#6 | Nathan Aké - 2021/22 Performances

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WNRH said:
I like Ake but bemused why his performance thread is the most active.

He had nothing to do tonight, nothing.

If there was a football dictionary and you looked up 6/10 performance it would have his name and game tonight underneath it.
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Only if 6 out of 10 was the way you say 8 out of 10.
 
It's great for the team that Stones plays RB position very well and now we have seen how good Ake is as LB..

No offense, but that Mendy guy who cost 60m - never played at such level throughout his 4-5 years at City and had a lots of errors even in simple matches, always unstable and making incorrect decisions.
 
Hmmm...

He just doesn't put a foot wrong does he?

Now before someone replies saying why should not making mistakes be a good benchmark, I have to tell you in a Pep Guardiola system, this is extremely difficult for defenders as you are usually only in difficult situations rather than the safety of a low block like Atletico or Burnley.

He should be rewarded to start again, defensive LB or CB, he knows it well.
 
ninjamonkey said:
Waste of space. Will never be good enough, £40 million down the drain, we've already lost everytime he appears on the team sheet...

Making a lot of people look like mugs, long may it continue.
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Anyone who actually paid attention to him before he joined us knew he was a quality player.

I totally get people saying we didn't need him and all that, even if I disagreed with it, but it never ceases to amaze me how so many of these people have spent so much of their lives watching this sport and still wouldn't know talent if it bit them on the arse.

We're really, really lucky to have the four centreback options we have, especially when you consider how ridiculously hit and miss we were with this position for years.
 
As my comment on the Sterling thread, we ignored the team ignored the left hand side 1st half
 
Tugay One Cup said:
Anyone who actually paid attention to him before he joined us knew he was a quality player.

I totally get people saying we didn't need him and all that, even if I disagreed with it, but it never ceases to amaze me how so many of these people have spent so much of their lives watching this sport and still wouldn't know talent if it bit them on the arse.

We're really, really lucky to have the four centreback options we have, especially when you consider how ridiculously hit and miss we were with this position for years.
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Even the we didn't need him claims were utter bollocks. Of course when we've got 4 fit and firing centre backs at least 1 wont be required in that precise moment but centre backs gets injured a lot and a loss of form can be catastrophic. Every single squad in the league has 4 centre backs as a minimum, Chelsea have about 7. The suggestion that we only need 3 is moronic on its own but to still have that view when we were forced to play Fernandinho at centre back for an entire season because we ballsed up big time and went with 3 just a few seasons back makes it even more unbelievable.
 
Another great game and another name on the 'list of players who proved Bluemoon wrong'!
 
ninjamonkey said:
Waste of space. Will never be good enough, £40 million down the drain, we've already lost everytime he appears on the team sheet...

Making a lot of people look like mugs, long may it continue.
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He was on the team sheet last night and we didn’t lose……. Just saying.
 
He is a very good player… hope he stays around but there will be plenty of clubs interested in the summer.
 
vincent said:
He is a very good player… hope he stays around but there will be plenty of clubs interested in the summer.
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I really can't see him nor the club wanting a move now. And we're swimming in blood stained petro-dollars remember. No need for cash.
 
ninjamonkey said:
Waste of space. Will never be good enough, £40 million down the drain, we've already lost everytime he appears on the team sheet...

Making a lot of people look like mugs, long may it continue.
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We beat Burnley and athletico with him starting so that's wrong

Based on the last 2 games you must surely re-evaluate your opinion a little or are you just stuck in your ways and opinion

He looked composed and assured last night - coming into this important game have only played 1 full match in the previous 3 or so months

We are lucky to have such a good back up imo
 
Theo555 said:
We beat Burnley and athletico with him starting so that's wrong

Based on the last 2 games you must surely re-evaluate your opinion a little or are you just stuck in your ways and opinion

He looked composed and assured last night - coming into this important game have only played 1 full match in the previous 3 or so months

We are lucky to have such a good back up imo
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I think his opinion is the bit in the second line mate - the first being a summary of the opinions he’s increasingly making look so ridiculous!
 
kaz7 said:
Someone said he is too short , well he won every header , very well played nathan
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It’s an interesting one with Ake - he’s conventionally short for a CB at 5ft 11, but he’s difficult to knock off the ball given his lower centre of gravity, and is better in the air than most of our back four - so his size really doesn’t impact his game.

A really good example of a player who’s worked at his weaknesses until they become a strength.
 
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