ESPN FC’s Craig Burley and Frank Leboeuf shed some light on Manchester City’s fourth-straight Carabao Cup trophy after their 1-0 win vs. Tottenham.
0:00 Burley believes the Aymeric Laporte-Ruben Dias partnership served Pep Guardiola well vs. Tottenham and says Laporte should get the start vs. PSG in UEFA Champions League.
1:21 Leboeuf says Laporte will be upset if he doesn’t play against PSG, but points out that John Stones will not go quietly.
2:35 Craig says Guardiola’s decision on his centre-back paring is what being a manager is all about.
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Mourinho would have won today
Levi is 💩💩💩
TOTTENHAM AND ARSENAL ARE THE WORST RUN CLUB IN THE WORLD …
LAPORTE>>> STONES
Neymer, Mappe and Demaria if moment bad day they look foolish….dis is football because John stone is human…
Laporte is amazing, but stones has been on fire this year. I wouldn't change things up until I really need to. And dias is too good to leave out. He and cancelo are the backbone of that team, with KDB and Silva being the brains. The team just fits perfectly. Remove sterling though. Mahrez has been balling out, he is a far better option this season. Keep sterling as a sub, and the team makes a lot more chances through Foden and mahrez.
Laporte lost us the UCL against Tottenham in 2019
Spurs hired Jose to win a title and fired him a week before a final against a team and coach only him might know how to beat . It’s crazy
Pep has won 9 titles in 4/5 years in England.
No Spurs managerial debate again? 🤔
Laporte is a better defender than stones in my opinion he certainly ain't worse yes stones has had a good season but let's not kid ourselves dias is probably the PFA player of the year this season so anyone next to him is going to look half decent really!🤔🤔
What a small trofee 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Craig is right Laporte and Dias will be playing
Its not even a difficult decision, stones is not in form, drop him for Laporte
It's no a brainer for me he has to play Laporte
This panel never used to consider Di Maria is one of the guy but their thoughts are changed now. Di Maria and his deadly sharp crosses.
It happened again spurs, it happened again 😂
If he didn’t score would they still be asking this question?
Starting a center back because he scored a header is like starting a striker because he cleared the ball the line. It's a bonus, but not the focus of your position.
Laporte is a natural left footed CB, Stones and Dias compete for the right footed CB position. So Laporte and Dias will play vs PSG.
You English commentators are silly. Aymeric Laporte's position was never in doubt. The reason Stones gelled with Dias was because Laporte got injured. Laporte is way better than Stones, get used to it. He plays better even in his sleep. Laporte didn't need Dias to play better. John Stones on the other hand had to be jolted by Dias to wake up. Pep wouldn't have a problem at all with selection. For me as a City fan, I'm OK with either of them, but Stones can never be better than Laporte
PSG attack is frightening when you really deep it. Mbappe,Neymar,Di Maria,Icardi. One ball over the top and it’s curtains
I can't see how City defence can keep mbappe out. Unfortunately, just can't see city going thru
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Better to keep Stones as subs .laporte with Dias playing better in CB
Laporte being overlooked for the french national team is the most preculiar thing ever!
Nathan Ake has been a disaster of a signing! Not surprised tho, was always prone to mistakes at Bouremouth, Never understood the fuss about him!
This was the cup final that neutrals didnt bother checking the result for because it was guaranteed 😂
Before Dias came in Laporte was their best defender. Now the partnership of Dias and Stones was immaculate before the last couple weeks but Pep can start anyone of them with Dias just don't start Laporte and Stones😂
The fact that we comparing Laporte and stones is ridiculous, yes stones has had a good season but Laporte is world class let’s not forget before he’s injury it was him and vvd being talked about has the best CB in the world, he’s just not had a good season because of the injury and stones stepped up but is definitely the best player of the 2 and he should be in that french squad at the euros 💯% and yes he should start against PSG stones just has a mistake in him.
Why this show don't talk about Mahrez. he's been brilliant this season and he won Man of the Match today
Play both. Put Laporte at left back where he's played before. From a defensive standpoint you can trust him more than Mendy or Zinchenko. Play Cancelo off the right since he comes into midfield anyway and essentially have a back three.
The guy that should have been sent off in the first half?
Haven't seen Frank in a while psg vs Bayern thought you had an heart attack after PSG went through.
I think what the media is doing to stones is criminal let the guy regain confidence because in my opinion hes better than maguire
The starting 11 vs PSG should be : Ederson Walker Dias Laporte Cancelo Rodri Gundogan KDB Mahrez Bernardo Foden
Why Laporte was not included in Franch lineup?
Spurs lost the final , but l still think Mourinho deserved to be sacked he has been playing the worst football in the history of spurs
Stones = Flop
Ederson Dias Kevin Ilkay Foden Riyadh are forsure
Start Nathan Ake and John stones please
I wouldn't start laporte because the last 2 seasons we lost the quarters because of his mistakes
Not surprised after all, when Spurs that hasn't won any title for years suddenly and untimely fired their experienced manager who took them to the Carabao finals and employed a green horn coach and expects a magic. Meanwhile, the same manager they sacked has won City at their Etihad this season. So, what makes them think Morinho couldn't replicate the same win at the finals? Spurs spored their own defeat as soon as the 'special one' was sacked. For me, him being sacked, no big deal but the timing was absolutely wrong.
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“Laporte is an international player” no Craig he isn’t, never made an appearance for national team ever
I told u guys stones playing with maguire for england would mess him up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He should start stones and Diaz because Stones has more pace than Laporte. Laporte a great player but more likely to get found out by pace of Mbappe and Neymar. Stones also better on the ball. I think Pep will pick Laporte though !
4-2-3-1 cancelo-stones-Dias-laporte
Rodri-Gundo
Mahrez-kdb-foden
Bernado
Line up VS PSG EDERSON, WALKER ,DIAZ, STONES, LAPORTE ,Silva ,KDB ,ILKAY ,FODEN ,AGUERO, MAHREZ
He play for Spain National Team not France. Euro 2021 he will play for Spain.