He's been excellent lately. It's good to see him improving.
29
Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 54
- Clean sheets
- 21
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 5
- Yellow cards
- 5
- Status
Really pleased for him. His attacking game will be there when he gets a constant right winger ahead of him.
Fair play to the guy. I've been critical of him lately, but he was very good last night. Got in some great attacking positions and actually delivered as well. And I know it was offside, but what a tackle on Ings.
No matter what I've said about him, I've always maintained that he's the absolute best at that.
No matter what I've said about him, I've always maintained that he's the absolute best at that.
Given some of the chances the front 4 have been missing after been fed by Shaw that was a pretty difficult and tidy finish from him. Loved that directly after this there were many moments where he decided just to take Rashfords spot and left Rashford on the wing covering him 
He was thirsty for more goals and was constantly getting in at the back post which granted The Saints being a man down allowed us to push forward more.
But overall a great game and his defensive scrambles were great as well.
He was thirsty for more goals and was constantly getting in at the back post which granted The Saints being a man down allowed us to push forward more.But overall a great game and his defensive scrambles were great as well.
Feck I care about 5 FBs that are better than him. He is a United player and I want him to be a top RB at this club.
That was his best game I think. Good goal, good attacking play and some great defending thrown in. Top performance from a player I don't think too highly of normally.
Great performance. The best thing about him is that he's showing signs of improvement, rapid improvement at that. He has all the basic attributes to make a world class RB and has only recently turned 23 so has more than enough time to develop. He'd definitely benefit from having someone to cover for and compete with him. There aren't really many experienced ones out there so maybe someone like Max Aarons?
He'd also improve with a proper right winger ahead of him. Still early days but I can't wait to see Amad Diallo linking up with him. Looking at our heatmaps yesterday, it's crazy how AWB is basically playing the right wing on his own. Although Greenwood had a great game too, compare between our right and left side last night:
https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1...eague-2020-2021-Manchester-United-Southampton
He'd also improve with a proper right winger ahead of him. Still early days but I can't wait to see Amad Diallo linking up with him. Looking at our heatmaps yesterday, it's crazy how AWB is basically playing the right wing on his own. Although Greenwood had a great game too, compare between our right and left side last night:
https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1...eague-2020-2021-Manchester-United-Southampton
Aaron Wan-Bissaka goalscorer.
Encouraging to see him get on the end of crosses and contributing some good ones himself. Unfortunate not to get an assist, as his super cross took a slight deflection off the head of a defender.
Encouraging to see him get on the end of crosses and contributing some good ones himself. Unfortunate not to get an assist, as his super cross took a slight deflection off the head of a defender.
What a cop out.
Point is he is a top fullback thats why you cant name 5 that are better than him at defending the space behind them. Its something most of the rightbacks that people mention as top fullbacks arent very strong at. Some of the weaker ones at some of the weaker teams who just sit back and defend might be better at it. But our fullbacks are great defensively when we just sit back too.
Great to see him being more offensive and hit a decent patch of form. With Shaw on the other side they’ll be crucial in us getting more goals from crosses.
They are some of the most balanced modern fullbacks out there, some of the most consistent too. If they can have legendary performances like yesterday once in a while then their reputation will grow into 'top class' as quickly as it did with TAA. Agree with your assessment, I think Bissaka has a lot to go on in certain defensive aspects but you can't fault his professionalism. It doesn't matter who he plays against, he always gives his utmost. It's very important in fullbacks and I think we're seeing Shaw developing that mentality too.
AWB is not a top FB...yet.
If he gets closer to how Shaw has been performing this reason for a few months, he will be one.
Man Utd 3:3 Everton
It's not his fault we lost (before anyone rushes in to defend), but I just don't think he's a good defender. He's amazing 1v1, but put him in a back 4 and he doesn't know where he is or what he should be doing. Goes without saying that he's mostly useless going forward on top of that.
No idea what he was doing at the end. Gives the ball away needlessly.
Increasingly worried that he won't become a top-class FB. The occasional assist and nice sliding tackle is not enough to make up for consistent positional errors and general cluelessness in possession. Hope I'm wrong.
KEEP THE BALL THERES 30 seconds left!
Was a weird one. Looks like he has played the ball to where Cavani was instead of where Cavani was going becuase Cavani when the camera got to him showed him making a run to go down the line making an easy offer for Bissaka.
