Is that a trend across all teams out of interest? Would be interesting to see the data.
If so many be because you get a lot more right footed left forwards who cut in and score versus the opposite?
Unpopular (AKA fickle) opinion time on AWB.....
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If so many be because you get a lot more right footed left forwards who cut in and score versus the opposite?
Teams score more vs Shaw than Wan Bissaka for me mate.
I'm not saying Shaw is poor but more goals come from his and Maguires side than Varane and Wan Bissaka's side.
He's actually playing worse. Looks tired all the time.
Ah sorry I misunderstood, thought you were saying clubs in general (in all their games) score more from the left versus the right. You are actually right so far this season though.
This season: Newcastle goal mainly on Maguire but Shaw gets turned by Almiron and then doesn’t get back into position (although I don’t think he’d have been able to anyway once he’d been turned). Goal scored from our left side.
Southampton Bruno dispossessed on the LW. Adam’s scored centrally. Looking at this I’d probably blame Maguire again for doing to stupid Bobby Moore leg drop and giving Adam’s a shooting opportunity.
Leeds also from left side, rocket from Ayling. Probably on Pogba as Shaw can’t step up as there’s a man outside. Great finish as well so no one to criticise too much.
Young Boys. Goal from left side cross in and Lingard’s error from the right.
Anything to back that up? Any stats or website you could point us to in order to check this out?
If true, its probably due to the fact that Shaw spends a lot more time in the opposition half than AWB does, you can check their respective heatmaps to varify that.
My big worry with AWB is his laziness at getting back inot position, he seems to believe that a last ditch challenge will bail him out of any trouble he gets into, when he could eradicate that challenge by getting back into position quicker in the first place.
I think he has improved going forward since he joined - his decision making and crossing is definitely better in my opinion.
However, what hasn't changed is his general clumsiness and discomfort on the ball. When he receives it, he seems to need to take a few touches just to trap and control it, by which time he's under pressure and he seems flummoxed.
However, what hasn't changed is his general clumsiness and discomfort on the ball. When he receives it, he seems to need to take a few touches just to trap and control it, by which time he's under pressure and he seems flummoxed.
How can you improve your basic footballing abilities? He's a great 1 v 1 defender and a remarkably average player at everything else
He's worse than my mother on the ball, and she's 61.
I agree that he's a good tackler but his massive issues are positioning and, of course, being able to control and pass that round thing. He's 23 and, other than positioning, no way in hell he can learn to hit, stop and pass a ball. I mean he's had 15 years of doing it the same way, you can't replace that muscle memory overnight and while you still need to be playing EPL football.
Always laugh when I remember he came through Palace’s academy as a winger, before switching late to full back. How did he last so long at a high level academy in an attacking position?
People forget he was just 21 when we signed him and threw him straight into the first team. There were no other senior right backs at the club to help him ease him in. He had only one full season at senior level with Palace before joining us. He went straight from that to playing 50 odd games a season with next to zero rest. It's no wonder he looks tired.
I actually feel a bit sorry for him; most other top clubs would have treated him as a young squad player behind a more experienced full back. It's not his fault we've had bigger fires to put out every window so we just decide to gamble and overplay him instead.
I do worry that he might not be good enough anymore.
When we signed him he was a major upgrade in that department, and because we were predominantly a counter-attacking team he fitted the system really well. He just had to focus on winning the ball back, but now he spends more time with the ball at his feet than actually defending.
It might be a case that with the other signings we've moved beyond him, and need a more rounded player now.
I do hope I'm wrong, and he can show progress this year. I think it's telling that most people would agree with Southgate and pick Arnold, James or Trippier to be their RB over AWB though.
When we signed him he was a major upgrade in that department, and because we were predominantly a counter-attacking team he fitted the system really well. He just had to focus on winning the ball back, but now he spends more time with the ball at his feet than actually defending.
It might be a case that with the other signings we've moved beyond him, and need a more rounded player now.
