Now, I will say that it’s incredibly hard to criticise Aaron Wan-Bissaka – he has been exceptional for West Ham on the whole this season.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka has spoken about how happy he is at West Ham, and we’re very happy to have him as well.
However, there are clearly a few things that he needs to improve upon.
The 27-year-old is by no means perfect.He is caught out of position fairly often, although that has improved under Graham Potter in all fairness to him.His unbelievable recovery pace makes up for his mistakes most of the time, but he still needs to improve upon his positioning if he is to reach the very top.
And something he did just before Everton scored their equaliser at Goodison Park on Saturday simply wasn’t good enough.
What Aaron Wan-Bissaka did during Everton vs West Ham was shameful
The right-back was pretty solid throughout the game, although he was nowhere near his best.
Better things lie ahead of Wan-Bissaka and West Ham, that’s for sure.
However, he did something today that was quite simply unacceptable.
As the ball was launched into the Hammers’ penalty box by Vitaliy Mykolenko in the 90th minute, Wan-Bissaka was marking Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite.However, the 27-year-old completely ducked the header, which enabled the Toffees to keep the attacking phase of play alive, and they eventually scored the heartbreaking equaliser.
It was a really poor action from the former Manchester United and Crystal Palace man.
Why Wan-Bissaka really joined West Ham
Many Hammers fans believed that the pacy right-back only joined the Hammers because it meant that he could return to live in his native London.
There were also suggestions that the huge pay packet offered to him helped twist his arm.
However, he has insisted that the exciting project and the brilliant squad at the London Stadium was what tempted him into joining us:
“I can see the team we have here and how hungry they are to become the team that they want to become.
“It looks as if the project the Head Coach has the Club heading towards is positive, and it’s something that I am proud to be a part of.“
Aaron Wan-Bissaka will undoubtedly be a hugely important player for West Ham.
However, it will do him good to watch a video of his role in Everton’s equaliser today, and learn from it.
We can’t be having our defenders ducking headers late on in games when we’re holding on to a lead.
