He has a habit of turning back again once he cuts inside and opens up his body. He is shockingly unsure of his weaker foot. A pass to Maguire or McT were the obvious choices there.
Unpopular (AKA fickle) opinion time on AWB.....
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Exactly. AWB struggles to look over his shoulder when he's occasionally having to defend a cross. Throwing him in the middle of the pitch where you need to be constantly aware of everyone around you sounds suicidal
AWB is a pony who can do one trick which means that the opponents sooner or later make him useless as a wingback.
They went on to score from the resulting corner but it was just offside. That performance was as bad as it gets.
Five times in fairly short succession Angelino got in huge amounts of space down that side. I will be fair and say that on the 4th and 5th time it wasn't actually AWB's fault - both times Leipzig had three players get past our midfield and create a direct 3 vs 2 against Maguire and Lindelof, so AWB had to choose between either a player running through directly at goal through the centre or a player in a dangerous but wide position. He made the right decision to come in both times IMO as the central player was the more dangerous one. However the first three times it happened he came in for no real reason, and two of those led to their first two goals.
Bar the odd good game here and there, he's largely struggled ever since the lockdown. Even his amazing 1v1 defensive game has been a bit inconsistent since then and he's been allowing crosses to get in past him which he wasn't in the earlier part of last season.
Bar the odd good game here and there, he's largely struggled ever since the lockdown. Even his amazing 1v1 defensive game has been a bit inconsistent since then and he's been allowing crosses to get in past him which he wasn't in the earlier part of last season.
Initially I thought this was a crazy thing to say. But actually I agree.
Valencia offerend next to nothing going forward with his infinite shin crosses (if he ever passed forward), similar to AWB's net offensive contributions. Whilst AWB is excellent 1v1 I can't remember Valencia being out of position quite so often (could be my ropey old man memory).
AWB needs some serious training on awareness and staying in his lane. It looks to me like several teams that have played us have noticed this and have been exploiting it. Leipzig last night kept switching to his side quickly and catching him out of position (their first goal the best example of this). You can be as good as you want 1v1 and general tackling, but if you're leaving forwards with 5 yards of space in the penalty area constantly its totally meaningless.
It's a shame as I like AWB, he just needs to be coached more on his positioning and be more confident getting forward.
One of the most worrying aspects about him being in our side is that we clearly have no confidence in giving him the ball. He'll take up good positions but the ball won't go to him as we know he probably won't add anything. Further to that, opposition teams would rather have an extra man inside than picking him up as they know a) either we won't pass to him or b) if we do pass to him the chances are he's going to do feck all.
I have a question. AWB was the wing back, should a wingback be so INSIDE the box while defending? I recall similar mistake many times, was it against Seville as well?
i.e. when we play 523, with 3 CB already inside the box, should either of the wing back be so inside? or should he be near the edge of the box sorting out problems?
i.e. when we play 523, with 3 CB already inside the box, should either of the wing back be so inside? or should he be near the edge of the box sorting out problems?
The problem is both Shaw and Wan Bisaka are constantly trying to cover Maguire and Lindelof, I don't think they trust this centre back pairing
We need a new RB. This guy is a complete liability in games we're supposed to dominate (which on paper are most games).
He’s really bad at football. Excellent tackler. One of the best I’ve ever seen. His technical ability on the ball is miles off the required level though.
a lesson in how not to pass a football that half... easily half a dozen misplaced 10 yard passes.... Sunday League level
Aye, been saying this since he joined. His overall footballing ability is generally very poor.
His slide tackles are mostly because his positioning is generally awful.
He's a good defender but bang average footballer.
He’s improved loads on the ball recently but tonight he’s been shocking. His first 7 minutes were just unreal.
first touch today has been awful, bouncing off his feet each time
His passing is terrible at times.
Agreed, I actually thought he had been getting better.
I don’t mind too much or have accepted he is never going to be an attacking full back, but several times misplacing a 10 yard pass is absolutely inexcusable for a team with title ambitions
I am not even that excited about the tackling part anymore. He goes to ground way too easily. Sure, he is good at it, but it creates high risk situations when there is no need of doing so. With the reward often being that the ball goes out for a throw-in. It's not like he usually makes last-ditch tackles that prevent goals (Bailly does that at a higher rate imo). Also leads to quite a few cards.
His attacking game seems to be regressing, rather than getting better. It’s a major hindrance on our attacking play as our attacks are so predictably skewed towards the left.
I think the biggest difference between Shaw and Wan Bissaka is that AWB needs his first touch to get the ball in control. This holds him back quite a bit, as he can't just naturally take the ball in his stride.
Passing, crossing and everything else becomes a lot easier for Shaw because his first touch is impeccable.
Passing, crossing and everything else becomes a lot easier for Shaw because his first touch is impeccable.
Honestly would much rather Shaw or Telles try their luck at RB. Both are significantly better players
It’s not even attacking play. It’s just basic passing.
He isn't even that good a defender. Poor awareness and regularly out of position. Lindelof is babysitting him most of the game.
I think he's got his part to play in certain games but christ, a right hand side of him and James in games like this is utterly useless.
It definitely hurts us being so concentrated on the left.
In games like this where the away team are sitting deep he is a liability, someone's Dalot would be ideal instead of him.
He even makes Fred look good on the ball
He even makes Fred look good on the ball
Antonio baited him for that card
Shaw is just a far superior footballer. He has his fundamentals nailed down & looks comfortable on the ball. Wan-Bissaka has neither of those things.
Thoroughly sick of comments like this. He's been excellent for us lately. Granted, this is not his type of game.
Granted I like AWB but I can't disagree with this.
Hasn’t been good today but not helped by having James on that side who also isn’t great in possession
He’s been straight up called out by opposition managers for being shit on the ball. It says it all. Can try dress it up all you like but he’s incapable of the basics of circulating possession.
Not just the passing but also the quickness in the thinking. Takes an absolute age at times to decide.
His first touch is so poor. Even when he's not under any pressure it's so sloppy. It's like he's got clown shoes on.
He should not be our starting RB, he would be an acceptable backup.
Again, questions need to be answered.
These flaws were very apparent before we signed him yet we blew £50m on him.
These flaws were very apparent before we signed him yet we blew £50m on him.
The difference in quality between him and Shaw is absolutely staggering. Incredible really. Does anyone ever see AWB reaching anywhere near the level Shaw is playing at right now? Cause that's what we need to compete in the league and the Champions League.
Again at the end he got exposed but Lindelof bailed him out. Then there was another moment where he could have taken it in the corner, but decides to give a pass to Bruno through the middle.
I just want to say that I have nothing against Wan-Bissaka and he is good at a few things. However...
He should never have been bought by Manchester United. He shouldn't play for Manchester United. We need passers, ballers, we can't have even one out of ten outfield players that can't pass the ball. I'm sorry to say that splashing £50m on him is a massive mistake. The scouts need to look themselves in the mirror here.
He should never have been bought by Manchester United. He shouldn't play for Manchester United. We need passers, ballers, we can't have even one out of ten outfield players that can't pass the ball. I'm sorry to say that splashing £50m on him is a massive mistake. The scouts need to look themselves in the mirror here.