Yet his best performances always come after a run of games. He needs rhythm and unfortunately he keeps getting injured just as he's looking solid.
Winner, for me the glaring moment was when Lozano squared up Aurier on the sideline tried to make a move, then gave up and passed the ball backwards. Tripps on for 15 min and makes a defensive error giving up a FK. Give me the better defender. He can pop in a cross decent enough comparable to other fullbacks. Better defense + average delivery > worse defense + better delivery.
Yes but bottom line neither are good enough and Aurier was / is a perplexing signing from a club that knew for 6 months we needed a RB and had £50m in the bank from selling our previous RB. If that’s what our scouting network throws up then sack the lot of them.
He was a pretty solid player at PSG, I understood the purchase at the time. He said himself not having a preseason was a struggle for him last year, and don't think he could speak English last year. He's been solid for the most part this season, and he shows moments of what he's capable of. It's all about focus for him. He's got all the ability to do the job and he shows glimpses of his full potential.
What did he do today that was so atrocious? You do realize Trippier has literally cost us goals in several recent matches. Including a stupid fucking foul in this exact game!
He was reasonably solid defensively but let’s not kid ourselves that he is peak Walker solid or that he has the same pace and power. Compared to Trippier yes he is a better defender and yes he is quicker and more powerful but that is a really poor benchmark. Offensively he adds nothing and is way behind Trippier, who in my opinion also isn’t the best because he lacks pace and just relies on his crossing. We could and should have purchased way better. Neither player is good enough for a team that wants to challenge for the title. For what it’s worth I think Davies is a left sided Aurier, competent defender but not great and offers nothing offensively.
I think most of us on here were pretty psyched when we signed Aurier. I think he can add some offensively, he and Lucas link decently well over there and he is able to complete a give and go because he has the burst to get past a man.
