Bobcat
Full Member
He's just jaw-droppingly good 1v1. He shuts down world class attackers with ease. I can't wait to watch him again.
Exactly, which i feel is being really underrated by some here. I've constantly seen hes not worth the fee we paid for him because hes not a "modern" fullback who can swing in Beckhamesque crosses all game, but being able to completely shut down the opponents wing is incredibly valuable as well.
Sterling for example is incredibly dangerous when he gets time and space on the ball. If he faced Young or Valencia on Sunday, chances are that game ends 2-3 rather than 2-0.
Also, if you think a bit further ahead, being THAT good 1v1 adds a lot of attacking value as well. AWB basically shutting down the opponent winger means he needs support from either the fullback or a midfielder to get around him. That means the opponent have left space behind which we can exploit on the counter.
No offense to Dan James, but i think if we had a better RW this year we would have exploited that space better and done better both in terms of goals and points haul