The ideal way to play AWB is to pass it round him. His positional sense is still not that great and he relies on his speed to get back into position. Ward reads the game better but doesn't have the speed. Give AWB another year or so and he will be the finished article.

I am not stating in any way or form that Ward is a better player than AWB but I can't imagine that anyone this weekend was commenting that we missed AWB on the pitch. We kept a clean sheet and Ward will hold his own as he is a good defender. AWB wont be missed as much as people think but we still badly need cover for Ward.

Edited by EddieMac (12 Aug 2019 12.01pm)

We’ve only played one game. Wait until we’re a month or two in. A lot on here seem to have forgotten the image of wardy being beaten and scrambling back to stop the cross going in, which he often didn’t. There’s been lots of other mishaps.

He’s good for a good run of games as stand in but not 38 games or 9 months. Not even 4-5 months. He’ll get found out And targeted. Watch after the first winger roasts him and it’s on the pre match videos of all of our opponents.

What are we going to do when he gets injured?

Can anybody name another team anywhere in the professional leagues of Europe that only has one right back? Genuine curiosity.

We’ve only played one game. Wait until we’re a month or two in. A lot on here seem to have forgotten the image of wardy being beaten and scrambling back to stop the cross going in, which he often didn’t. There’s been lots of other mishaps.

He’s good for a good run of games as stand in but not 38 games or 9 months. Not even 4-5 months. He’ll get found out And targeted. Watch after the first winger roasts him and it’s on the pre match videos of all of our opponents.