Shaw is always really narrow

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

Luke Shaw needs to be wider. He’s always too narrow, basically a centre back at times, leaving the oppositions right winger completely free. Anyone else noticed this? It was particularly evident in the Spurs game.

He’s not wide enough.

 

[Regulus Arcturus Black]

There’s a joke in there

 

[cyberman]

He is always wide with rashford in front of him

 

[acnumber9]

One thing I’ll never say about Shaw is he isn’t wide enough.

 

[BlahRules]

He is still playing the left centre back

 

[fergosaurus]

He’s not wide enough.

Let's agree to disagree.

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

There’s a joke in there

Oh really? That didn’t occur to me at all when making the thread

 

[3KDré]

Because he is covering for Maguire's lack of pace.

 

[JJ12]

Cue the boring jokes

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

Because he is covering for Maguire's lack of pace.

That actually makes sense. Still, we leave the oppositions right side unmarked every game. Maybe Maguire shouldn’t be playing in a 2 then.

 

[JJ12]

Because he is covering for Maguire's lack of pace.

I love myths like these

 

[UbicaMekogSrca]

He is just not good.

 

[RedDevil@84]

Because he is an average LB maybe

 

[shahzy]

I'm not going to say...not going to say.... "Shaw's wide enough"

 

[CG1010]

I love myths like these

Why is that a myth? Seems a valid enough reason to me.

 

[The United]

FBs in our system stays narrow.

 

[Pexbo]

Haha it’s funny because Shaw was born in Kingston upon Thames and the Thames is famously narrow in certain sections.

 

[macheda14]

I mean there have been countless times where he’s been right in the touch line tonight.

 

[3KDré]

I love myths like these

Why is it a myth? It's a common thing to do. When Mourinho last won the league he had Azpilicueta stay closer to Terry because of the same reason.

 

[Red_toad]

Why is it a myth? It's a common thing to do. When Mourinho last won the league he had Azpilicueta stay closer to Terry because of the same reason.

It's acceleration over short distances that gets Maguire, same with Lindelof, once he's up and running he's fine, so yes it's a myth.

I'd say it was tactical, AWB covers Lindelof' areas a lot as well.

 

[3KDré]

It's acceleration over short distances that gets Maguire, same with Lindelof, once he's up and running he's fine, so yes it's a myth.

I'd say it was tactical, AWB covers Lindelof' areas a lot as well.

I was talking about his acceleration in the first place, Shaw accelerates a lot quicekr than Maguire.

 

[Red_toad]

I was talking about his acceleration in the first place, Shaw accelerates a lot quicekr than Maguire.

Shame you didn't state that.

 

[TMDaines]

There’s a joke in there

 

[horsechoker]

I think he does well as a wide-receiver

 

[Bwuk]

Telles when he gets up to speed will put Shaw out the side.

 

[Rozay]

He wishes. He’s anything but narrow!

 

[V.O.]

While this is probably just fishing for the obvious, it has been noticeable so far this season. Seems to be tactical to tuck into a pseudo-back 3 at times.

Works well when we have Fred in the area to close down the opposition right back. When we've had Pogba there, you get the Spurs result.

 

[MattofManchester]

He was the weak link in the team for me.

Took so long on the ball when Leipzig were pressing that Maguire and Pogba both had to come and help him out, which pushed us into an even smaller space.

His jogging on the ball before passing backwards is just infuriating.

Defensively he's too poorly positioned too often and doesn't close down players taking a shot or going to cross it.

Telles has to start, really.

 

[Falcow]

Because he is covering for Maguire's lack of pace.

Dont think so, he always was even before Maguire came.