I'm fairly certain he is faster than all the guys in bold. I'm not sure how fast Cancelo is. But Eric is clearly in the tier after the speed demons of (Sane, Walker, Sterling).Laporte is not fast, he's not slow either but just compare him to the rest of our squad as an example and he's not in the top 10 (Walker, Sane, Sterling, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Bernardo, Cancelo, I'm certain he is as, Fernandinho and possibly even Mendy, Angelino and Jesus).
Thankfully he's a top class centre back who I wouldn't swap for anyone, including Van Dijk, it just proves that outright pace isn't a necessity as long as you've got the tactical intelligence to play our system. Hence why I stated originally people place way too much emphasis on straight line pace and height in most cases.
Upamecano is a very quick and built like a tank, it doesn't mean he can defend.
One word; BOLLOCKS.I'm fairly certain he is faster than all the guys in bold. I'm not sure how fast Cancelo is. But Eric is clearly in the tier after the speed demons of (Sane, Walker, Sterling).
There are highlights of him chasing down known fast players. But somehow City fans concocted up this Narrative of him being slow when we first bought him.
He is fast for a Centerback. Top end fast.
Suit yourself. I provided the videos back when we signed him and this baseless claim cropped up. Can't be assed to do so now.One word; BOLLOCKS.
Suit yourself. I provided the videos back when we signed him and this baseless claim cropped up. Can't be assed to do so now.
It's a free world. Believe what you want :)
I watch the lad every week (until his injury), I don't need a video. I know you proclaim to be king scout and know everything about every player in world football but when I and 50k other blues watch him every week and we all think you're talking bollocks, it's because you're talking bollocks.Suit yourself. I provided the videos back when we signed him and this baseless claim cropped up. Can't be assed to do so now.
It's a free world. Believe what you want :)
Your Ad hominem attacks are boring. Don't worry yourself about what I think of myself. And for the record it's not you and 50k blues who think he is slow, it's just you!I watch the lad every week (until his injury), I don't need a video. I know you proclaim to be king scout and know everything about every player in world football but when I and 50k other blues watch him every week and we all think you're talking bollocks, it's because you're talking bollocks.
What next, Sterling can strike a ball as well as De Bruyne, look here's a video of two or three shots. Give it a rest fella.
So I have pre-existing opinion because Bluemoon told me Laporte was slow before we signed him? I'm not sure how that quite works fella, given I joined the forum 6 months after he signed, but I won't lose any sleep over it :)Your Ad hominem attacks are boring. Don't worry yourself about what I think of myself. And for the record it's not you and 50k blues who think he is slow, it's just you!
Stop pretending the crowd agrees with you to make yourself feel better.
It is true that many thought he was slow too, until they saw him here. He has since shown he never was. That you hold on to your pre-existing opinion doesn't bother me. Like I said, it's a free world, believe what you want. . I'll try not to lose sleep over it :)
Laporte isn't slow at all