6 | Nathan Ake - 2022/23

[Dr Jacoby]

Good defender but he’s not a left back.

 

[RobMCFC]

Put in a lot of tackles tonight and had a good game.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Good defender but he’s not a left back.

TBH I’d rather have him at LB out of the way. Him and Akanji are all over the show positionally. Ake is fine when the ball is right in front of him to win, but he is so easy to play around. He’s been here a fair amount of time now but he still defends like he is at Bournemouth.

 

[WallyA]

TBH I’d rather have him at LB out of the way. Him and Akanji are all over the show positionally. Ake is fine when the ball is right in front of him to win, but he is so easy to play around. He’s been here a fair amount of time now but he still defends like he is at Bournemouth.

Hes an excellent raw defender.

Doesnt get dribbled past much, aggressive in tackles and wins alot, good aerially even though not very tall. I still love that we have him.

But holy he was so ill disciplined in that LB spot I was shocked. Perhaps instructed to do that I dont know, but Tottenham destroyed us by going down the empty space he left every time.

 

[yankblue]

Echoing what others have said, love Ake and he's playing well and performing admirably at LB. But dear god do I wish we had an actual left back

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Hes an excellent raw defender.

Doesnt get dribbled past much, aggressive in tackles and wins alot, good aerially even though not very tall. I still love that we have him.

But holy he was so ill disciplined in that LB spot I was shocked. Perhaps instructed to do that I dont know, but Tottenham destroyed us by going down the empty space he left every time.

Yep, if defending is stripped back to its simplest form he is perfectly serviceable… tackle, head it…no problem, but he still looks like he was signed last week. Positionally, he doesn’t seem to have learned a thing since he came to the club.

 

[Withnail]

Yep, if defending is stripped back to its simplest form he is perfectly serviceable… tackle, head it…no problem, but he still looks like he was signed last week. Positionally, he doesn’t seem to have learned a thing since he came to the club.

Ake was immense tonight and deserves his place in the side. He is not perfect and offers little going forward, but your criticism of him is way over the top.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Never say die and leads by example , not the quickest but rarely gets caught out , our best defender this season.

 

[mosssideblue]

Thought he was good tonight

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Ake was immense tonight and deserves his place in the side. He is not perfect and offers little going forward, but your criticism of him is way over the top.

It’s not over the top because we are conceding goals for fun. We have gone from being historically rock-solid at the back to goals flying in against us every game. He is part of that problem and I am amazed that people keep coming on here, ignoring the facts that are in front of them and stating how good he is while Akanji gets all the stick.

He is an average PL defender (his own history tells you this) playing at the big boys level and to be fair to him, he’s giving it his absolute best. I’m not knocking his application or effort…he’s just not a top-class defender and our collective defensive performances show it as clear as day.