Fulham ace Ryan Sessegnon has issued an honest admission about a West Ham defender he hates playing against.
The 25-year-old plays in a plethora of positions for the Cottagers, including left-back, wing-back and left-wing as well.
Due to this, he finds himself in the final third more often than not, and that is when he encountered a West Ham United defender, whom he found it hard to get past.
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Ryan Sessegnon shares why Aaron Wan-Bissaka is hard to play against
Sessegnon made a reference to a game in which he played on the left wing and came up against Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
The DR Congo international was the right-back and by what the Fulham player is saying, had a good outing against them.
The English defender claims that Wan-Bissaka did not give him any space all game and was very tight on him.
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The West Ham right-back is known for his defensive abilities and he’s also quick, so he does not let too many players run in behind him.
In his view, it was due to the Hammers’ full-back that Fulham lost the game.
Sessegnon told One on One from Sky Sports: “I was playing on left wing. I was against Aaron Wan-Bissaka. And obviously, he is known for slide tackling.
“He wasn’t giving me a yard. The whole game was really tight on me. But it was difficult.
“And then we obviously lost the game. And you go from there and then the next game is Tottenham away. And it’s like another level again.”
How can West Ham deal with Wan-Bissaka’s absence?
It is certainly going to be difficult for Nuno to deal with Wan-Bissaka’s absence in the coming weeks.
The 28-year-old is away on international duty with DR Congo at the Africa Cup of Nations.
His return will hinge on when and if Congo get eliminated from the competition, and in case they don’t, he will be back in the third week of January.
Against Manchester City on Saturday, Nuno is likely to deploy Kyle Walker-Peters as either a right-back or a wing-back.
With El Hadji Malick Diouf also not available, it could be time for Ollie Scarles to get a regular run of games.
The AFCON will give both Walker-Peters and Scarles a chance to prove to Nuno why they deserve to be getting more minutes than they currently are.
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