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Serge Aurier

Jon said:
I do feel happier having a proper right back there now, with KWP as first under study also getting good game time to help him develop.

Aurier does have the massive ability to sod it all up again next time he plays, with successions of foul throws, daft free kicks and insane penalty concessions of course!

Fingers crossed he’s finally got it nailed, even if he’s only playing well to prove a point, or get his move back to PSG!
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I think we should probably cease with the foul throw rhetoric now. He had 3 of them in a single game but I don't recall any since.

I thought it was remarkable how much better we looked this weekend when finally having a right back on the pitch who was prepared to give us attacking width. Aurier's starting position was high and wide, this didn't allow Van Arnholt to defend the centre, opening up huge amounts of space in the middle that I thought Son exploited excellently (often being found by very good, quick, line breaking passes from Sissoko).

I thought that after a shaky start in 2017/18, Aurier gave our best right performances last season but was unlucky with injury. He is now clearly the best right back in our squad by quite a considerable margin and needs to play until his performance is sub-standard enough to get him dropped and one of KYP or Foyth steps in and does better (although I don't see either of them doing so).
 
Armchair Expert said:
Maybe, maybe not. I think we can all see he is never going to be a TAA. Can't we? Maybe I'm being unfair...

Young players really do need time. I never thought Tammy Abraham had it in him but looks like he might well do. Clearly, though, Aurier is a far, far better bet at the moment than KWP. Hard to see that changing any time soon.
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I don't think TAA is too far ahead of KWP really. The ability of the two players is probably reasonably similar. KWP could do with experience that comes through playing. That's why IMO he really should've been out on loan last season when we had two proper reasonably experienced fullbacks in the squad. Now we're asking him to learn as he plays and that may cost us a few points here and there.
 
braineclipse said:
Some of the criticism Aurier gets can be aimed at KWP and Foyth as well. Difference is that they're both young players and are probably more likely to improve as they gain experience.

Quite a lot of the criticism of Aurier is recognizable from his time at PSG. He's 26, starting his third season with us, and is yet to show that he can be consistent and reliable over a resizable period of time. That might come, it might not, until it does the jury remains out for me and young players with potential remain well and truly in contention.
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First season in England for a player from a league overseas I would always tend to ignore. Last season I thought Aurier's performances were actually good, there just weren't enough of them due to injury.
 
We may never know what's going on in his personal life, whether there really is a situation that could have been served by leaving England.
 
Think he was falsely accused of domestic violence last year.

Would explain him wanting to leave. If he's now resolved he's issues at home and stays fit, the position is he's to lose.
 
Finney Is Back said:
I think we should probably cease with the foul throw rhetoric now. He had 3 of them in a single game but I don't recall any since.
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Sorry, but I maintain it was a fair comment in the context of the entire post and the overall points raised. A post which started with “I do feel happier having a proper right back (Aurier) there now”!

Incidentally, can anyone name a player who’s on two foul throws?....
 
Finney Is Back said:
I don't think TAA is too far ahead of KWP really. The ability of the two players is probably reasonably similar. KWP could do with experience that comes through playing. That's why IMO he really should've been out on loan last season when we had two proper reasonably experienced fullbacks in the squad. Now we're asking him to learn as he plays and that may cost us a few points here and there.
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Defensively TAA still has loads to learn but his crosses are different class. He consistently pings great passes and crosses to the box, sometimes fro the halfway line!

On the whole I agree Aurier is the best right back. The only question marks I have are his character and fitness.
 
Jurgen the German said:
Defensively TAA still has loads to learn but his crosses are different class. He consistently pings great passes and crosses to the box, sometimes fro the halfway line!

On the whole I agree Aurier is the best right back. The only question marks I have are his character and fitness.
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TAA is a great footballing RB. Yeah he has a weakness defensively and can get caught out but his attacking side is truly world class for his position

Aurier unfortunately has no part of his name as TAA level IMO
 
Jon said:
Sorry, but I maintain it was a fair comment in the context of the entire post and the overall points raised. A post which started with “I do feel happier having a proper right back (Aurier) there now”!

Incidentally, can anyone name a player who’s on two foul throws?....
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I disagree. The foul throw thing happened in a single game and hasn't happened since. That suggests to me that he doesn't have massive ability to sod it all up again next time he plays, with successions of foul throws. It suggests that he has made a conscious effort to improve that aspect.
 
Finney Is Back said:
I disagree. The foul throw thing happened in a single game and hasn't happened since. That suggests to me that he doesn't have massive ability to sod it all up again next time he plays, with successions of foul throws. It suggests that he has made a conscious effort to improve that aspect.
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If he does another one, any time, ever in the future now, you owe me a pint! ;-)
 
Finney Is Back said:
I disagree. The foul throw thing happened in a single game and hasn't happened since. That suggests to me that he doesn't have massive ability to sod it all up again next time he plays, with successions of foul throws. It suggests that he has made a conscious effort to improve that aspect.
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Has he taken one since?
 
SteveAWOL said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1172919651350777857
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This sums it up. His defensive concentration is fundamental. Historically he’s lapsed in defensive focus/awareness/concentration.

Going forward he’s got zip, if he can add defensive concentration he’s the boy. His athleticism is good. His commitment is good, just having that defensive vision as it were to see what’s brewing and where to position himself - that is what has been missing. Add that and he’s potentially a top full back. Fail to add it, and he’s a liability.


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parklane1 said:
I am amazed how many players make foul throws ( if you watch it happens in all games), i know three in one game is a lot but i really think that he took far too much slagging for it. (imo)
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In the same game their full backs did as many and only got pulled up on one
 
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