3 | Rúben Dias - 2021/22 Performances

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Very poor today, especially for their first two.

I'm sure he'll be his harshest critic.
 
Pep Guardiola has said Ruben Dias was not aggressive enough to get the ball and prevent Leicester's first goal, after Aymeric Laporte slipped, because he was one yellow card away from suspension. [via
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I wrote in the Laporte thread that I think Laporte is our best CB when things get stretched. I also think Dias is at his most limited under these circumstances.

Dias is like a better Otamendi. When you pushed back and need to defend deep the guy is a colossus. When you're controlling a game and need someone to push up and be aggressive to contain the opposition, Dias is as good as the best. But when things get stretched we have difficulties. His major weaknesses here are that he's ultra eager to commit and physically he's not the most imposing in strength nor speed. In fact Fernandinho had similar issues back in 19/20 (when we got countered almost every other game).

Thankfully he still operates at a high level even under these circumstances, but it's not his glorious best that we see. Also, it's been very rare to see a pinball back and forth game since his arrival.
 
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