He started drifting inside before the lockdown. I remember asking myself what's he doing in there and leaving his marker free. I'm sure he wasn't instructed to do this.
Unpopular (AKA fickle) opinion time on AWB.....
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My opinion is that British players are overrated/overspent, not just talking about United. Just in general.
It’s not British players, it’s players who come from PL clubs because clubs have the money and they don’t have to sell players.
It’s also been stated that we give British players too much game time. That’s pretty ridiculous. We are a club that gives game time to young players, that’s part of our DNA.
I would play Brandon at right back for the next few games. While AWB gets some much needed coaching on man marking, positional defending, defending your area, sensing the danger, keeping up with the play and learning from mistakes. He was all over the place yesterday. He used to hug the touchline, but now he is too close to Lindelof. Completely ineffective. After their 2nd or 3rd free shot a goal from the back post, I would have hooked him off. They subsequently scored with their 5th free attempt at goal, which everyone could see coming, apart from Ole.
Starting 11 should be this
-----------------De Gea
Williams Bailly Maguire Shaw
-----------------Matic
-------Bruno Van De Beek
Greenwood Martial Rashford
Starting 11 should be this
-----------------De Gea
Williams Bailly Maguire Shaw
-----------------Matic
-------Bruno Van De Beek
Greenwood Martial Rashford
99% of fans know that we need to drop the players that are not performing to standard, but the coaches and manager seem to ignore this. Bench them for a few weeks and they will come back stronger. Some need a good kick up the backside, and it's time the manager acted on this.
Right back was a gaping wound against Brighton. Bringing on the defensive subs didn't work and all those mid-range efforts cracking the posts or going high and wide turned into a close range tap in.
Shaw gets caught upfield.
AWB drifts inside and leaves wide man free.
Lindelof and Maguire are too slow.
We all see this, but coaches and manager won't act.
I'm not sure dropping people fits into Ole's philosophy of a positive dressing room. I just can't see him dropping a big name for a few games.
Nobody thought AWB was the finished product when we bought him. He's going to need another few seasons before he's the finished product.
Already James and AWB look like deadwood. They are not bad players but we surely overpaid for both of them and Maguire too. Honestly, we should start scouting and look for their replacements (i m refering to James and AWB).
However knowing our transfer policy, i m afraid that James will stop be utilized by January and then we will demand his whole transfer fee, so noone will buy him and he will rot in our bench until his contract ends and AWB in 3 years time will be sold for 15 millions.
Lets hope that they improve.
But you can't keep playing men that are not performing to standard. You will keep dropping points.
To be fair, he did look like a winger playing as RB yesterday. His inexperience is starting to show, his positioning is suspected and he is not defending one on one he looks poor.
Thing is, he doesn't even offer what a winger should, he's so poor on the ball.
Basically we paid £50m for a player who's still very raw and needs a lot of coaching. Madness, really.
Thing is, he doesn't even offer what a winger should, he's so poor on the ball.
Basically we paid £50m for a player who's still very raw and needs a lot of coaching. Madness, really.
Although he was absolutely terrible yesterday, the worst game ive seen him play, I am going to give him the benefit of the doubt, as he was pretty good for the majority of last season which ended with him at fault for both goals against Sevilla knocking us out so his confidence might be shook. But he needs to be dropped if this form continues.
He is not fully fit. Based on last season, he definitely can perform to a much higher level. He was Mr You Shall Not Pass for quite a lot of our games last season.
Two points i have - is he drifting inside to cover Lindelof pace wise?
And second, where is the leader and organiser on the pitch telling him to get back out into his channel?
And second, where is the leader and organiser on the pitch telling him to get back out into his channel?
Then why he cost 50 million? i.e. one of the most expensive fullbacks in football history
Believe I have a lot of respect for wes but the point is playing at right back wasn't even his natural position and was always second choice for that position behind neville and Rafael and yet he was still better both offensively and defensively than a player we spent 45-50 million pounds for.
Agreed we overpaid, probably a reflection of our desperation.
I still think people are harsh by saying he was poor positionally. When we defend a lead we fetch on our defenders and put them as centrally as possible, this isn’t a new thing and it’s why Brighton were able to exploit it.
