#3 | Rúben Dias - 2020/21 Performances

[lasereyes]

i think he plays fine with ake aswell.

RIght but would like to see Ake at left back

 

[cityboy1]

Charm of the posters on the forum.

Only seen him a handful of times. I like watching Portugal for internationals. Has had a reputation for a while. Crazy to think he’s only 23.

Hopefully, he’s here for the long haul

I've never seen so many people against a signing on here like that though. I think he has the potential to be an even better signing than laporte has due to his leadership qualities.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Can’t speak for everyone but I feel a lot were worried about his pace.

The other night he handled Mbappé well. Looks like a leader already.

Lack of pace is only a real problem if you’re not a very good defender. Dias just looks like a defender, his body position is correct, he finds himself in the correct position more often than not, he can tackle and he is solid in the air. If these areas of his game weren’t up to scratch it wouldn’t matter if he was faster than Usain Bolt in his prime.

 

[super_city_si]

Delighted we didn’t get koulibaly. Dias looks like exactly what we need. Young too. Early days but he’s made a very good start.

 

[cityboy1]

RIght but would like to see Ake at left back

id like to see us sign a proper left back tbh someone who can defend and is okay going forward. Either way hes not a bad backup option to laporte at cb at all.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Brick wall.

 

[BigOscar]

I've never seen so many people against a signing on here like that though. I think he has the potential to be an even better signing than laporte has due to his leadership qualities.

Ederson probably pushed him close. I remember the forum being full of people saying he'd be shit like Mangala and Javi Garcia, and that we should instead buy Pickford because his distribution is better and he's "premier league proven". It was a fun thread to be one of the few people who actually knew who Ederson was.

More than a good defender, we've needed a leader, and he provides that. Just needs to keep his own form up so he can carry on leading the rest of the defence as they've needed someone like that since Vinnie left

 

[super_city_si]

Average position showed him playing like a sweeper with Rodri walker and ake like a 3 in front of him. No need for pace if that’s how pep plans to deploy him.

 

[MCFCFanTX]

He will be the best defender in the league by the end of the season. Incredible talent, even better leader/organizer.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Exactly what we needed.