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Yeah, it's Martial. Technically Heaton was at the club before anyone else although he didn't make his debut for the first team until we resigned him.
Yeah it's a bit of an uncanny valley thing...at least he looks in good shape, he will be a key player this season
I've no issue with his body, he uses it well to guard the ball.
Botox
Me either, he looks well is my point
Looks a bit like Jordan Henderson in that pic.
It feels like there's a photo of Shaw like this that does the rounds on social media every summer where he looks nothing like himself
Then first game of the season looks like the glorious little fatty that we know and love
I know all this weight thing is all tongue in cheek but it's seems to be true. We see pics of him being looking slightly chubbs, then looking good then when the season starts he has a slow start and looks 'unfit' again. It happened last season and why Malacia coming in was a breath of fresh air.Then first game of the season looks like the glorious little fatty that we know and love
And yet, he’s still one of the strongest and fastest players in the league.
That can be true and it can also be true that it doesn't mean anything in footballing terms. If you're not switched on or have match fitness/rhythm then you will see performances such as was the case in the first two games of the season last year.
It’s what makes him a cult hero. Like Scholes was the asthmatic ginner who ruled the world, Shaw is the little chunker who simply can’t resist a 4th trip to the buffet….he’s so easily identifiable with
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Could be just that he’s far away?
Happened at the Emirates too. Just stands off far too much and doesn't jostle/get tighter. There's a fine line where you can over commit but he's goes backwards Lindelof style. Very frustrating to watch when we know he can do so much better.
You don't necessarily want to get tight to players like Saka though, if you stand off him and try to marshal it helps alleviate the issue of him beating you 1v1 which is more dangerous than him crossing the ball.
Its crazy that some people never rate AWB - he literally keeps Mbappe, Neymar, Mitoma, Saint maximin, Mane, Grealish, Sterling all quiet with ease.
That’s a flaw to his game and it’s always there against specific players. It always feels like he is trying to make sure, he doesn’t get humiliated. Funnily it just leaves him more exposed.
I think I disagree with you on this. Obviously there is a fine balance of when to get tight but it’s a thing Shaw’s been doing against a particular type of players for years now. Luckily for us it’s not that many of them around in the premiership apart from Saka, Mahrez, Salah and Sterling. That’s 8 games out of 38.
Saka isn't even a LW, he's a RW.
I don't know, it seems to be much worse against Saka. Shaw can be pretty physical and he needs to use that with him and stop this backing off crap.
Agree.
Yes it's annoying because we've seen it developed and get exposed for some time now. It's his kryptonite and like what Lennon to Evra was.
