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2022-23 Performances

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5.8 Season Average Rating
Appearances
42
Clean sheets
19
Goals
2
Assists
2
Yellow cards
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Don't know what to say anymore. How is he a PL player, let alone for us.
 
MadDogg said:
He did much better this time than he did against ASM last time. Not great, but better.

Still hasn't really got going since the World Cup.
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yeah the left side was where Newcastle were getting all the joy in the first half. Dalot did ok but a bit meh. AWB clearly should be first choice at the moment and would have started had he not been ill.
 
I'm back to AWB.

At least AWB can attempt crosses and beat a man occasionally with that herky-jerky dribble.

Dalot just does nothing. I hate his dumb fouls too.

He's a better passer than AWB and has a better touch and technique but AWB offers more in a game.
 
Dumpster fire of a right-back. We have had some really bad players at RB since Rafael declined, but, holy fecking shit, does the guy even know how to defend instead of letting the opponent gain more yards?
 
Proper shite. I don't think he's even better on the ball than awb at the moment. Awb unconventional but somehow can make things happen.
 
Lost every tackle , every header. He's been proper shit since WC
 
His performances all season have been poor. Could of half decent performances in good team wins before the WC has massively inflated his ability. So limited in defence and is shockingly poor going forward. If he was English, the pitch forks would have been out long before now.
Came with so much promise but we haven’t seen anything to suggest he is any good.
 
How the feck can he still not cross a ball?

Surely it should be something he's working on every day to the point where there's at least a noticeable improvement but if anything it's getting worse.
 
He should have signed his contract extension in the fall when he was playing good. He hasn't played good in a while now and instead of giving him a big contract and looking for a backup RB, we should be looking for a starting RB this summer and giving him a contract that reflects his backup role.

His drop off in form seems to coincide with the Ronaldo departure, there were quite tight, maybe that has affected him.
 
Despite Wan-Bissaka being a clearly superior right back this guy starts every week and AWB is constantly linked away.
 
Does he have a further year's extension on his contract? think it runs out in the summer?

I thought he was our most improved player early on in the season. Seems to have regressed.
 
redcucumber said:
Neither are good enough. It's clear as day at this point.
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We definitely need a new RB but of the two I'd keep Wan Bissaka over Dalot as back-up. AWB has improved immensely this season on the ball and is just a better defender than Dalot.
 
I think I missed the part in the early season where he was a Cafu regen , he's always been rather underwhelming to me.
 
I don't know what happened after the world cup that his level has dropped so much. He even managed to bench Cancelo in Portugal ffs.

In tired of his ups and downs, always the same with him. He struggles with consistency the problem being his bottom level is really really low.

We seriously need a new RB to be a starter, at this moment I would rather keep AWB than Dalot for rotation option.
 
FrankDrebin said:
I think I missed the part in the early season where he was a Cafu regen , he's always been rather underwhelming to me.
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You do know he could be good without being ''Cafu regen'' good right? He was good before the World Cup and the injuries. Maybe it was that famous purple patch people here love to put on players but he was actually playing well.

Personally i think he is an okay player for a big club. He seems fairly decent at most things. He can defend fine, he does fine when going forward but isnt really elite at anything. Good enough for the squad and he could be part of a winning team if that team has other really good players.
 
He looks like he has attacking ability but then does hardly anything.

I wonder if Ten Hag will try improve on Dalot and keep wan Bissaka as a specialist 1 v 1 defender or go for two similar style players with better attacking ability.
 
redcucumber said:
Neither are good enough. It's clear as day at this point.
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Totally agree.

Never rated either of them, at least I don't think I have.

AWB and Dalot get given the run around most weeks by average wingers. It's gone beyond a joke how poor they are at the very basic aspects of being a full back. They aren't solid defensively and offer shag all going forward.

If anyone remembers one of Nevilles last games at Stoke he was given taken off at half time I think he was roasted by Etherington. His last game against West Brom. He was run into the ground by Graeme fecking Dorrans, was lucky not to see red. It was probably the first time in his career we saw him struggle against such players. He hadn't been great for a year or two, but this showed he was just finished, AWB and Dalot struggle against almost any wingers who just decide to run at them.

