I never understood the "he's not good on the ball' criticism ways looked a good dribbler to me just wasn't as smooth or as quick as he has gotten now
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He just needs that experience to balance his positioning of an attacking fullback that can accomplish his one vs one defending.
He is only 3 years experienced as a fullback and once he gets someone like Trippier competing with him and showing how a pure attacking fullback positions himself to defend - then Wan Bissaka will be much more well rounded.
By the age of 25 he should be a rarity compared to every other club having the same type of fullback that can only cross a ball.
He is only 3 years experienced as a fullback and once he gets someone like Trippier competing with him and showing how a pure attacking fullback positions himself to defend - then Wan Bissaka will be much more well rounded.
By the age of 25 he should be a rarity compared to every other club having the same type of fullback that can only cross a ball.
The comentator said that Maguire has played the most minutes of any player in Europe this season whilst AWB is second.
Yes, yes and yes. I like AWB and his improvement but he can be a lazy mofo at times. Why is he not busting a gut to get back there? He's not even jogging, he's walking back. Far from the first time that has happened.
Found his form again. Was really poor at the start of the season, now he's been really good!
Crazy copium
Lindelof has covered AWB as the team lost the ball with him helping the right wing. McTominay then drops into Lindelof's position in the RCB role as he is a DM and thats his job. He lets the ball in behind him too easily and then Maguire allows the striker to get into position to turn the ball across in. Maguire was watching him, just didnt move his legs
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I don't care really who was at fault, micro analysis is not my thing.
Could definitely do with a rotation option for him.
Because someone else was covering that position. It's what they do in transitions. If the defender if upfield on a counter, the closest player fills the void. That was Pogba covering RB at that point. They didn't push because it didn't seem like a dangerous situation. As soon as the ball hit Lindelof, it looked as if it was Mctominay's for the taking. He didn't.
His recent performances have gone under the radar I find. He has improved a lot.
Anybody giving him pelters for his position in the build up to the second goal the other night is off their rocker. Players had covered for his position upfield and he remained where he was to provide an outlet in the event we won it back. Those covering (Lindelof, McTominay and Fred) were just poor.
Why is Lindelof involved in this? He covered AWB's position. Mikhi had three United players around him and they let him make that pass into open space. AWB does just jog back when they break. He rarely sprints back. Even Bruno and Rashford sometimes beat him to get back and defend.
Roma 3:2 Man Utd
The drop in quality from AWB to Williams is scary.
Thanks god we've had Wan Bissaka fit this season, we literally don't have proper back-up option for him.
Why do you think Ole blew half the budget on him.
Taking him out for 45 minutes made me appreciate just how good he is.
Thankfully the season is nearly over because if he gets injured we are royally screwed.
Still doesnt get anywhere near enough credit for his defensive output. This is where he ranks in the world against his peers in fullback positions.
This is Maguire who would be our other strength in defending
Maguire and our other defenders can have lower numbers in their defensive percentiles because AWB is one of the best in the world at most of them and will reduce the amount of attacks we face. The one that he's not very good at, in the air, Maguire is very good at.
I dont think it work that way. By looking at the numbers like that you ignore how a defence is organized. As an example, if you man-mark, like Leeds, you will make alot of tackles and interceptions. If you play zonal, like most other teams, you will probably make less.
Liverpool and Man City makes few tackles and interceptions. It is not just due to high possession-numbers, but also how they press and defend as a team.
I’m think AWB made good progress. But he still have poor positional awareness and is mediocre in the buildup. I worry that as we progress as a team his biggest attributes will be of less value to us, and his biggest weakness (buildup) will make him a problem for us. Hopefully he can continue improving.
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Outstanding player, have always said so and laugh when posters have suggested we ‘wasted so much money on him.’
He’s also developing well going forward as I expected. He’s much better on the ball than people realise due to his erratic dribbling style, he also has a very good ability to beat a man with pace or tidy turns, he has very good control under pressure and very rarely hoofs it out of play - instead always looking to link up and beat the press instead.
On the last point, this is something that has improved immensely under Ole. There is now a real desire for players to link and out-work the opposition press. For a long time it was safety first and put it in row z, from the likes of Smalling, Jones etc.
He’s also developing well going forward as I expected. He’s much better on the ball than people realise due to his erratic dribbling style, he also has a very good ability to beat a man with pace or tidy turns, he has very good control under pressure and very rarely hoofs it out of play - instead always looking to link up and beat the press instead.
On the last point, this is something that has improved immensely under Ole. There is now a real desire for players to link and out-work the opposition press. For a long time it was safety first and put it in row z, from the likes of Smalling, Jones etc.
He's a very good player and pretty underrated.
I'd love to see us start setting traps in the opposition's final third with AWB, his ability to win the ball should be used higher up the field allowing the front 4 to counter from him winning the ball
Aston Villa 1:3 Man Utd
Passed to Pogba for the penalty and Greenwood for the 2nd. Slipped some nice intricate passes through today. Is developing into a fine player - will be exciting to see him next season.
Played well again today
Very good performance. Great goal saving tackle and some good passing
Having a great end to the season. Loved watching his development since he came to the club.
Saved Lindelof with that block on the edge of the area after he was shrugged off the ball near the end.
Good game from AWB other than the time he overcommitted and let El Ghazi slip by him. Might seem simple but I loved how he drove forward and made a progressive pass to Greenwood for the second goal instead of just delegating to Bruno who was next to him. Sort of thing he seems to be making a conscious effort to do lately
Very important block on Watkins at 2-1.
Great again, he's in top form.
The guy is fantastic, has really come into his own this season. And nowhere near his prime.
He's really improving as a player. He probably feels confident he belongs at the club and play with his more illustrious teammates.
My MOTM, was a threat going forward, played a smart pass for Mason's goal and made a big block against Watkins at 2-1.
Amazing game
He has improved so much
Just shows what happens when you give a young player time and game time
He has improved so much
Just shows what happens when you give a young player time and game time
Cracking performance, making a lot of the caf experts eat their words.
This is only his third full season as a professional really. He’s not without faults, but he’s held to an unfair standard I think.
One little mistake when he missed a sliding clearance/tackle but that was it from what I could see. Good performance.
He, Maguire and Bruno have been superb signings.
Aaron has the potential to get even better IMO.
More of the same this summer please..
Aaron has the potential to get even better IMO.
More of the same this summer please..
Decent performance and a valuable assist to Greenwood. His attacking output has definitely improved lately
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His attacking play is improving thank god, starting to look like a class RB now.
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