Dwight Yorke is surprisingly passionate about Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s role at Manchester United.
The treble winner had his say on the recent affairs at his former club as they approach the end of what’s been a turbulent campaign.
As is always the case, the season drawing to a close means United are linked with new faces every single day. Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s arrival has filled the Old Trafford faithful with optimism that the squad can be bolstered sufficiently enough to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Manchester City and Arsenal next term.
One player who is thought to be on the shortlist of Red Devils chiefs is Bayer Leverkusen starlet Jeremie Frimpong, an attack-minded wingback with 13 goals and 11 assists to his name in all competitions.
However, reports suggest that the club will only pursue the 23-year-old if they’re able to sell Wan-Bissaka beforehand. That would then leave only Diogo Dalot as the senior right-back option until another is sought.
Yorke left perplexed by Ten Hag’s tactics
Yorke weighed in on the speculation recently, saying (as cited by The Sun): “If Jeremie Frimpong is a bit fragile defensively, then he’ll be bought for a certain system by the manager.
“Nowadays, fullbacks play much higher up the pitch and can play in all types of systems, but I don’t know how Erik ten Hag wants to play. Man United already have a good right back in Aaron Wan-Bissaka, but you can say he’s the opposite of Frimpong, great defensively but not that great going forward.”
“When we attack, we should be letting Wan Bissaka sit back and offer more defensive protection, handling the one-on-one on the wing,” he argued. “But instead, he’s told to bomb up the wing and try to take on a player, which he can’t do.
“Erik ten Hag should take away Wan-Bissaka’s attacking duties and make him defend. Then, they can have some solidarity in the defence. Instead, Wan-Bissaka, who doesn’t score or create, run around like a headless chicken in the opposition box, running in his teammates’ way.
“It’s not rocket science. Watching this unfold is crazy. The one thing you need in the defence is to be able to defend one-on-one. Just let him f—ing defend.”
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