#6 | Nathan Aké - 2020/21 Performances

[Craig]

Brilliant along with stones

Stones almost gave 2 goals away as usual. Without shit finishing he would have done

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Looked right at home.

 

[01cravend]

Solid debut. Covered for Mendy superbly in the first half. I assume Nuno noticed this and put another body up top to keep Ake busy and thus isolate Mendy.

 

[WallyA]

Stones almost gave 2 goals away as usual. Without shit finishing he would have done

Ake first game with us already better than Stones.

You can't always teach defending of that quality, Stones has had years to develop it and hasn't.

Ake/Laporte---Kounde is the starting pair for me.

I'd do Dinho over Stones, but also this was our first game so maybe he's rusty, now I'm just finding excuses for him...

 

[Delphinho]

Very solid. Nice to have some pace at the back

 

[Larry Stranger]

He needs to play as LB in the return fixture. Maybe won't be great going forward, but he seems the only one capable who can contain Traore.

 

[Josh_D]

Solid debut. Covered for Mendy in the first half. I assume Nuno noticed this and put another body up top to keep Ake busy and thus isolate Mendy.

Good spot. Great leap on him as well. Height isn’t an issue.

 

[WallyA]

The back 4 shifting to a back 3 of Ake-Stones-Walker looked nice.

Could be some games he plays LB, with Cancelo RB and it shifts over in a similar manner with Cancelo RWB (Mendy LWB in first set up).

 

[MeatHunterrr]

Aké was great, and he outclassed Stones who has been here 4 years.

 

[teddypaul]

Keep that son and your place is assured.