25 | Manuel Akanji - 2025/26

[CumbriaCity]

Well, thanks for your efforts old bean, but I reckon it's time you left.

 

[Haaland94]

Poor performance today, errors, including leading to a goal. Thank you for all his efforts throughout the years, but he always had a mistake in him.

We need to let go of 2 foreign players, and he should be on that list. Pep loves him and won't do it, though.

 

[skybluepower]

Well, thanks for your efforts old bean, but I reckon it's time you left.

I'm afraid that's not what Pep had in mind.

 

[Dax777]

I don't trust him. But Pep does.

 

[WallyA]

I'd rather we just commit to building Reis up tbh.

With Gvardiol and Ake as left footed CBs, why did he start anyways? Kinda strange.

 

[clarion]

Nowhere near the class we need.
He can’t defend anymore.

 

[01cravend]

Played his part in recent success. But he's been honking for over a year now.. Club should take it out Peps hands. We have too many CBs and this lads the worst of the seniors when all fit.

 

[pudge]

At least overall it wasn't a case of him picking up the ball 25 yards out and wide, that's been tweaked finally.

Still very, very lackadaisical though

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

Seems like our weakest link.. and that takes some saying since Gundo's legs are gone.

We need to let go of 2 foreign players, and he should be on that list. Pep loves him and won't do it, though.

We need to let go of FOUR..

 

[Gabriel]

Never looks as comfortable when shifted to the left. Couple of poor long irons, a missed header that he really had to get, and caught napping at the goal. Still, Guardiola trusts him more than either of the January signings, but he can perform better.

 

[Don Karleone]

I'm trying to not dig anyone out this season, but that was poor.

 

[alexmcity]

Pep loves him and won't do it, though.

I wonder why this might be.

 

[Haaland94]

I wonder why this might be.

Pep is a genius, but he doesn't get everything right. He was against any sort of rebuild last summer. He has his weak spots. Blinds spots for certain players as well.

 

[alexmcity]

Pep is a genius, but he doesn't get everything right. He was against any sort of rebuild last summer. He has his weak spots. Blinds spots for certain players as well.

Yes, that's how you win 4 in a row and the Treble, by having blind spots (unlike fans on the net...) and choosing the wrong players.

Don't be silly.

 

[TonyM]

When we have to reduce the number of foreign players to 17, keeping Akanji seems a disappointment.

As always a lovely lad but just not one of our best defender imo.

 

[Delphinho]

I cannot come up with a single reason why Akanji should play over Khusanov. Totally pointless, zero to win from it

 

[chris85mcfc]

We've had more than our monies worth, but he's really on a downward trajectory over the last 12 months, and tbh his comments about playing in this competition wound me up a little bit

That ball he played over the top in the 2nd half just summed him up, and Pep looked completely perplexed by it as well

Would happily see him moved on

 

[madloaf]

I'm trying to not dig anyone out this season, but that was poor.

You didn't last long!! You're not wrong though.

 

[CΛL]

Thank you for the music but it’s time to go, no point keeping him about when we have two very promising right sided centre halves

 

[madloaf]

I cannot come up with a single reason why Akanji should play over Khusanov. Totally pointless, zero to win from it

You've misspelt Gvardiol. Dias on the right it has to be. Then Ake. Then maybe khusanov if stones is injured.