29 Aug 2022 21:26:35
News floating around and confirmed by David Ornstein that we have had approaches for AWB but we are not looking to sell.

Seems foolish to me, if we can get anywhere near 20-25m for him, it's a good deal and we already have a readymade replacement in Brandon Williams added to the fact that Lindelof or McTom could cover if we have an injury crisis. We also have Phil Jones still around.
Mad to not sell AWB.

1.) 29 Aug 2022
29 Aug 2022 22:05:51
Williams wouldn’t get in a Subbuteo team.

2.) 30 Aug 2022
30 Aug 2022 01:41:20
Williams is far from a ready-made replacement. And I don't feel dalot is the answer either. AWB is awful though.

3.) 30 Aug 2022
30 Aug 2022 02:19:52
Bit too big for the pitch Spenno?

4.) 30 Aug 2022
30 Aug 2022 05:15:37
Dalot is young and if you check he's on very low wages.
Think he's been improving ever since Ralf started him.
Our of Brandon, Dalot and AWB Dalot seems to have the highest sealing.
I'm happy to be patient with him as he's good on the ball and can run with the ball on his feet.
His crossing is wayward, but he did assist Bruno so it is improving.
Defensively he's not good but last 2 games he's been tight.

5.) 30 Aug 2022
30 Aug 2022 06:22:20
I would not sell awb for peanuts and given what players are going for he is worth more than what's been reported as a potential sale. I can see why the club has decided to keep him if we don't get a offer that is acceptable.

Defensively he is the best we have and some games you will need that. I remmeber a couple of years ago he put a lid on mbappe in that psg game and covered him one on one most of the game.

6.) 30 Aug 2022
30 Aug 2022 07:50:37
Nothing changes
I agree i'd keep awb if our coach is good with improving young player awb isn't old at all and like you said he's our best defensive fallback in the squad his strength will be needed during the season for sure specially considering dalot picks up yellows so easily he's already on 2! At least i didn't catchbthe Brentford game could be 3 yellows.

7.) 30 Aug 2022
30 Aug 2022 08:32:30
AWB has no hope. He is nowhere near smart enough to play the way we are trying to play. There are a few more that will prove to be the same but I'd take whatever is on offer for AWB as we need to be aiming for the best in every position (like Chelsea, Liverpool, city) and he is nowhere near.

8.) 30 Aug 2022
30 Aug 2022 09:33:17
AWB started very well. Just never been coached at all under us. He’s regressed as a player.

Let’s see what ETH can do with him before we discard.

9.) 30 Aug 2022
30 Aug 2022 09:39:56
While I'd expect EtH to be able to improve most players in certain aspects, what holds AWB back most is his technical ability.

There isn't a great deal you can do to improve a nearly 25 year old professional footballer in terms of the basics of touch, control, passing etc. You can improve them tactically, teach them new aspects of the game, get them playing in a system that better integrates their skillset etc.

But AWB will always have a loose touch and wayward passing.

I don't buy into the idea that he's fantastic defensively either. He's probably the best slide tackler in the league. But if you listen to Paulo Maldini on the art of defending (which is always a good idea) then he says that if you have to go to ground or make a tackle then as a defender you've already made a mistake.

Which kind of asks the question if AWB is so good defensively then why does he have to put in so many last ditch tackles? If he marked the space properly, worked well with his teammates then he should be able to usher the threat away without ever having to go to ground and risk giving away the foul.

His positioning and reading of the game is poor, his technical ability is low, he has zero impact in an offensive sense and he is weak in the air defending crosses or set pieces.

I'm not sure there is a lot to work with to be honest.

If the frankly ridiculous rumours of Barcelona wanting to do a straight swap of Dest for AWB then I'd snatch their hands off and ride off into the sunset chuckling to myself.

10.) 30 Aug 2022
30 Aug 2022 12:08:59
NC.

Please watch that PSG match again.
AWB did do well in that match, but his performance was made to look better by the guy who really pocketed Mbappe - Tuanzebe.

AWB is a defender with absolutely no game IQ, his tackling ability is what it is - the only elite ability he has.
Now, when you consider how his positional ineptitude impacts other defenders, it serves as reason enough to sell him.

That said, I wouldn't let him go for less than £20m - the going rate for a PL RB who's only just better than average.

11.) 30 Aug 2022
30 Aug 2022 13:48:56
The dislike for Wan-Bissaka I can see. His lunging late save the day tackles are great and all that but its his lack of football intelligence that gets him in a tight spot in the first place quite often. He is also woeful going forward. How he topped a database of 804 potential RBs is beyond anyone with a pair of eyes.

Not quite getting the hate for Williams though. Thought he did well in his breakout season and has a bit of bite and passion about him. Was playing out of position too as RB his natural position.

Looks as though our business is done for the season. Both fullbacks are key positions and strongly suspect RB and of course a top class striker are the priorities for next season but I'm happy with Williams backing up Dalot given we were never going to get an entire new starting XI in one window. We have got 5 which I think is pretty good going tbh.

12.) 30 Aug 2022
30 Aug 2022 14:21:22
Very similar thoughts Halesini.
We also still have Taunzebe who hasn't been loaned and he can also play RB.

The only reason I see ETH keeping AWB is when we are 1-0 and ETH can bring AWB to close the game out. Nothing else, which might not be ideal but something that's needed to close the game out.

There's still January for us to let a couple more like AWB go. But thinking we will get more money for him next window is idiotic.

13.) 31 Aug 2022
31 Aug 2022 08:27:43
Woggle

I remember the game very well and before playing them I thought they would murder us. There must have been 3 or 4 times wide open mbappe vs awb and we were caught high up the pitch and I thought he was going to do what he does run past the defender and score but awb stayed with him and actually took the ball off him.

He is poor going forward and agree with comments in terms of positioning and his tendency to lose sight of players making runs behind him but when facing up at any winger/ forward yet to see one get better of him. He is not worth 50 mil but worth a lot more than the peanuts that's being reported.

There are lot worse right backs going for a lot more money atm.