I generally thought he was pretty decent through out the game apart from a few lapse moments. The amount of times he seems to stay in and we get caught out is alarming. Always seems to be him. Ole said we don’t play offside but if you’re looking along the line and can see your not in line with everyone else then you need to get in. Seems to always be him.
He's quite clearly not useless going forward. That's a lazy stereotype that is easy to disprove. However, there are also clear deficiencies to his defending but he's still relatively young for a defender so I fully expect him to improve.
He's about as useful going forward as Valencia was. Not very.
That's because he has to cover for Lindelof's lack of pace. Second half the goals created came down that side from Bissaka not being able to stay wide to go forward but rather on the backfoot. First half when he tucked in they didn't get a sniff with the exception of one offside situations where he did get caught out. I think he'll be a lot more effective next to a defender that can hold his own. He is at his best when he can move on the front foot.
Seems to go in spells during matches where he can look so shaky (first twenty mins) and then be immense (most of the rest of the game) and then do something silly (the pass to Cavani)
Don't want to be harsh but I don't like him as a player. Love him when he is one v one with a winger but other 90%, just wish it was another full back.
He's clearly better than the old version of Valencia...already has probably as many g + a as any other full back in the league and he always creates at least one good opening for a striker per game. Today it was Cavani with the scuffed shot.
Brainless not passing cavani down the line cost us, small mistakes can add up. Keeps playing players onside.
Really like him as a player but needs to sharpen up.
Really like him as a player but needs to sharpen up.
He will never sharpen up, he’s just a dopey player. Some players have great game intelligence, such as Scholes. AWB is the exact opposite. You’ve either got it or you haven’t.
I dunno bro, maybe you’re right.
Good first half. Terrible second one.
No way, Valencia could atleast drive the ball forward.
What an insult to Valencia! He lost a lot of attacking threat after moving to full back but being compared to Wan Bissaka is a new low.
Wan Bissaka is just really poor on the ball. It costs United regularly in attacking areas and it was the difference between Cavani running the clock down for a 3-2 win and having to defend a late free kick today.
They should have defended it better but there shouldn't have been a free kick to defend.
Yes I agree, however I do think he overcompensates and has a tendency to switch off, which is partly his own fault.
I got to say though and I've said this several times before but I absolutely loath the apathetic attitude he has when it comes to interplays/retaining possession at times. He treats the ball as a 'free hit' sometimes and it's infuriating because it's not that he doesn't have ability or technique but it's so lacksidal and momentum draining.
He's not the biggest of our issues but it's one of many things Ole/some coaching has got to address.
I'd expect a player to learn how to hold an offside line in less than two years though. He's been here almost two full seasons and just tonight he alone played their players offside twice. If we're adamant on playing a high line then he has to understand that he can't keep staying behind his centre halves.
His attacking game has improved greatly.
But, if his positioning and defending spaces do not improve, he would not be a top full back. He is still showing that weakness in almost every 2 or 3 game.
But, if his positioning and defending spaces do not improve, he would not be a top full back. He is still showing that weakness in almost every 2 or 3 game.
Valencia was very good going forward in the season we won the Europe League in.
Are you insane? In what world is he better than Valencia going forward? fecking batshit opinion.
Quite concerning, yes. Probably could do with having a more commanding centre back next to him to hold his hands. Some competition and a bit of the old hair dryer now and then might help too.
What the hell was he doing for their third and final goal? Does he completely mistime his jump or something?? It's an unopposed header and it just sails over his head. It's surreal.
Given your ridiculous response to my opinion, that question is for you!
But ignoring that, the context is obviously AWB vs Valencia as a full back not in his younger winger days. And if you contest that then you must not remember Valencia well.
Yeah I'd agree with his lapses defensively, especially after his focus has shifted into becoming a more well rounded fullback and making attacking runs more frequently. First half of his debut season I didn't see any of that really. I'm not too concerned about it though because of everything he has in his game. Same with Shaw, I'm fine with him making a few mistakes here and there as long as he is running his ass off and tries his best because then his quality will shine through eventually. It applies to AWB too.
All started because he gave the ball away stupidly, just play the simple pass or run with it instead of trying to do something imaginative when you have about 30 seconds left to play.
- Status