With so many injuries throughout this season, I think Ten Hag should have introduced more of the young players and give them game time. Playing the same team every 3 days is too much for some of the older ones.
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To me that description of football is 1993 not 2003.
By 2003 fullbacks were fully expected to contribute going forwards. AWB would have beem considered limited on the ball then as he is now.
I don't really get it from United fans especially given some of the quality fullbacks we've had.
I'm always kind of a fan of AWB but he's the most limited fullback(as a starter) we've had since Paul Parker. Yet fans make out he'd have been perfectly adequate for the football we played in '98 for instance. Because that was old football and today is modern. Reality is he'd have stuck out more in that team than than he does now.
It's not about the game now being more modern. The guy can't pass a ball further than 20 yards. There were fullbacks playing 30 years ago with more ability.
I don’t disagree at all.
20 years was obviously a bit of a throwaway comment, so I wasn’t aiming it specifically at 2003, but I watched back full games during lock down from the treble season and it’s like a different sport at times. The average pass length feels like it would be 10 yards more.
And Gary Neville could pass the ball further than 20 yards? Even the great Denis Irwin didn’t. Only silvestre played longer balls, usually cross field. It wasn’t necessary in Fergies teams
AWB is the perfect example a lot of fans should feck off!
Fans can have difference of opinion can't they and even when United was highly successful there were still players which divided opinion amongst the fans , what exactly have Wan Bissaka or any other player in this team has done to earn complete reverence .
Both Neville and Irwin could cross a quality ball. Irwin a very good set piece taker. Course they could.
I'm not talking about Beckham type big switches of play
I might be wrong here.
But, didn't Gary Neville clip a 30 yard ball through on his left foot for the Cole goal against Spurs that won the league in 99?
So once, I’m pretty sure I’ve seen AWB play a long ball too
Aye, at least once.
You'll never see AWB play a pass anywhere near as good as that on his "good" foot.
Crossing a ball and taking free kicks is a very different thing to hitting 30 yard passes which is what I replied to. AWB doesn’t need to hit 30 yard passes just like the other 2 didn’t have to either
Certainly did
You're being very literal about the 20 yard pass thing(also you've increased it to 30). The point is anything beyond the simple 5 to 10 yard cross along the floor AWB looks very uncomfortable yes?
And although a fullback doesn't need to spray huge passes around he does need to cross the ball, feed balls up the line, find forward passes in to attackers feet.
We had fullbacks who could do that 20 to 30 years ago when apparently fullbacks only had to defend.
Longterm I understand this thinking but not if its only used at rightback as if suddenly we'd be a different team with a new one. And as far as I'm concerned central players in the spine of the team, CBs and CMs are far more important than the RB. So I would have that kind of ruthlessness with Maguire, Lindelof, McTom, DVB and Fred at the same time if not before AWB. If we're only going to be changing 3 or 4 players this summer it'll be wasted resources when AWB and Dalot are fine, just not our endgame rightback.
In fact in recent weeks our leftback spot looks the more vulnerable with Malacia's perfomance in the first leg, and Shaw's performance off the bench against Sevilla being the worst of our fullbacks
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Magnificent. Needs to stay past the summer.
Man of the match at least till he came off. Won the battle with Brighton's most dangerous player, and had our most dangerous attack down the right in the game and woke some of his teammates up with that show of determination and passion
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That run was amazing. Estupinan was all over him yet Pawson still didn’t go back and book him.
Deserves huge credit for keeping Mitoma so quiet.
Deserves huge credit for keeping Mitoma so quiet.
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feck the haterz
Silenced another great winger. Fantastic performance. Pretty much unbeatable at one on one.
He's a great dribbler, also. That moment in the second half was brilliant.
He's a great dribbler, also. That moment in the second half was brilliant.
Played well.
Incredible. Another name taken. Probably right that it was Dalot kept on to take a penalty though…
When your teammates dont give you a decent pass option
After that tackle in the first half, Mitoma doubted his abilities.
"My dribbling PHD is confused, I can't dribble in this game"
"My dribbling PHD is confused, I can't dribble in this game"
You called it, mate.
Absolutely superb. Hope that puts paid to the he can’t handle the ball crowd
Been brilliant. Not only kept Mitoma relatively quiet, but excellent with the ball as well.
His inconsistency is what will cost him his United future rather than his quality. If he could play like today every game, we wouldn't need to bat our eyelashes at the likes of Frimpong.
Not sure what the boss thinks but for me Wan-Bissaka has saved his career at United and has earned another season.
how can you not rate what this guy does.
He pocketed Mitoma, he’s collecting hyped wingers like Thanos.
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Excellent game. Will be important in the final.
MOTM.
Mitoma still trying to dig his way out of that dungeon like Shawshank Redemption
Mitoma still trying to dig his way out of that dungeon like Shawshank Redemption
I'm actually totally calm about AWB when he faces a Mitoma, Martinelli, Son etc. He shuts that side down every time. Incredible 1v1 defender
Perfect match for Mitoma. Don't think any other defender in the league would have been able to handle him like that.
Thought he had one of his best ever games for us. Completely nullified Mitoma and stopped him from playing his usual game. Looked very difficult to get past today.
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