bad at just one: headers.
He was considered the worst in headers. And that was bugging Dortmund, probably because of the many crosses in Germany game that you must clear the high ball with good efficiency.
 
M Gaudino said:
Walker is going to miss out I think.
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What? Why?
He should play by all means. We need his pace to correct things from time to time. And he is a stable defender. The overload came form Silva's bad day yesterday, not because Walker's fault. Yet, Walker indeed got tired after about 80 minute or so but it's understandable. He played in all games lately without any rest for all 90+ minutes and played also in both 3 party games against Chelsea, Brighton and Brentford so he didn't had time for any rest at all.
 
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