I think he’d be a cult hero.777Kidnappings wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2026 12:36 pm Thought AWB was really good yesterday. Actually think wed really appreciate him here. Absolutely lightyears ahead of o brien and patterson.
We haven’t had a competent right back since the last time Seamus Coleman was physically up to the PL.
Put someone who defends well 1v1, takes up the right positions off the ball, and makes the right runs for his teammates in there and he’ll look like prime Cafu to us even if he’s a bit shit with the ball at his feet.
Worth noting that Seamus, who I love and respect immensely, was a bit crap at actually kicking the ball but made up for it with relentless energy and taking up the right positions at both ends of the pitch. Don’t think AWB is massively off that level. He’s not picking out pinpoint crosses like Baines but we don’t even need that to upgrade.
We can do better than AWB, yeah, but I don’t think he’s as poor a choice as it feels.