He didn’t have a great match, but it’s his first premier league start this season playing in a team that looks woefully unprepared.
He didn’t have a great match, but it’s his first premier league start this season playing in a team that looks woefully unprepared.
He was excellent for a long time last season, so let's get those self appreciation 'i always knew he was rubbish' posts out the way. They're nonsense. He's never going to be Dani Alves going forward but defensively he has been excellent.
Still, since lockdown he's been a shadow of himself. I can only think it's a tactical change that he's not comfortable with. I wonder if we are asking him to attack and as a result he's got half an eye on starting a forward run and taking his eye off the player he's supposed to be marking. Quite a few goals now where he's let a player run behind him to score. I cant see that it's a fitness thing as it's not that he reacts slowly, he just doesn't look.
Still, since lockdown he's been a shadow of himself. I can only think it's a tactical change that he's not comfortable with. I wonder if we are asking him to attack and as a result he's got half an eye on starting a forward run and taking his eye off the player he's supposed to be marking. Quite a few goals now where he's let a player run behind him to score. I cant see that it's a fitness thing as it's not that he reacts slowly, he just doesn't look.
Why does he have to tuck in when we are playing 3 centre backs is beyond me , anyone blaming him for the 2nd goal is clueless .
My son plays right back , i paused the game at one stage to show why Wan Bissaka was tucking in and leaving March alone when I did pause it Brighton were on the attack at the Edge of the box (shaws side ) we had 5 players around 2 Brighton player ( Shaw , Lindleof , Maguire , Matic , Fred ) the positions of lindelof and Maguire was embarrassing. Literally nearly on top of each other
My son plays right back , i paused the game at one stage to show why Wan Bissaka was tucking in and leaving March alone when I did pause it Brighton were on the attack at the Edge of the box (shaws side ) we had 5 players around 2 Brighton player ( Shaw , Lindleof , Maguire , Matic , Fred ) the positions of lindelof and Maguire was embarrassing. Literally nearly on top of each other
And I can show you a still of where wan bissaka was touch tight to Baily doing absolutely nothing in 6 yard box with a spare man behind him on back post
Because we're run by clowns.
go on then, would be interesting to analyse why he did that
I’ll see if it’s on the match of the day highlights, I’m not watching the end of that match again.
I think he put in a shocking performance at the weekend but I still rate him.
He's obviously knackered and out of form. But I'd back him to come good again.
He's obviously knackered and out of form. But I'd back him to come good again.
I totally agree and why they all shifted so far left all the time amazed me. I wasn’t on about the goal in my previous post.
that back post ball was on most of the game
that back post ball was on most of the game
Can't defend, can't attack. 50m down the toilet.
50m 
unable to do the one thing he's supposed to be good at.
unable to do the one thing he's supposed to be good at.I just don't get how you can keep on making that mistake, and why none of the other players are screaming his head off to get him to sort it out. I've never played in a team where repeat mistakes weren't pointed out straightaway and I've only played amateur football. What the feck are they doing?
Can't defend? I was told he's the best defensive RB in the world.
Lovely backheel-pass. What a player.
Ffs just take him off. His fault for the corner for the 3rd, he is very lucky it was offside. He is fecking disgraceful tonight. £50m for a headless chicken.
That sliced shot just now 
Shades of Lukaku
Shades of Lukaku
50m.
The Wan Bissaka business is old news though. It probably doesn't need reinforcing because we know what he can do (tackle) and what he cannot do (everything else)
He gets a surprisingly easy ride considering how utterly limited he is going forward, and how completely atrocious he is at every aspect of defending bar making slide tackles.
You'd say it's surprising that we watched him and somehow decided he was a £50m player but it's not, it'd be surprising if we weren't the club dumb enough to fall for the completely misplaced hype.
You'd say it's surprising that we watched him and somehow decided he was a £50m player but it's not, it'd be surprising if we weren't the club dumb enough to fall for the completely misplaced hype.
Lovely player performance thread we’ve got here.
You can tell Bruno never wants to pass too him, painful.
Worst performance I have seen from him at United so far. Awful in every aspect.