I do hope I'm wrong, and he can show progress this year. I think it's telling that most people would agree with Southgate and pick Arnold, James or Trippier to be their RB over AWB though.
Certainly if you look at the best wide forwards in the PL, it's quite notable how many of them operate on the left compared to the right. Son, Grealish, Sterling, Mane, Rashford, Richarlison, St. Maximin, Neto, Aubameyang. On the right, there are much fewer top names: Saka, Salah, Mahrez, Silva...and that's it, really.
This is why I want Wan Bissaka as part of the squad even if he isn't always part of the first XI.
There is more right footed inverted forward that straight dribble and shoot and Wan Bissaka's one vs one defending is useful than people seem to appreciate.
We don't always need a defensive fullback in our team- but I'm happy to have one in our squad and im happy to have Spider Wan Bissaka as our defensive option
I'm not sure why people are crying around like he is completely useless and we should sell him and stuff.
People who think he's good defensively need to be reminded how Leipzig targeted him when they beat us last year.
Sure, he's a great 1v1 defender and is a brilliant tackler, but his positional awareness and overall defending skills are lacking.
As some posters like to remind us from time to time, Maldini once said something along the lines that if he had to make a tackle, he had already made a mistake.
The above, coupled with his obvious technical and attacking deficiencies is why I think he has no business being the starting RB for Manchester United.
We're supposed to play on the front foot, but it's hard when almost every attacking move that goes through your RB breaks down, and the opposition clearly targets him when we're in possession, game in game out.
Sure, he's a great 1v1 defender and is a brilliant tackler, but his positional awareness and overall defending skills are lacking.
As some posters like to remind us from time to time, Maldini once said something along the lines that if he had to make a tackle, he had already made a mistake.
The above, coupled with his obvious technical and attacking deficiencies is why I think he has no business being the starting RB for Manchester United.
We're supposed to play on the front foot, but it's hard when almost every attacking move that goes through your RB breaks down, and the opposition clearly targets him when we're in possession, game in game out.
I'll be honest, didn't know he had this in him. Looks like an actual footballer out there.
He’s been class. Point to prove, obviously. His footwork is so good when he’s on top of his game.
Not so long ago he looked completely shot but has been much improved recently.
He was never as bad footballer as lots of people on here were claiming, another case of short term memory this place suffers of.
Rediscovering old form! Well done to him.
Proper manager can do wonders with players
Still an unbelievable slide tackler.
One on one he's the best in the world.
The Guy could have prime Ronaldinho running at him and I would be fully confident AWB would stop him.
The Guy could have prime Ronaldinho running at him and I would be fully confident AWB would stop him.
This is even better than old form. This is almost like we signed a new right back over the Christmas
Exactly. I love to see it. Totally dominant player. Shut down Zaha like he aint nothing. Next to Varane and Casemiro, he really has the proper stability to play without fear and when he is like that he is unstoppable.
Playing very well at the moment, on current form I don't think there is much between AWB and Dalot. I would say Dalot is better offensively and AWB is better defensively but performance wise they are pretty level.
Who is this guy?
In this form, Bissaka should be starting also when Dalot is back. Dalot has been good, but Bissaka has been better. Simple as.
Reborn
I have no idea how he improves his attacking game so much but im not complaining.
Agreed, his quality on the ball has been great today, looked calm and confident. Long may it continue.
The Wan-naissance
With Ole gone, players can actually be coached.
Don't jinx it.
Here here
dude looks great today so far.
first choice now I reckon
Yep I'm all for going with everything ETH touches is magic but to give credit to others some players are just returning to the form we already know they're capable of
Ragnick fooled so many into believing there wasn't a good RB in AWB
I'd still go with Dalot personally, he's one that ETH has absolutely worked wonders with
I'd be more than happy to keep AWB as well though, need two for every position
The crazy thing about AWB is that as a teenager he was a right winger. He must have had something as a winger for palace to sign him before they moved him to right back.
Maybe we have better players.
Mcfred to Casemeriksen
I reckon Ole could get a tune outta them