Ake to City for 43mln

Strange signing tbh, unless they're just paying big bucks for him as backup and still have another right sided CB lined up. He's not gonna usurp Laporte and you can't play a left footer at RCB

Also while he must be decent, I've never watched him play and come away really impressed. Never struck me as CL level

comment by Analog (U17200)
posted 7 hours, 21 minutes ago
Strange signing tbh, unless they're just paying big bucks for him as backup and still have another right sided CB lined up. He's not gonna usurp Laporte and you can't play a left footer at RCB

Also while he must be decent, I've never watched him play and come away really impressed. Never struck me as CL level
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This is what you get with chequebook clubs, they just keep buying expensive players, when they have no real need for them.

comment by Analog (U17200)
posted 9 hours, 32 minutes ago
Strange signing tbh, unless they're just paying big bucks for him as backup and still have another right sided CB lined up. He's not gonna usurp Laporte and you can't play a left footer at RCB

Also while he must be decent, I've never watched him play and come away really impressed. Never struck me as CL level
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You can play a left footed CB at RCB. I don’t understand why so many people can’t get their head around this

comment by Edbo (U17933)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Analog (U17200)
posted 9 hours, 32 minutes ago
Strange signing tbh, unless they're just paying big bucks for him as backup and still have another right sided CB lined up. He's not gonna usurp Laporte and you can't play a left footer at RCB

Also while he must be decent, I've never watched him play and come away really impressed. Never struck me as CL level
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You can play a left footed CB at RCB. I don’t understand why so many people can’t get their head around this
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exactly. Ake did it himself at Bournemouth this season and majority of LCBs are right footers, just because its rarer its seen as a big No No.

As mentioned previously Laporte is class however he has his injury problems so Ake will get minutes. Whether he will be any good for City is remained to be seen.

comment by Analog (U17200)
posted 11 hours, 16 minutes ago
Strange signing tbh, unless they're just paying big bucks for him as backup and still have another right sided CB lined up. He's not gonna usurp Laporte and you can't play a left footer at RCB

Also while he must be decent, I've never watched him play and come away really impressed. Never struck me as CL level
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Could be tactical simply to stop other rivals buying him. I mean, what's £43m to that lot. Chicken feed.

comment by Edbo (U17933)
posted 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
comment by Analog (U17200)
posted 9 hours, 32 minutes ago
Strange signing tbh, unless they're just paying big bucks for him as backup and still have another right sided CB lined up. He's not gonna usurp Laporte and you can't play a left footer at RCB

Also while he must be decent, I've never watched him play and come away really impressed. Never struck me as CL level
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You can play a left footed CB at RCB. I don’t understand why so many people can’t get their head around this
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Name a left footed CB that regularly plays on the right side

comment by Analog (U17200)
posted 7 seconds ago
comment by Edbo (U17933)
posted 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
comment by Analog (U17200)
posted 9 hours, 32 minutes ago
Strange signing tbh, unless they're just paying big bucks for him as backup and still have another right sided CB lined up. He's not gonna usurp Laporte and you can't play a left footer at RCB

Also while he must be decent, I've never watched him play and come away really impressed. Never struck me as CL level
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You can play a left footed CB at RCB. I don’t understand why so many people can’t get their head around this
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Name a left footed CB that regularly plays on the right side
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There’s no need for them to if their partner is right footed, they’re rare. If two righties can do it, there’s no reason why two lefties can’t.

I just personally think left footers are more one footed than right footers, so it would be more awkward for them. Plus, they would have had far less experience playing on the other side than right footers. Right footers would have grown up playing either side, whereas left footers wouldn't

comment by Analog (U17200)
posted 12 seconds ago
I just personally think left footers are more one footed than right footers, so it would be more awkward for them. Plus, they would have had far less experience playing on the other side than right footers. Right footers would have grown up playing either side, whereas left footers wouldn't
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This is all true, ake probably good enough on the ball to play on the right but I doubt it's the plan

comment by Analog (U17200)
posted 7 minutes ago
I just personally think left footers are more one footed than right footers, so it would be more awkward for them. Plus, they would have had far less experience playing on the other side than right footers. Right footers would have grown up playing either side, whereas left footers wouldn't
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The last point is a fair one, I still think people are overthinking it though. Maybe we’ll see.