Anyway, my point being these two guys are in better shape and much younger and still are probably not even at the same level as a legless mid 30s Gary Neville. Neither of them ever were or will be good enough.
 
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Oranges038 said:
AWB and Dalot get given the run around most weeks by average wingers. AWB and Dalot struggle against almost any wingers who just decide to run at them.
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What are you on about?

Dalot was given the runaround by a very tricky winger but just about held his own.

AWB has never struggled against a winger who just ran at him, ever. He's basically the best full back I've ever seen 1 v 1.

Complete and utter drivel
 
Olecurls99 said:
What are you on about?

Dalot was given the runaround by a very tricky winger but just about held his own.

AWB has never struggled against a winger who just ran at him, ever. He's basically the best full back I've ever seen 1 v 1.

Complete and utter drivel
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Hahaha..

Ever see Dennis Irwin?

Ashley Cole?

Maldini?

Gary Neville?

Zambrotta?

Zanetti?

yeah drivel.... I've seen enough football to know these two guys are useless full backs, nowhere near PL quality. As if being a good 1v1 defender is good enough to see you play for a top team. Like I said they aren't even at the same level as a legless 36 year old Gary Neville.
 
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After a string of underwhelming performances, he was decent in defense at least. His attacking game was meh.
 
led_scholes said:
After a string of underwhelming performances, he was decent in defense at least. His attacking game was meh.
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He was up against Rico Henry, a LWB so it shouldn't really be a surprise he did OK defensively.

Still no real attacking output from a supposed attacking RB.
 
I’m starting to question how much better is his attacking compared to AWB. He flatters to deceive.
He is a con artist and always fools us into thinking, he is doing better than he is actually done.
Defensively we are seeing his gradual progression but that’s to be expected, he is still young for a defender.
 
KikiDaKats said:
I’m starting to question how much better is his attacking compared to AWB. He flatters to deceive.
He is a con artist and always fools us into thinking, he is doing better than he is actually done.
Defensively we are seeing his gradual progression but that’s to be expected, he is still young for a defender.
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Valid, he's not some brilliant attacking fullback by any means. Just better on the eye than out of form AWB.
 
I don't think he combines well with Anthony, both like to play quite narrow and come inside. And his attacking output for a supposed attacking right back is pretty poor really.

He's neat and tidy and got a nice technique but he is a bit play it safe and rotate. Rather than playing expansive passes or crosses.

I think A.W.B would be a better foil for Anthony because likes to drive with the ball on the outside and will make overlapping runs all day to help make space for Anthony
 
Oranges038 said:
Hahaha..

Ever see Dennis Irwin?

Ashley Cole?

Maldini?

Gary Neville?

Zambrotta?

Zanetti?

yeah drivel.... I've seen enough football to know these two guys are useless full backs, nowhere near PL quality. As if being a good 1v1 defender is good enough to see you play for a top team. Like I said they aren't even at the same level as a legless 36 year old Gary Neville.
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They are evidently both premier league level.

Do we need an upgrade? Yes absolutely. AWB isn’t just a good one on one defender he’s freakish the tackles he can make. Dalot is a bit of an all rounder but good pro.

Neither are maybe ideal starting United level although I do feel AWB’s talents have their place at almost any club when your defending a lead.
 
Oranges038 said:
I've seen enough football to know these two guys are useless full backs, nowhere near PL quality.
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Yeah that's nonsense.

That's why it's hard to take any posts seriously when things like "not a PL quality" is spouted so randomly and in most threads.
 
I thought he played well without really contributing anything outstanding, which is holding him back from becoming a top player. Those shots from 20 yard are pretty annoying, you feel like the top full backs would be more creative in those situations.

He takes up very good positions when we have the ball though, it’s clear he’s listening to what Ten Hag is telling him to do. He makes it look much more natural than AWB when he steps into midfield, or even between Rashford and Antony at times yesterday.

One them will have to be sold, unless Ten Hag is happy with his options, and I still think Dalot has the bigger ceiling. It might come down to who can fetch the bigger fee.
 
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