107/112 passes today. 
17
Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 29
- Clean sheets
- 9
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 3
- Yellow cards
- 4
Lovely stuff from him. Totally bossed that water carrier role but even then, you could see that he's technically proficient. Almost all his passes were one-touch.
Also loved the fact that he got a decent shot on target! Really nice to have midfielders shooting on target from distance.
Also loved the fact that he got a decent shot on target! Really nice to have midfielders shooting on target from distance.
Looked miles better than i thought he would, it is only the beginning but along with Di Maria and Herrera they make a very exciting trio.
Well done Blind! Quality Debut
4:0 victories make everyone happy, apart from those eager to moan about RVP
Well done Blind! Quality Debut
4:0 victories make everyone happy, apart from those eager to moan about RVP
The movement he got on that shot was just...
107/112 passes today.
96% pass completion. Hell yeah.
I think he will be a star for us
I think this lack of physical presence thing is being overstated.
Looks ace the boy does.
Best player on the pitch today. What a performance! I'm surprised with him. The way he stole the show.
Massive upgrade on Fletcher. He was very impressive today, and a big part of our dominance.
It will be very hard for Carrick to establish himself again. He always needs a run of games to find form. He mightnt get the chance now.
Very impressive. That was a cracking debut. Always available for a pass, passed the ball crisply and progressively, and covered defensively very well. When Di Maria ha his one small blip and lost the ball close to our own area Blind covered the run of their attacker perfectly to help snuff out the danger. Far stiffer tests to come, but such a promising start.
Neat and tidy display from him today. Went largely unnoticed due to all our attacking play.
So calm and composed on the ball with a touch of class. Hopefully even more to come as well, though he wasn't under any pressure at all on the ball today, so it will be interesting to see how he does in a higher tempo game. Even so, it's not hard to see why he got the footballer of the year in Netherlands playing like this.
I was a bit giddy at our overall performance, but I didn't really notice it at all.
Against top opposition Carrick and Blind will give us a really solid midfield. I'd swap Mata with Hererra and play both of them.
Great début for Blind. Very composed on the ball, and also got stuck in too. Very promising signs.
Brilliant debut. Broke up play really well, has a good first touch and does the little things very well. Very encouraging start.
Marvellous debut from him today. Didn't look flustered at any point, so composed on the ball. Was great to see the midfield interchange today and offer so much creativity. Makes you realise what we've missed over the last few seasons.
Early days yet though, hopefully a lot more to come.
Early days yet though, hopefully a lot more to come.
So much better than Fletcher, in a every way. The change in formation may have also helped him though.
He's also dreamy
I have to hold my hand up on this one, I was not in favour of buying him but he was excellent today, he was a big part of why we played with such urgency as his quickness of touch-pass straight into Herrera or Di Maria consistently got us heading back in the right direction and onto the front foot before QPR could get reset.
His positional sense is obviously good but bigger tests will come when he has players like Hazard, Yaya and Sanchez running at him, especially without a strong CB duo behind him, but in the bulk of games I expect us to have a lot of possession and his orchestration from deep will be very important.
His positional sense is obviously good but bigger tests will come when he has players like Hazard, Yaya and Sanchez running at him, especially without a strong CB duo behind him, but in the bulk of games I expect us to have a lot of possession and his orchestration from deep will be very important.
lol, some/many peeps didn't want this fella at United
great buy
great buy
Love how he always looks to release the ball early with a one touch pass instead of dwelling on the ball with 2 or 3 touches which creates pressure on the player and slows down the tempo. It shows he is an intelligent player capable of thinking 2-3 moves ahead. Would be a treat alongside Herrera, Di Maria, Carrick and Mata who are all intelligent players with whom he can be on the same wavelength.
Was mostly economical with his passes, prerequisite for any deep midfielder, but looked to play the forward pass whenever it presented itself. Really competent defensively as well. Was just brilliant today.
Was mostly economical with his passes, prerequisite for any deep midfielder, but looked to play the forward pass whenever it presented itself. Really competent defensively as well. Was just brilliant today.
Kagawa replacement MW ?
Nah, that would be Herrera or Di Maria. But Blind is pretty awesome too
Nice to see him proving so many of you wrong. As I said before, the Falcao and Di Maria signings completely overshadowed his signing, however I wouldn't be surprised if he was just as big of a signing as both of them, absolute key signing for me.
A lot of people like to shit on our defence but I still feel a big issue we've had is no protection in front of them which has made them look worst than what they are. Blind suits this role perfectly, sitting right in front of the defence. It also gives Herrera some freedom to roam forward which ultimately will help the entire team.
A lot of people like to shit on our defence but I still feel a big issue we've had is no protection in front of them which has made them look worst than what they are. Blind suits this role perfectly, sitting right in front of the defence. It also gives Herrera some freedom to roam forward which ultimately will help the entire team.
He needs to change his profile picture.
Seemed incredibly calm, never looked like a debut.
Blind >>>>>> Fletcher. He did well for his debut. Although he got pushed off pretty easily a couple of times. If he bulks up, he is a going to be a very handy player for us in the years to come.
So he was not one of the 3 left backs we signed this summer after all...
He's also dreamy
His hair is nothing short of absolutely majestic.
Just finished watching a recording of the game after working some overtime in the office! Very pleased and for me Blind was MOTM..He ran the show, very very impressive debut and Di Maria, Rojo, Herrera and Falcao weren't too bad either!
I don't think he "ran" the show but he tidied up very well sitting deep in midfield. Also don't think he deserved the MOTM since ADM was better than him but you're entitled to your opinion of course.Just finished watching a recording of the game after working some overtime in the office! Very pleased and for me Blind was MOTM..He ran the show, very very impressive debut and Di Maria, Rojo, Herrera and Falcao weren't too bad either!
People keep saying its only QPR. The thing for me is whilst Herrera was injured and before we bought Blind teams like QPR were bossing our centre mid area. Literally running through the middle of the park at will. They would have come here 3 weeks ago fancying at least a point. One game into their partnership and that is clearly not the case now. We're back lads, time for teams to start fearing us again.
Those passing stats are good but that's not what impressed me the most. It was actually his positional discipline. The way not only he provided cover for the defense, but also the way he moved to receive the ball. His positioning on and off the call was excellent. Always an option for Blackett, the key reason for not making those long cross field balls he usually does.
It's been yeons since we bossed any midfield at all.
He's more mobile than Carrick. Not sure why this lack of physical presence/needs to bulk up thing matters. Herrera, Blind and Di Maria will be more like a top class Spanish midfield, and we know how effective those can be. And none of them are 5'7" midgets.