Aymeric Laporte 2018 performances

[FCBarca]

Don’t think we’ll see Stones and Laporte partnership too much this season, Otamendi and Laporte seemed to compliment each other well and of course tougher tests will come but very promising start. When Mendy is back I wonder whether all 3 will start with Walker and Mendy as wingbacks and two up top but then we’ll probably lose the width of Sane and Sterling

You will definitely see Laporte & Stones paired together, it's what the future is about just as 3 at the back will be. The beauty of the width of Sane & Sterling is that they can be equally dangerous cutting inside when Mendy & Walker overlap in their runs. It will give City lots of options in attack and force a deep block to make quick decisions on which runner to track and open things up

 

[Sir peace frog]

reckon if stones is fit we will see 3 at the back until we get some of the injured players back

ederson
stones ota eric
walker zinc
ferna
KDB david

Raheem
sergio

 

[domalino]

Otamendi and Laporte seemed to compliment each other well

Yeah Otamendi and Laporte are so much better than Laporte and Stones from the 0 minutes we've seen of that partnership so far...

 

[aguero93:20]

@TotalFootballOne can you take the second 'r' out of performances in the thread title please? Should be a "thread tools" button towards the top right.

 

[ADegenerate]

Yeah Otamendi and Laporte are so much better than Laporte and Stones from the 0 minutes we've seen of that partnership so far...

Coming off defensive here Dom :-P

I don't care how this plays out personally. Nico got extended before Laporte signed and he'll be in the PFA TOTY so my 'hero' can't lose. If Stones/Laporte can make Nico third choice then I'm all for that!

 

[domalino]

Coming off defensive here Dom :-P

I don't care how this plays out personally. Nico got extended before Laporte signed and he'll be in the PFA TOTY so my 'hero' can't lose. If Stones/Laporte can make Nico third choice then I'm all for that!

It's just such a stupid thing to say when we've only seen one partnership with Laporte.

I don't really care or mind which 2 of the 3 play, which is exactly how I expect it will be. Otamendi has played a lot this season though, and Stones' confidence or return to form is probably not going to be helped by getting dropped, so I think Stones-Laporte will feature a fair bit over the next month and we'll be better placed to judge after actually seeing them all play together.

 

[aguero93:20]

I don't care how this plays out personally. Nico got extended before Laporte signed and he'll be in the PFA TOTY so my 'hero' can't lose. If Stones/Laporte can make Nico third choice then I'm all for that!

Don't put the mortgage on it.

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

I think a Laporte-Stones; Laporte-Otamendi; Laporte-Stones-Otamendi partnership should depend on the opposition and the tactics we're trying to employ. Particularly at this point, I don't think there is, or necessarily needs to be an absolute 'best' partnership.

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[ADegenerate]

It's just such a stupid thing to say when we've only seen one partnership with Laporte.

I don't really care or mind which 2 of the 3 play, which is exactly how I expect it will be. Otamendi has played a lot this season though, and Stones' confidence or return to form is probably not going to be helped by getting dropped, so I think Stones-Laporte will feature a fair bit over the next month and we'll be better placed to judge after actually seeing them all play together.

Cant wait to see how this plays out. Nico's never been dropped...huge fan but if Pep does drop him I'm fine with it..... I really can't see it though.

 

[supercity88]

Stones doesn't really play those balls though. Not regularly. Stones like to carry the ball out of the press and then once he has the opportunity for an easy ball, he takes it. Stones is the safest of the 3 of them in possession, taking fewer risks. Otamendi is incredible at breaking the press with riskier passes forwards, breaking lines and finding KDB or Silva quickly. He is a better passer than Stones. Takes more risks, but has the quality to do so. Laporte has more tools to break the press than both of them. He is incisive with forward passes into the spaces, he loves to carry the ball if there's no obvious pass. He also has that raking diagonal ball to the right to evade any pressure.

As an earlier poster said he did and he can he has just returned and passed more conservatively. A run in the side will show how good he is at those passes. Earlier in the season it was Stones playing the forward balls and Otamendi playing a bit more conservatively.

Either way, in summary we have another great defensive playmaker!