He is from Limerick thats how a lot of them act online
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Imagine criticizing the one part of AWB's game that he is elite at. Charlie Austin is a fecking lemon.
Never been to Limerick in my life. But if how the lot of them act is listening to top class managers like Hasenhüttl then it ain’t a half bad town.
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Imagine letting a lemon and his teammates score 4 goals as you stand there clueless how to defend a cross.
I don't think he's elite defensively, just one aspect of it. When Azpi played full back, that was the level of an elite defensive full back. AWB can improve but is a long way from that imo. That said I wouldn't take anything Austin (or most talksport presenters) says seriously.
To be fair Shaw seems to let's in a cross that Wan Bissaka cant defend.
This is what I like to see. I predict minimum 7 assists this season.
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Pre season game, hardly the game to seriously critique his game ffs.
Will that be the manager of the team that watched Wan Bissaka score against them as they shipped 9? Top class indeed.
Best player on the pitch so far. Honorable mention to Elanga.
In fairness, he isn't that great at defending crosses or clever interplay on his side, but he is outrageously good at 1 on 1 defending.
His attacking game has improved a lot in the last year, it's arguably better than his defending now.
Excellent first half with the penetrating run from inside his own half being a highlight. Slipped some nice passes down the line too. Fairly quiet in the 2nd half but overall a good game.
Love his pace and athleticism and he's actually quite creative with his short passing. He needs to work on his left foot though - he's far too unwilling to use it at the moment.
Love his pace and athleticism and he's actually quite creative with his short passing. He needs to work on his left foot though - he's far too unwilling to use it at the moment.
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He is improving his general play. Once he is very comfortable on the ball and knows what to do passing wise he will probably be our best defender down the years.
He played very well last night. He was getting better going forward last season but was a lot better vs Brentford. He was one of our most composed and aggressive players going forward.
Was quite worried about his sleepy looking performance against QPR but was excellent last night. Obviously just needed a couple of games to shake off the ring rust.
Don't see how Trippier would be ahead of him. Trippier's all right but he is no Wan-Bissaka.
I'd back him 100% we need improvements in midfield far more urgently than worrying about him. He's gonna improve and he did so last year.
Could have just written that you don't like him and that he will never be good enough like most do. Fair enough. I've always wondered how some folks form their opinions on certain players but usually, delusional posts aren't explained this well. This actually provide some insight to how opinions like that gets formed. Bravo.
He does this thing which i absolutely love watching and it makes me shocked everytime 
Under pressure he looks completely lost for control and then he absolutely pings a pass on the floor at the most maximum speed like he shoots a gun with his foot. So accurate and so fast and directly straight to his target, it's something I live watching.
Under pressure he looks completely lost for control and then he absolutely pings a pass on the floor at the most maximum speed like he shoots a gun with his foot. So accurate and so fast and directly straight to his target, it's something I live watching.
How can our fans really believe this?
He's good at literally one thing, and it's absolutely pointless. Slide tackling. That's it.
Pointless for a defender to be good at tackling. Ok.
I agree on the midfield position being a more pressing concern. But I still feel we need a much better backup/competition than Dalot and Williams at RB. While Telles is not a better player than Shaw, but his signing had some impact on the resurgence of Shaw.
Even if he isnt - the reason people call Wan Bissaka "the best defensive fullback" is because he can hold back inverted forwards very well.
He doesn't do that just with slide tackles but that's more the last way he does it.
Inverted forwards is one of the main and used tactics in the world in modern day football.
He struggles more with crossed balls from the opposite flank and things like the offside trap.
He doesn't do that just with slide tackles but that's more the last way he does it.
Inverted forwards is one of the main and used tactics in the world in modern day football.
He struggles more with crossed balls from the opposite flank and things like the offside trap.
It's not pointless and is absolutely fun to watch such a dying defensive art being performed consistently. And he's not just good at it, he's exceptional at it, maybe the best at what he does.
Best-defensive full back is maybe a stretch because there are many other facets of defending that he can improve upon such as positioning, heading, etc., however if you need a fullback in any 1v1 situations, no one is better than AWB.
He’s a brilliant defensive fullback, trying to claim otherwise is bizarre really.
Do you just watch the highlights of games on YouTube or something?
Positioning is one of the most important attributes of a defensive fullback, his positioning is atrocious. I lost count of how many goals/chances we conceded last season due to his horrendous positioning. He also is incapable of performing an offside trap.
He locks down the right wing, his positioning can be improved, he comes too narrow often finding himself in a centre backs position but I think at least some of that has been tactical to overcompensate in order to help the cb’s. It’s unlikely a fullback takes that position without instruction.
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Completely agree. Improved a lot last season going forward. Its quite obvious he has been instructed or/and is working on moving the ball quicker. He needs to improve a lot of course on his positioning generally (that goes for the majority of ENglish full backs though) but the rest of his game is already at a very good level and I still think he has a lot of room to grow.
Waas one of our most consistent performers last season, not the finished article yet by any means, but I find the criticism of him baffling at times.
What's there for me to dislike a young man that's been a success so far in his profession?
Ive watch football long enough to be delusional in my thinking. Nicely veiled attack. Ta
I agree. Trippier is not a very good fullback. His passing and particularly his crossing are good but he's not an all rounder. Spurs fans were glad to see the back of him as he was in decline the last two seasons he was there. They actually booed him several times!
I don't think he's going to displace AWB as many wish on here, but he'll serve some purpose in providing back up and experience. The ones clamoring for him to walk into the starting 11 probably didn't watch his last few seasons at Spurs. Joining La Liga was a good career move as no major clubs in England tabled offers for him.
This blind adulation for Trippier reminds of the time united supporters proclaimed Telles to be better than Shaw before he even touched a ball for united! The best thing Telles (who like Trippier is great at set pieces and nothing else) did was push Shaw to be better. I expect Trippier to have the same impact on Bissaka
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If you paid attention Solskjaer said last season we don’t play offside traps. Those stepping up are the ones not doing what they’re supposed to.
it is not pointless if it stops an opponents attack… which it does quite often
I expect his attacking play to be even better this season. I reckon he'll be a revelation
AWB would make the ideal RCB in a back three. Trippier makes sense in this regard. Giving us the option of playing out-and-out wing-backs.
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Good luck to AWB, I think he'll have a great 3rd season for us.
Will go unnoticed amidst all the others but his performance was brilliant.
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