“When I Was in Manchester City..” – Aymeric Laporte Makes Strong Claim After Al Nassr‘s Win vs Al-Taawoun

Seems like Al Nassr was playing a high-risk game yesterday. There are very few things that Al Nassr can do wrong at this moment. But the latest defender to join the team, Aymeric Laporte, made one of the most interesting observations about their gameplay after the match against Al-Taawoun. Regarding Al Nassr, the defender feels that the unit is similar to Manchester City, remembering the old days.

Is the transformation that both teams are undergoing a common factor? Manchester City’s entire club landscape has seen a change since Roberto Mancini took over in December 2009. It is similar to what’s happening with Al Nassr after Cristiano Ronaldo joined in. However, that is not what Laporte is speaking about.

Aymeric Laporte makes a fascinating claim about Al Nassr

Laporte, as a reputed defender, will be expected to know the defensive blueprint of the team. And considering the nature of Al Nassr’s play, the center-back noticed one crucial aspect of the playing style how Manchester City does not get many clean sheets, and so is the case with Al Nassr. The 29-year-old recently claimed, “When I was in Manchester City, we were not achieving clean sheets, and this football does not always come out with clean sheets.” Taking a lesson for the Al Nassr fans. The defender had much science for it.

Additionally, Laporte said, “I want to talk to the Al Nassr fans and explain to them that we cannot get a clean sheet in every match.” Al Nassr won the game 4-1, but that could not quench the hungry fans, as they wanted clean sheets. The player then explained to the supporters how Manchester City has a similar style of play. The team that attacks more is prone to conceding a goal or two, but finally, they will still be able to trump the game, indicated the Spaniard.

The Saudi club conceded only a single goal when Abdulelah Al-Amri’s hand hit the Al Taawoun player in the face. It led to the referee pointing his hand straight to the penalty spot. To Al Nassr’s misfortune, El Mahdioui redeemed himself after the goalkeeper’s initial save, converting the rebound for a goal.

The Knights of Najd shades Manchester City’s blueprint!

The Knights of Najd, similar to Manchester City, is on a heavy scoring spree. The team is only second to Al Hilal in goals, scoring 55 in 19 matches this season. The club also has four clean sheets this season, which are not many, according to Laporte.

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Despite not having their best season, Manchester City, on the other hand, scored 45 goals in 19 games in a similar form as last year, when they scored 92 goals. Therefore, Laporte insists on winning and scoring rather than keeping clean sheets after Al Nassr ended the year on a high.

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