We missed Shaw certainly, but that was because we only had 19 year old with no experience replacing him. Shaw tries to get forward, but I looked at his stats the other day and they’re frankly woeful. 7 assists and 1 goal in 8 seasons in the league. Even midtable full backs like
Seamus Coleman,
Erik Pieters and
Patrick Van Aanholt have better stats, despite playing for worse teams. Players like Azpilicuetta and Bellerin are miles ahead, never mind Liverpool and City’s full backs.
I feel like we’ve had Shaw for so long that we’ve forgotten what its like to actually have a real attacking full back and we’ve got used to his very limited attacking contribution. Not saying Reguilon is the answer, but whoever comes in isn’t trying to overcome a high performer.