He's a big game player. Locked down an inform Mitoma in the SF last season too. And was great in the LC final too after he came on.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) was joined by comedian Ali Woods to look back at the best and worst moments of a rollercoaster season with the annual United Hour Awards.
Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
Brilliant.
I've given him a lot of shit recently and deservedly so imo but he was fantastic defensively today. Even with our almost self-sabotaging job of not giving him enough help at times by leaving him 1-vs-1 on Doku.
We've got a lot of players to get rid of and I would still include him on that list simply for his transfer value to us now.
We've got a lot of players to get rid of and I would still include him on that list simply for his transfer value to us now.
It's not about being bitter fecker it's that after this cup win have to see stupid amount of people essentially saying bring everyone back as if we didn't just finish 8th and look like shit all seasonCome on you miserable fecker, performances like this are why you keep this weapon in your arsenal. Don't be bitter
We can praise our players after they just won a cup final, while also realising that some of them should be replaced.
He’s had a poor season that was more like the Wan Bissaka we know. It was a great duel with Doku
Don't think any of us is surprised with his good performance. Completely capable of this as we've seen that so many times (especially vs City over the years). Still do think we should sell and him being solid PL player you'd think we can get decent money as well.
We’re going to need to move on at some point. He’s one of the reasons we can’t keep hold of the ball; thanks for keeping Sterling and Salah quiet in big games, but get us another Dalot who can add more going forwards and show enough defensively.
Hate it when people say stuff like “technical skills of a league 2 player”. I mean it’s blatantly untrue
He did a very good job of locking down Doku however the way he casually jogs back when he's out of position drives me insane. There was that moment at the start of the second half after his pass went out for a throw-in where he didn't bother sprinting back and I thought he just doesn't care enough. He's only 26 - why is he seemingly incapable of sprinting?
Maybe he’s told to stay up the pitch?
When he loses possession and the team is susceptible to a counter attack, he's instructed to play RW and Garnacho is instructed to play RB for 30 seconds? Strange tactic but okay.
Doku was absolutely electric and AWB did brilliant in that second half.
Only a guess not saying I’m correct. I was just watching old clips of him playing under Ole and it was completely different, more like an old fashioned RB and he did run to get back in. That’s why I think it’s a tactical instruction.
regardless of all that, I thought he was very solid today
Tired in the second half with all those relentless attacks from the left by Doku, but I thought Wan Bissaka dealt with him well.
Fair enough. Personally I think it's laziness. And yes, overall a solid performance today. His 1v1 defending was at it's best today.
He was good, I do think he asks for trouble a bit by standing off his man so much.
It usually works in those 1 on 1 defensive match ups and it feels like he does it a bit to show off. Doku was getting bullied every time he went tight on him. Wish he had done that a bit more to save a few a few nervy moments.
It usually works in those 1 on 1 defensive match ups and it feels like he does it a bit to show off. Doku was getting bullied every time he went tight on him. Wish he had done that a bit more to save a few a few nervy moments.
Might have been intentional. We avoided conceding the seemingly inevitable Foden turn and shot from the edge of the box by loading up the middle.
It was intentional. This is something that's often missed. By having a 'one vs one' specialist like AWB, you can stifle an opposition wide player without doubling-up, and that means an extra 'body' can be used elsewhere.
Actually insane considering it seemed like all we saw second half was him isolated against Doku, he had a great game, I’d still sell him personally as the team needs improvement, but have nothing but praise for him today.
Did really well under big pressure in that second half.
He's a good player but he has big flaws in his game, excellent performance today though like so many others.
He was amazing in the second half. 1-vs-1 against Doku is not easy thing to do.
Looked motivated today which was a pleasant change. These kind of games are his bread and butter, where we can sit back and he can focus on defending 1v1 and there are smaller spaces for him to get his positioning right.
On the one hand, faced with the number of times it happened, I can sort of understand the 'intention' but leaving him 1-vs-1 with no one near for about 10-15 yards is not exactly smart too. That's too much space and whilst we were compact in the middle, I think there were times Garnacho, Varane and Amrabat were a bit too slow to push out to the edge of the box.
You don't need to double up and both close down the player but you can support from 5-10 yards away. I'm not complaining too much because the players were probably tired and a bit nervous after sitting so deep but I query about whether it was 'intentional' though.
He did so well against Doku. Wasn't easy with a lot of the attacks coming from that side. Its why.. maybe unpopular but I'd be happy if he stayed and played in games like these.
A couple of those lunging sliding tackles in the box had me terrified but he is genuinely elite at that aspect of the game.
One of those players that everyone loves to hate. He was class today.
Ive never seen a player come on as sub and be given the ball as much as Doku
Strangely he seems to be at his very best when there is a proper challenge in front of him.
Outwith his battle with Doku, he picked some good passes, well except that one he screwed up out to Garnacho but he played one inside through the lines that just seemed very unlike him.
Outwith his battle with Doku, he picked some good passes, well except that one he screwed up out to Garnacho but he played one inside through the lines that just seemed very unlike him.
Think he defended brilliantly today, not many (any?) other defenders could have done what he did.
