Very tidy performance. Nothing flash, just does his job. Good start to his career.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 29
- Clean sheets
- 9
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 3
- Yellow cards
- 4
Very confident and composed debut. His use of the ball was very intelligent and his positioning was good as well.
Needs to add a bit more aggression and physical presence into his game though. Failed to break their play a few times despite being at the right position. I'm sure it will get sorted out in time.
Needs to add a bit more aggression and physical presence into his game though. Failed to break their play a few times despite being at the right position. I'm sure it will get sorted out in time.
No dilly-dallying on the ball; and kept it neat and tidy and brought others into play. Still, only his first game, and he wasn't pushed/pressed by QPR though. I'd really like to see what how it goes when we play a team that presses like crazy.
My bad.Really solid, but today was not the biggest test of course.
Yeah he was brilliant.
Gives Herrera and Di Maria the license to go forward.
Gives Herrera and Di Maria the license to go forward.
Very impressed. Early days but if we see more of that then he'll be a very important player here.
Hard not to love him. I can see him benching Carrick for the big games now if he keeps this up.
Great decisions, nearly score from quite a distance. Amsterdam football academy for the win.
I was impressed. Seems to keep the ball moving whenever possible. The blend with Herrera and Di Maria looks very promising. Super shot towards the end. If he keeps that level up, Carrick and Fletcher won't feature too often.
Exactly the type of player we needed. Someone to sit in midfield and pick off their passes, and pick the ball off defenders and pass it to the forward players. A proper Carrick replacement.
After reading the caf experts reviews, I assumed he'd be slow & not physically up to a Premier League match. Odd how he seemed very much on the pace & physically able to cope with whoever he came up against!
1 game in looks like he's been playing here years & looks to be a very able Premier league player. Many more such performances to come
1 game in looks like he's been playing here years & looks to be a very able Premier league player. Many more such performances to come
He wasn't really on the ball for the 15 minutes before half time either, whereas before that he was constantly moving the ball about and dictating the tempo.
Very very promising start. He's like an ungraded Carrick.
Slightly worried about his lack of physical presence mind, especially against the better teams. For people that have seen more of him, is that something he lacks in general?
Slightly worried about his lack of physical presence mind, especially against the better teams. For people that have seen more of him, is that something he lacks in general?
Such a composed and classy player. Like others have said, he's exactly what Hargreaves was intended to be for us. He's got a good range of passing and anticipates things so well. Our midfield just worked brilliantly today and he was a key part of that. Just needs to add a bit more strength and he'll anchor that midfield like a boss.
Had a good game. I wasn't a real supporter of buying him but if he keeps this up i'll change my mind. He's not the fastest player in the world and he isn't that strong but he has a great footballing brain.
Di Maria was obviously MOTM, but Blind was 2nd best for me.
He's a water carrier, and I mean that in the best possible sense. Even though he got forward a couple of times and had a great shot, his main job is to screen the defence, break up the opposition play and play it simple, and he did it brilliantly. He looks like the perfect player for this team - someone who keeps it simple and gives our attacking players more licence to play. Him next to Herrera looks like it's going to be a massive upgrade.
Did simple things very very well today.
Excellent buy for us.
Excellent buy for us.
Lovely performance. We've needed a midfielder who does exactly what he did today for a long time. Kept the ball moving in the right directions and gave di Maria and Herrera freedom to hurt QPR.
It'll be interesting to see if he stays as cool against teams that are, you know... good.
It'll be interesting to see if he stays as cool against teams that are, you know... good.
A great debut today. Put in a great shift, looked good on the ball, battled hard, won a number of headers and tackles and has a powerful shot on him.
A very intelligent player, right place right time. Perfectly weighted passes, good movement off the ball and consistent throughout the entire game. Tougher games ahead of course but it does show what having a good central midfielder does for a side. Its almost criminal that it is an area we neglected for so long.
Finally a decent player to sit in front of the back 4. Really good and simple passing as well.
Very good debut. He isn't the quickest, but he moved the ball quickly, read the game well and was always moving, whichever team had the ball.
The thing I liked the most about him, he knew where to be to keep the passing flowing. Compare it to Fletcher who hid most of the time. It makes a huge difference.
Did what they all said he does. Brought calmness to the team.
Bossed the middle today.....enjoyed watching his peformance....
Looks like hes been with us for years. Not the most glamorous role, and he won't be the one who steals the headlines, but that was a superb performance.
What impressed me most, was his composure. He radiates calmness
What impressed me most, was his composure. He radiates calmness
Very impressive.
Not much doubt that he's our best option in the role he played today, great anticipation and passing. Physically though, I don't think he's quite got the tools to dominate from there; lost a few duels that could have cost us against better opposition. But as I say, much better than our other options there.
His head was on a swivel the whole match. He looked like a veteran rather than a player on his debut.
Absolute class. His calmness and composure took me by surprise. Looked instantly like the most experienced player on the pitch today. Finally we have some competition for Carrick.
He just seems like a calm and intelligent player and is what we have been lacking, especially with Carrick being out.
Brilliant performance in my opinion. Yes, the opposition wasn't really great, but Sunderland, Burnley, Swansea aren't top teams neither.
The most influential thing about him was that he always looked for a forward pass, or to the side, but more forward. Because of that, we brought the ball back to the opposition so they couldn't put any pressure on us, which wasn't the case in first three games (especially vs. Sunderland and Burnley) were the ball was to often brought back to our defenders and all that while the opposition players weren't really far away.
In worst case scenario he will be a very, very good back up player, but I hope more....
The most influential thing about him was that he always looked for a forward pass, or to the side, but more forward. Because of that, we brought the ball back to the opposition so they couldn't put any pressure on us, which wasn't the case in first three games (especially vs. Sunderland and Burnley) were the ball was to often brought back to our defenders and all that while the opposition players weren't really far away.
In worst case scenario he will be a very, very good back up player, but I hope more....
Sums up the significant difference he made in the side today. Add to that his familiarity with our manager and his methods and he was the ideal drop-in upgrade.
Big games both will probably be required and maybe a system change. Couldn't see us playing a diamond at cfc, city or LiverpoolLiverpool
The only thing more impressive than Daley's performance today was Daley's hair.
Brought balance to midfield and allowed the team to function properly. Sexy bastard.
Early doors, but that psychological x-factor is what pushes a good-on-paper attack into elite status. Long story short this type of player can single-handedly keep clashing egos in check. Instead of 'That's the sixth time _____ didn't play me in' you get 'Whatever, Blind'll get us another chance.' Subtle but huge difference.
Was as good off the ball as he was on it. Worked well with herrera. Intelligent player. Will need to build his physique a bit for the premier league.