Love the guy already a fan favourite.
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Some class tackles again today, and tricky going forward too.
Not very often you really look forward to a RB being involved in the play. Just a very good and fun player to watch.
Once or twice went for the wrong man when defending a cross - but one on one, he was fantastic.
His attacking play will come. I have no fears about that.
Great PL debut for United.
His attacking play will come. I have no fears about that.
Great PL debut for United.
Loved his cool, calm play at the beginning
Brilliant debut
Brilliant debut
He looks almost impossible to get dribbled through.
Absolute rock in defense.
Absolute rock in defense.
He looks like he has a half second start on an attacker before they've even moved. Like he's playing in some weird cheat mode. They gave up trying to get past him pretty quickly and just knocked it to the nearest player instead.
The cool thing is his defensive masterclass inspires Pogba defensively. If you noticed during the game Pogba won the ball for us in AWBs right channel on a few occasions today.
As the game went on AWB made it clear to attackers that there’s no way past him so they automatically looked to pass to the nearest open guy when they got it. This allowed Pogba to easily telegraph and intercept.
He’s really shut down the left flank of any attacking team. He will get the most of his neighbour CB because there’s less for them to do and he will the most of his neighbour CM.
Brilliant!
PS: Anyone have a gif of that tackle on Ross Barkley (?) where he ran after him in the middle of the pitch and looked like he had 0.1% chance of getting the ball? One of the few defensive moments in football that got me out of my seat
As the game went on AWB made it clear to attackers that there’s no way past him so they automatically looked to pass to the nearest open guy when they got it. This allowed Pogba to easily telegraph and intercept.
He’s really shut down the left flank of any attacking team. He will get the most of his neighbour CB because there’s less for them to do and he will the most of his neighbour CM.
Brilliant!
PS: Anyone have a gif of that tackle on Ross Barkley (?) where he ran after him in the middle of the pitch and looked like he had 0.1% chance of getting the ball? One of the few defensive moments in football that got me out of my seat
Fantastic talent and the scary thing is there is still a lot of work to do with him to improve as a player.
His passing ability is at times a little bit off and as others have mentioned positionally he got away with a couple today.
Having said that as debuts go he was fantastic.
His passing ability is at times a little bit off and as others have mentioned positionally he got away with a couple today.
Having said that as debuts go he was fantastic.
I've never seen a player time sliding tackles so perfectly. And that's when he's been dragged out of position to cover someone else. He's an absolute rock.
If they continue the way they are going, England may end up having the best offensive rightback in the world and the best defensive rightback in the world competing for the one spot.
Or as somebody else said, AWB might end up playing in a back three with TAA as the wingback outside him.
The thing I really like about him is his willingness offensively. He’s not the smoothest on the ball but he’ll throw a step over & drove down the outside.
Such a refreshing change from the static years of Turn Back Tony at right back.
Such a refreshing change from the static years of Turn Back Tony at right back.
Excellent point. So nice to be able to after all this time struggling with fullbacks.
I just really like watching him play.
Safe in the knowledge that Young, Valencia, Jones, Smalling, etc aren't playing at RB.
He's very good and that's enough for me right now. In time and with us being a better team than Palace (hopefully) he'll get better going forward but he's a bloody roadblock defensively, fantastic.
He did get caught out positionally after attacking in the first half though. As did Shaw so we need to work on covering the FB's if they're going forward.
Safe in the knowledge that Young, Valencia, Jones, Smalling, etc aren't playing at RB.
He's very good and that's enough for me right now. In time and with us being a better team than Palace (hopefully) he'll get better going forward but he's a bloody roadblock defensively, fantastic.
He did get caught out positionally after attacking in the first half though. As did Shaw so we need to work on covering the FB's if they're going forward.
Seems to have struck up and undserstanding with Pogba already and offers great recoery pace to cover him on that right side, also put two good balls in which hopefully is the start of his attacking game developing.
The one in the first half? Yeh would love to see that moment again when Chelsea were breaking and it looked like he’d have to bring him down and take a yellow, instead he somehow won the ball.
That was one of the best recovery tackles I’ve ever seen. I thought the same as you he was going to take the tactical foul, but then he just slides out with the ball
unreal. He really gets the crowd off their feet, which for a defender is rare.Fans love him already! Think he will do a great job going forward also in the future.
Wonderful!
Was amazing should what he was all about and his forward play was really good and will get better attack wise too.
Don't think he was very good today but he's a class player, great to watch. Probably a few nerves for his proper debut tbf.
A patchy game from AWB, and yet I can pick out numerous moments where I saw a player who will be great for us.
If fit, neither Young nor Dalot should ever start ahead of him in that position.
If fit, neither Young nor Dalot should ever start ahead of him in that position.
Genuinely love this lad. First time I've ever been enthusiastic about a fecking right back.
Did you watch the same game?
The difference an RB makes, can't really think of a time they got down that flank once. One slip up where he and Maguire didn't deal with that cross but otherwise he has sublime
He's a defensive monster(despite I think 1-2 slip-ups today).
That tackle he had on Barkley in the 1st half wasn't even world class. It was from another planet.
That tackle he had on Barkley in the 1st half wasn't even world class. It was from another planet.
It would be much easier for him in attack if one player, any player, dared to support him instead of running away to the other side. He was left on his own against 3 quite a few times.
Very good debut. Him and Maguire have made our defence seem so assured and confident.
Regarding his attacking, can't really blame him for that cause he was completely isolated on the right, with little to no support.
But I love the way he tackles.
Regarding his attacking, can't really blame him for that cause he was completely isolated on the right, with little to no support.
But I love the way he tackles.
No, he's like that about all the players.
Superb player
He looked great today, room for improvement going forward, but defensively was amazing aside from one or two instances where he picked up the wrong man.
What a difference to Young
To be fair, this is what he thought about Harry Maguire before he signed for us. I don't think he's the best judge of a defender.
Tackles like Vidic and goes forward like Evra. Fantastic player.
I don't he's the best judge of players in general. Done would say he just likes a big, fat moan.
Future star...the difference in our right hand side was immense to see, you won't get many teams targeting that side because of him. Great signing
Looking very promising and a mammoth upgrade to Ashley Young.
Great debut. Night and day from Ashley Young.
Like a prime Lillian Thuram with a sprinkle of Cafu.
Got my MotM just ahead of Maguire. The play where he was behind Barkley and somehow won the Ball cleanly got him the nod for me.
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