But as a club, if we want to control games we can't afford one trick ponies. He's a bang average footballer, and if the consensus is that even the GK needs to be decent with his feet, we should expect more at RB.
But as a club, if we want to control games we can't afford one trick ponies. He's a bang average footballer, and if the consensus is that even the GK needs to be decent with his feet, we should expect more at RB.
2nd half was the best half of football I've seen from a fullback againt Doku this season. One of the stories of City's season, other than Foden coming inside from the right and scoring goals has been Doku on the left beating fullbacks for fun and causing problems that result in City gaining points. Before Doku came on, in the first half when facing up with Gvardiol AWB was a bit gun shy staying on his feet and not sliding in like we know he can. He didnt make much ground and cause problems for us but neither was it great from AWB. But in the 2nd half as soon as Doku was on AWB was tight and aggressive making his signature tackles. Even though he was mostly successful Doku did get a couple of balls across the box on the floor when he went on the outside, but since we were playing with most players behind the ball and a flood of red shirts inside our own box when Dokau did have a bit of success it was easy for one time McTominay cleared the ball out and I think the other time Evans or Varane was easily able to clear because yes, Doku had managed to go wide and squeeze a ball on the floor but it didnt have any quality or cause much threat.
Doku did however score. That was because Garnacho had dropped in to confront him and had done reasonably well to push him back towards his own goal but he was still able to get a good effort considering the circumstances in on goal and Onana should have done better even if McTominay's position may have made him see it late. So Doku still got rewarded and was still dangerous despite AWB having the most success of any fullback against Doku that ive seen this season. Also Amrabat did drop in to double up with AWB several times so some credit to him for helping with the task even though he didnt have any success in winning the ball any of those times he doubled up with AWB. In fact one of the 2 or so times Doku went on the outside and crossed the ball it managed to get into the box despite AWB and Amrabat both trying to pressure and block it.
Our fullbacks never get enough credit and I'm sure this will be no different. AWB's form in the last 5 or 6 games has been poorer than the first 2/3 of the season so it was nice for him to do very well this time in a big match.
Doku did however score. That was because Garnacho had dropped in to confront him and had done reasonably well to push him back towards his own goal but he was still able to get a good effort considering the circumstances in on goal and Onana should have done better even if McTominay's position may have made him see it late. So Doku still got rewarded and was still dangerous despite AWB having the most success of any fullback against Doku that ive seen this season. Also Amrabat did drop in to double up with AWB several times so some credit to him for helping with the task even though he didnt have any success in winning the ball any of those times he doubled up with AWB. In fact one of the 2 or so times Doku went on the outside and crossed the ball it managed to get into the box despite AWB and Amrabat both trying to pressure and block it.
Our fullbacks never get enough credit and I'm sure this will be no different. AWB's form in the last 5 or 6 games has been poorer than the first 2/3 of the season so it was nice for him to do very well this time in a big match.
Yeah I did think he was a bit passive and lacksidal in the first half but largely got away with it as they were poor on that side with Gvardiol anyways.
I recall Dalot being quite decent against Doku at the Etihad. Maybe not shutting him down but managed him well.
Agree on the last point, our structure is quite poor in those channels, which leaves them exposed a lot of the time. Martinez was good at pushing out to help Shaw last year but that's been it really. Varane is next best and does his bit but is a bit too tentative and not as domineering because of his style and declining athleticism (specific to sharpness in those small pockets). Lindelof is a non factor and basically backtracks into his box at all opportunities, which is why I rated AWB's first season or two here because he was locking that right side completely on his own AND doubling inwards toward the box to protect the Swede. Maguire was capable of this for a good period but lately been too inconsistent and gung ho.
We should definitely keep him. I’ve long given up hope of Shaw staying fit, so I figure Dalot will be needed on the left more often than not.
Someone on Reddit said Obi Wan Bissaka vs Count Doku
That's geniusSomeone on Reddit said Obi Wan Bissaka vs Count Doku
Someone on Reddit said Obi Wan Bissaka vs Count Doku
Thats why we should keep him, he’s an excellent tactical option and a good RB in his limited way. He’s also not on a huge salary and won’t be very valuable when sold. Squad player who would get a decent amount of apps.
He played well in a game which suited him. Great battle with Doku, and fantastic, critical run for the Mainoo goal.
But he's not the level we need and, unfortunately we have witnessed over a long period of time.
If we can get some cash in for him, we should. He's a Crystal Palace player.
But he's not the level we need and, unfortunately we have witnessed over a long period of time.
If we can get some cash in for him, we should. He's a Crystal Palace player.
He's good in games like yesterday where we sit deep as seen from his time at crystal palace but he is not going to be good enough over a whole season if we want to improve and start to play higher up on a consistent basis.
As much praise he gets for yesterday you have to ask why did man City target that side more than dalot's, its as if man city gave up all hope of getting the better of dalot down our left hand side and focused on our right hand side instead.
As much praise he gets for yesterday you have to ask why did man City target that side more than dalot's, its as if man city gave up all hope of getting the better of dalot down our left hand side and focused on our right hand side instead.