AdminA West Ham United defender has earned a place in DR Congo’s World Cup squad despite the club’s dreadful Premier League campaign, with the full-back one of the few players to emerge from the season with any credit.
The Hammers are staring relegation in the face and require a remarkable turn of events to survive. Tottenham must lose both of their remaining league fixtures, while West Ham would still need to beat Leeds United on the final day to avoid the drop.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s individual performances have largely remained steady throughout the chaos surrounding Nuno Espirito Santo’s side at the London Stadium.
The right-back has featured in 25 Premier League matches this season, starting 23 of them, and has contributed two assists along the way.
He has also created two big chances and averaged 0.7 key passes per game, underlining his importance going forward.
Defensively, the former Manchester United man has continued to show reliability in difficult circumstances.
He averages 1.3 tackles, three ball recoveries and 3.8 clearances per match, while winning 51 per cent of his ground duels.
Although West Ham have managed only three clean sheets with him in the side, Wan-Bissaka has rarely looked like the root of their problems.
His call-up is fully deserved and DR Congo will hope his experience can help them make an impression at the tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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