3 | Ruben Dias - 2022/23 Performances

[FantasyIreland]

Much like Rodri.....just a very reassuring presence.

Cool as fuck

 

[yankblue]

Quietly getting back to his best, and personally I always feel relaxed when he is in the XI.

Think that Dias and Ake are our "worst duo" but what a problem to have.

 

[Dodgy Gangster]

Very disappointing today. He hasn't recaptured the heights of his first season but of course he's been perfectly adequate however today was a new low point for him. It's all well and good bullying lone strikers and looking like a class act against lesser teams when City are strolling but guys like him need to show up on days like today. One bad error like the unfortunate Cancelo made can happen, but 2 or 3 times today Dias got wrong side against one of the best strikers in the league. His Father Ruben persona seems to protect him from criticism but it shouldn't - had Stones played like that today his thread would've exploded into life with page after page of abuse.

He should currently be 5th choice on our list of centre halves

 

[nellyonthewing]

Very disappointing today. He hasn't recaptured the heights of his first season but of course he's been perfectly adequate however today was a new low point for him. It's all well and good bullying lone strikers and looking like a class act against lesser teams when City are strolling but guys like him need to show up on days like today. One bad error like the unfortunate Cancelo made can happen, but 2 or 3 times today Dias got wrong side against one of the best strikers in the league. His Father Ruben persona seems to protect him from criticism but it shouldn't - had Stones played like that today his thread would've exploded into life with page after page of abuse.

He should currently be 5th choice on our list of centre halves

He's regressed from his first season but is still far better than Laporte. Make him Captain again he needs the armband imo.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Very disappointing today. He hasn't recaptured the heights of his first season but of course he's been perfectly adequate however today was a new low point for him. It's all well and good bullying lone strikers and looking like a class act against lesser teams when City are strolling but guys like him need to show up on days like today. One bad error like the unfortunate Cancelo made can happen, but 2 or 3 times today Dias got wrong side against one of the best strikers in the league. His Father Ruben persona seems to protect him from criticism but it shouldn't - had Stones played like that today his thread would've exploded into life with page after page of abuse.

He should currently be 5th choice on our list of centre halves

Akanji and Ake were both equally as bad. It’s one thing to expect more of Dias after what has gone previously but he was no worse than the other two. There is no way on earth Dias is 5th choice CB at this club.

 

[Gundogan's Moustache]

Just me that thought he actually had a decent game then?

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Just me that thought he actually had a decent game then?

I dont think our CBs had much defending to do but I don’t think they dealt with it well. It can be argued that the likes of Salah are top-class and will always cause even the best CBs problems, however, the way Dias and the others struggled with long balls against fucking midgets was nowhere near good enough.

 

[Shaffer92]

Just me that thought he actually had a decent game then?

Thought he played fine but Ederson bailed him out on Salah's shot. No idea why he's tracking him so closely all the way in Liverpool's half.

 

[Dodgy Gangster]

Akanji and Ake were both equally as bad. It’s one thing to expect more of Dias after what has gone previously but he was no worse than the other two. There is no way on earth Dias is 5th choice CB at this club.

I thought Akanji had a good game and Ake coped as well as could be expected, both playing out of their natural positions

 

[Damanino]

I dont think any of these current partnerships comes close to what we had with Stones-Dias during 20-21 season.

Ake, Akanji, Dias in current form, they do ok but lets be honest most opponents/most games they have nothing to do and opponents have total of 4 attacks per game, half of those die down at midfield.

but when top PL games coming vs Pool, Chelsea, Arsenal or some tough CL games from March not sure an Ake-Akanji duo would get us far or Dias (in his current form).

I do hope Laporte hits form soon and Stones comes back and hits form as well.

Very good idea still to bring Akanji in, as he gives us more options which we clearly needed.