starman
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Nah. TAA is the best all-rounder, in fact he is the best RB in the world (not only in England).
Pereira is the best all rounder in the league. TAA is pretty weak defensively but a generational talent going forward
Nah. TAA is the best all-rounder, in fact he is the best RB in the world (not only in England).
How on earth was he a winger coming through ?
Nah. TAA is the best all-rounder, in fact he is the best RB in the world (not only in England).
When did that happen? Mind finding some posts that say that?The hyperbole here is amazing, a couple of weeks ago AWB was the greatest RB in the world, ahead of TAA, Carvajal, etc. Now he is not even the best fullback in the team.
Its clear he is fatigued so his performances have not been as good as it were. He is great defensively, arguably the best RB in the world defensive wise, but his offensive side is I wouldnt say poor but, bang average. Lets not fool ourselves into thinking he will improve to the point that he'll become an offensive fullback, he will not. He can certainly improve but he has so many basic offesive limitations that I just dont see him ever becoming an attacking force.
So we'll continue to see this hyperbole reactions, when playing against top wingers he will shut them and all the forum will praise him, when playing against low blocks he wont offer anything special so he'll get criticized.
Not going to look up for them specifically, but there were a lot of posters saying AWB was better than TAA. Dont worry you'll see those post against as soon as we face Liverpool or City and he shuts down the right flank.When did that happen? Mind finding some posts that say that?
That doesn't mean much to be fair. Mkhitaryan was better than Mane, Rashford better than Mbappe and in another forum Le Tallec better than Ronaldo. Fans tend to overrate their own players, especially at the beginning.Not going to look up for them specifically, but there were a lot of posters saying AWB was better than TAA. Dont worry you'll see those post against as soon as we face Liverpool or City and he shuts down the right flank.
I agree, thats why I talk about the hyperbole here. We tend to overrate and underrate our players depending on how the team is performing rather on how are they specifically performing.That doesn't mean much to be fair. Mkhitaryan was better than Mane, Rashford better than Mbappe and in another forum Le Tallec better than Ronaldo. Fans tend to overrate their own players, especially at the beginning.
I think you'll be hard-pressed to find a neutral who would say that AWB is better than TAA, or as good, or half as good.
Pereira is the best all rounder in the league. TAA is pretty weak defensively but a generational talent going forward
Nobody was moaning about his ability on the ball earlier in the season.
I swear posters can only remember as far as 3 games back. He played perfectly fine against Sheffield and put in some lovely crosses.
he’s been massively over played in the last few weeks and deserves a rest, his performance levels have dipped but to say he can’t play football is stupid.
Think Robertson and Azpi are better defenders, his positioning and aerial weaknesses are pretty big onesHe is just tired and not used to go up and down the pitch all game. Will be fine as soon as the right balance in his game will be found.
His crossing improved drastically and he completes more dribbles per game than Liverpool's fullbacks combined.
Need to keep polishing his technique, be more brave and confident.
Also without natural right winger he often finds himself against two opponents and with no space to attack or make runs.
Defensively he is as good as any fullback in the league. Sometimes has minor concentration lapses, but has enough agility to compensate.
Keep in mind that he plays alongside Lindelof-Maguire, who is probably the slowest CB pairing in the league and Matic who rarely moves to the wings to cover our fullbacks.
TAA is poor defensively. He doesn't expose as much because of the way Liverpool play. But as a defender purely he's mediocre.Nah. TAA is the best all-rounder, in fact he is the best RB in the world (not only in England).
Just 3 games before people were praising him for his improvement in attacking game, now all of a sudden he won't be good enough at all.
Nah. TAA is the best all-rounder, in fact he is the best RB in the world (not only in England).
Could be that in some other system he would look worse, but in this system, he is as a good RB as any I’ve seen since peak Dany Alves (and actually similar considering that Alves wasn’t the best defensively).TAA is poor defensively. He doesn't expose as much because of the way Liverpool play. But as a defender purely he's mediocre.
People were talking about it before he even signed. To which most responded, "he's young, he'll improve" or, "he used to be a winger, he'll be fine".Nobody was moaning about his ability on the ball earlier in the season.
And he's the 2nd highest assister from fullback in the league.People were talking about it before he even signed. To which most responded, "he's young, he'll improve" or, "he used to be a winger, he'll be fine".
