Gingers Dad
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Militao definitely got a spanking at the Etihad but they all did.
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Aymeric Laporte
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Gingers Dad
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He played on through injury in 2021/22 when it seemed like he was the only defender left standing. Got us over the line for the title but I think he's paid the price physically.He's top quality, the only issue is he's becoming prone to injury and has already had a few serious one's that seem to be starting to take their toll on him.
100%He played on through injury in 2021/22 when it seemed like he was the only defender left standing. Got us over the line for the title but I think he's paid the price physically.
Incredible that he played in that period, even more so with the time it took him to recover the following season.
A superb signing and a credit to himself and the club.
Rammy Blue
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Doesn’t suit playing in a high line back 3, great player if he is at a club who plays a nice normal back 4 with a standard line.
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Being eyed up as the next Saudi transfer.
Being eyed up as the next Saudi transfer.
Its the only place we will get any decent money for him!
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Fucking hope so.Being eyed up as the next Saudi transfer.
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I think overall Laporte is fantastic but he has become a casualty of Peps defensive changes. Pep used to accept defensive errors as an inevitability of his defenders playing out from the back. In a large majority of games this was fine but how many times did we see these defensive errors cost us in big games?
Pep has become a lot more pragmatic and he wants the defensive lapses that both Laporte and Cancelo were susceptible to eradicated, even if the trade-off is our defenders not being as progressive in possession. I don’t believe that a couple of years ago Pep would have ever preferred Ake over Laporte but he certainly does now. I would hazard a guess that is why Gvardiol is top of Peps wanted list…defends as well/better than Ake and is also up there with Laporte with the ball at his feet.
Pep has become a lot more pragmatic and he wants the defensive lapses that both Laporte and Cancelo were susceptible to eradicated, even if the trade-off is our defenders not being as progressive in possession. I don’t believe that a couple of years ago Pep would have ever preferred Ake over Laporte but he certainly does now. I would hazard a guess that is why Gvardiol is top of Peps wanted list…defends as well/better than Ake and is also up there with Laporte with the ball at his feet.
I would be surprised if he went out there, even more so after his recent marriage.Being eyed up as the next Saudi transfer.
A move to Spain of France, amazed PSG don't go for him.
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