Aymeric Laporte

[balotelli's back pocket]

but we didnt have a left sides central defender.

We didn't have one against Liverpool but Danilo played and played Well, so I doubt that's the reason

 

[rapidCT]

I can t believe that we will actually sign Laporte and Fred this winter. This is pure madness! Way to good to be true.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Rag cafe is full of dumb idiots and hypocrites why cant they get use to the fact there a small minded team with a small minded manager losers.

 

[riley347]

Rag cafe is full of dumb idiots and hypocrites why cant they get use to the fact there a small minded team with a small minded manager losers.

Any chance of using punctuation next time??

 

[geoff clipp]

Not sure why everyone thinks when Mendy is back we will play 3 at the back. Mendy played 5 games and in those 5 games, we played 3 at the back once.

I think Pep has intimated a few times that Mendy's injury has influenced how we've set up this season and it definitely sounded like the plan was to use him in a 3-5-2 long term. Personally I didn't feel we looked that convincing using it and it was restricting Sane in particular. That said, experience ought to tell us that one should let Pep have the time to refine these things before forming an opinion because once everything clicks into place his teams are devastating.

 

[markbmcfc]

Any chance of using punctuation next time??

Full stop at the end, what more do you want?

You also used two question marks.

:)

 

[BlueDejong]

Laporte trains today with Athletic while waiting for the City to pay

The operation is closed. Aymeric Laporte has reached an agreement with Manchester City to play the next six seasons in the English squad. It only remains for the Premier League leader to deposit in the League the 65 million of his clause of rescission. He will do it shortly.

While waiting for the money to be in the Athletic accounts, Laporte continues to be at rojiblanco. For that reason, today he will train with the team at 10.00 in the morning in San Mamés.

El Correo now. Deal done !

 

[Daz_Blue]

He is a future star let’s get him on board

We should loan him to Hull

 

[CityInWashingtonState]

Why do our transfer windows under Pep make so much sense? :-)

 

[Cityfan]

Personal opinion is that with back three being practiced quite a lot pre season and it being used against Liverpool is that Pep planned on using it against stronger teams more inclined to attack.
A combination of losing Mendy and Kompany means he stuck with a back four.