A couple of assists isn’t an indicator of ability on the ball. He has 4 assists, he has over 1,500 passes and 1,500 touches on the ball. You don’t use an event that has happened 4 times in a season, you use the ones that happen 1,500+ times.And he's the 2nd highest assister from fullback in the league.
it's just a lack of form due to being over played, way too much hyperbole on the forum at the moment. He looks very tired, he's not even tackling properly like he used to. Forget his passing and think back to how he used to pretty much eliminate any left sided winger that came close, I don't feel the same security lately.
I've seen enough of him this year to say his football isn't an issue at all. He can link up play fine and cross pretty well, he just needs a bit of a rest.
You've misread it, I said forget it for a moment and realise that his tackling has also suffered, purely because he's running on fumes.A couple of assists isn’t an indicator of ability on the ball. He has 4 assists, he has over 1,500 passes and 1,500 touches on the ball. You don’t use an event that has happened 4 times in a season, you use the ones that happen 1,500+ times.
He is in terrible form but he wasn’t good on the ball before either. Forget his passing, why would we do that? You can’t just say forget arguably the biggest part of the game.
And several people have seen enough this year to see it clearly is an issue. Chelsea specifically targeted him because of the issue. Playing a couple decent crosses isn’t the measure of a players ability on the ball. Ball control, composure, quick feet work with moving the ball, and short passing are the bread and butter of the game, the aspect you need to do 50+ times a game and he is shocking at it at times. Top teams play out from the back, and he simply isn’t good at it.
Could be that in some other system he would look worse, but in this system, he is as a good RB as any I’ve seen since peak Dany Alves (and actually similar considering that Alves wasn’t the best defensively).
If he works on his aerial ability, I really think he could be shifted centrally to partner Macguire and have Williams/Laird/TFM battle it out for the right back position.
He and Macguire would pretty much mesh well and with his pace and Shaw's helping Macguire, we wouldn't need to be scared every single time someone dribbles past Macguire.
You've misread it, I said forget it for a moment and realise that his tackling has also suffered, purely because he's running on fumes.
He's played against Chelsea 4 times this year and looked absolutely fine in 3 of them, in fact 1 of his best assists came for Martial against Chelsea.
I've seen his link up play be plenty good in tight spaces. People moaned his crossing is poor but statistically it's very good. I just think people are having a moan at whatever they can find lately without much substance.
Has his form dropped? yes. Is he bad at passing and controlling the ball? no.
People have extremely short memories, just these 2 assists alone show he's plenty capable on the ball. His link up play has been good for most of the season, I can remember plenty of occasions he's played some nice 1-2's and burst into the box or played a clever pass inside.Is it me or do I remember AWB being good on the ball in the early and middle part of the season?
I am sure I have seen AWB at the half way line pulling off a trick and passing the ball.
AWB, Maguire, Lindelof are tired, they have been playing every game and sometimes when you are fatigued, the passing is off and there is no explanation to that.
I think AWB should get 2/3 weeks off before the next season.
People have extremely short memories, just these 2 assists alone show he's plenty capable on the ball. His link up play has been good for most of the season, I can remember plenty of occasions he's played some nice 1-2's and burst into the box or played a clever pass inside.
It's always the last performance that sticks in people's minds and while yes he's not been anywhere near his best in the last 2-3 games, to suggest he's not good enough is crazy.
https://www.manutd.com/en/videos/detail/aaron-wan-bissaka-man-utd-assists-v-newcastle-and-chelsea#
Nobody was moaning about his ability on the ball earlier in the season.
I swear posters can only remember as far as 3 games back. He played perfectly fine against Sheffield and put in some lovely crosses.
he’s been massively over played in the last few weeks and deserves a rest, his performance levels have dipped but to say he can’t play football is stupid.
People have extremely short memories, just these 2 assists alone show he's plenty capable on the ball. His link up play has been good for most of the season, I can remember plenty of occasions he's played some nice 1-2's and burst into the box or played a clever pass inside.
It's always the last performance that sticks in people's minds and while yes he's not been anywhere near his best in the last 2-3 games, to suggest he's not good enough is crazy.
https://www.manutd.com/en/videos/detail/aaron-wan-bissaka-man-utd-assists-v-newcastle-and-chelsea#
Is it me or do I remember AWB being good on the ball in the early and middle part of the season?
I am sure I have seen AWB at the half way line pulling off a trick and passing the ball.
AWB, Maguire, Lindelof are tired, they have been playing every game and sometimes when you are fatigued, the passing is off and there is no explanation to that.
I think AWB should get 2/3 weeks off before the next season.