6 | Nathan Ake - 2022/23

[WallyA]

Watching him with the Dutch side and you can see how much better he is.

He is part of the group of defenders id call as elite CBs.

Wins so many duels, and rarely makes mistakes.

 

[It'sBlue93:20]

Top class today for Netherlands - love Ake glad we didn’t lose him to Chelsea

 

[JDV]

Does he need to be our starting LCB (either alongside Stones or in a back 3 with Stones and Walker)?

 

[lightning Rodri]

Ake vs Alvarez today.

 

[flook]

Best actual defender we have at the club, should be in our starting XI against all top teams. May not give us as much as some of the others going forwards, but sometimes you need to defend

 

[Bleu lune]

Best actual defender we have at the club, should be in our starting XI against all top teams. May not give us as much as some of the others going forwards, but sometimes you need to defend

Him and Stones would be ideal stylistically, but there are 3 others who need pandering to as well unfortunately.

 

[It'sBlue93:20]

Excellent World Cup for Ake!

 

[meeesh]

Safe journey back lad

 

[yankblue]

Him and Stones would be ideal stylistically, but there are 3 others who need pandering to as well unfortunately.

Not sure I'd call it pandering - Dias, Laporte, and Akanji are all fantastic players who more than warrant playing time

 

[Bill Walker]

Nice to see VD charge over and floor the guy who chopped Ake down.

 

[flook]

Nice to see VD charge over and floor the guy who chopped Ake down.

Nice to see him miss a penalty too.....or is that just me?

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Nice to see him miss a penalty too.....or is that just me?

No

 

[CambridgeExileBlue]

Nice to see VD charge over and floor the guy who chopped Ake down.

Agree but he didn’t even get booked (or sent off). Stayed on so he could miss the penalty..

 

[Tb1981]

Agree but he didn’t even get booked (or sent off). Stayed on so he could miss the penalty..

The dick who kicked it should have gor two yellows one for foul one foul kicking it
But the ref was too busy booking everyone for anything
My son actually asked if anyone had ever been booked in a penalty shootout before
I couldn’t answer!!

 

[MadchesterCity]

Welcome home mate, playing centre half with Akanji on the 22nd

The position is yours for now!

We fully trust you and think your partnership with Akanji could be great.
For what it’s worth I’d give you more game time at left back in the big games!

 

[1961_vintage]

Agree but he didn’t even get booked (or sent off). Stayed on so he could miss the penalty..

Perfect outcome.

 

[Fiftyyearsandcounting]

The dick who kicked it should have gor two yellows one for foul one foul kicking it
But the ref was too busy booking everyone for anything
My son actually asked if anyone had ever been booked in a penalty shootout before
I couldn’t answer!!

I can't supply the details but I do recall a GK getting 2 yellows (= 1 red) for not staying on his line.

 

[lasereyes]

Best actual defender we have at the club, should be in our starting XI against all top teams. May not give us as much as some of the others going forwards, but sometimes you need to defend

Good tackler, good in the air, fairly pacy. On current form, he'd be the first centre back on the team sheet for me

 

[Keeper!]

Welcome home mate, playing centre half with Akanji on the 22nd

The position is yours for now!

We fully trust you and think your partnership with Akanji could be great.
For what it’s worth I’d give you more game time at left back in the big games!

He's the only player at LB that can even attempt to defend.

 

[shemnel]

One of City's better performers at the world cup