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2014-15 Performances

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6.2 Season Average Rating
Appearances
29
Clean sheets
9
Goals
2
Assists
3
Yellow cards
4
Thought he was slightly dodgy up until the red card, but he zoned in once Rooney got himself sent off. Protected the defence well at times, but f*ck me he's slow.
 
Blind plays like he is here a few years already. Fairly composed and comfortable when we are on in control, pace is an issue when we are bombarded through the middle, but he has done a lot better than I expected.
 
I dont know what people are complaining about, I think hes a great player, always available for the ball, intercepts, and great forward passes

People here complain way too much, when for last 2-3 seasons, all we had was, cleverley, anderson, carrick, giggs, and sometimes jones in midfield
 
He covers the full backs very well. He prevents crosses coming in and stops quite a few long shots by sliding in. Happy we actually got him now. If he bulks up a bit, I think he can be a very good player for us. He will also learn from Carrick when he comes back.
 
He's a funny one Blind. What he does well he does brilliantly, but what he lacks, he really lacks. If that makes sense?

Still think we lack a physical 'destroyer' in the middle.
 
I think it was his worst game so far but he did okay. He did panic a few times, which wasnt great. You can normally rely on him to keep calm
 
he is perhaps the slowest player on planet earth. we need more physical presence. He can pull the strings when the opposition is but I still feel like we need to improve heavily on his position. Eithe him or carrick is not the solution. Be it Vidal or Strootman we need someone capable to outmuscle opponent aggresive enough to be feared in that midfield... Anyway he can become decent squad player in the future, maybe better than cleverley maybe not he is at least better fitting player than fellaini..
 
m1y2 said:
he is perhaps the slowest player on planet earth. we need more physical presence. He can pull the strings when the opposition is but I still feel like we need to improve heavily on his position. Eithe him or carrick is not the solution. Be it Vidal or Strootman we need someone capable to outmuscle opponent aggresive enough to be feared in that midfield... Anyway he can become decent squad player in the future, maybe better than cleverley maybe not he is at least better fitting player than fellaini..
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Neither is Blind's position.

As for Blind himself, clear resemblance to Carrick obviously but his running style and sometimes his passing with outside of the foot screams Scholes to me.
 
He is just 24 and he is playing as midfielder just a little more than one season. He will develop and get better. After the game against QPR people were over the moon how good it is, now he is just a good squad player. Reality is he is something in between but he will became first team player quality sooner rather than later. He can became very good DM.
 
Cina said:
He'd do well to be half as good as Carrick was at his best.
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I think he will go on to play a key role as a squad player for us in the following years, ending up like Park, O'shea etc as a highly respected professional. I think it's safe to say that he wasn't LVG's first choice lest he'd have been here in July or thereabouts, LVG is aware of his limitations and will no doubt attempt to sign Strootman or another robust CM in the summer.
Next year we will be back in Europe, CL/EL, and we will need a big squad again. Having him ready to come on in case of injuries is several levels higher than perpetually waiting on Anderson/Cleverley to come good.
Meanwhile he is been useful to have around and remember he is still settling in the team, league and country. But you are right he has nothing on an in form Carrick, Carrick will flourish behind Herrera and Di Maria, this is a guy that will tell you that a thirty-eight year old Ryan Giggs has been his best partner, over the last three years! He has been, literally, a one man midfield since Scholes lost his legs.
 
Kostur said:
Neither is Blind's position.

As for Blind himself, clear resemblance to Carrick obviously but his running style and sometimes his passing with outside of the foot screams Scholes to me.
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We don't necessarily need to play with "proper" DM/DLP. With one of those players incoming they would send our midfield to another level and we could use their assets. So maybe playing two box to box players. Strootman more defensive one and Herrera more offensive one and infront of them di Maria always helping. I think them three would work in 4-3-3. Blind is overrated as defensive midfielder. Premier League is twice if not more the league eredivise is where Ajax walks the league apart some tougher matches with PSV. Blind doesn't remind me Scholes at all tbh..
 
Good enough performance. Can't ask for him to dictate every week, so got what we needed from him.
 
He was a little dodgy with possession a few times. Thought he was decent apart from that though.
 
Played well apart from the 2 horrific, freak moments. Moved the ball neatly and was never massively out of position, though West Ham weren't really in the game enough to make that an issue.

Looked comfortable chasing and pressing up the pitch despite his lack of pace, so maybe he and Carrick or he and the next CM we buy (Let's call him Kevin S. No. K. Strootman) can play together when we need a bit more solidity and Herrera is playing as the 10, out right (or sort of both if we play the way Citeh often do) or Herrera is injured.
 
Maybe he does lack a bit of pace to be real top level but he invariably pops up in the right place at the right time defensively. He must be good at reading the game and figuring out where he should be at a particular moment for the position he's playing. Ok a couple of dodgy moments on the ball yesterday but generally I think his passing has been really excellent. I think I prefer him there to Carrick tbh. I guess when we play to top teams we'll learn alot about him.
 
He suffered from the Johny Evans syndrome yesterday. Misplaced and under hit passes galore.

Was very good after the red though.
 
I really like this guy, I'm not sure why? The way he thrived under the pressure after Rooney got sent off was brilliant to see. Champion mentality right there.
 
6 Clearances
1 interception
4 blocks
Won 75% of his tackles.

He did not do great passing yes, but in second half he did his job very well . Shieleded the defense very well, got his clearances long. Passing is 83% which isnt bad considering most of second half he was to lump it forward.
One more thing, he absolutely bollocked mccnair and rojo for not coming out with the ball. That i think is something people dont notice but is very important part of our attacks.
 
I'm really chuffed with him, feel he has cemented his position in the first team already and Carricks involvement should only be occasional now this season. Defensively he's doing a great job and once we have an established back line he isn't going to be as stretched. Really happy with how our midfield is set up right now.
 
vidal7 said:
6 Clearances
1 interception
4 blocks
Won 75% of his tackles.

He did not do great passing yes, but in second half he did his job very well . Shielded the defense very well, got his clearances long. Passing is 83% which isnt bad considering most of second half he was to lump it forward.
One more thing, he absolutely bollocked mccnair and rojo for not coming out with the ball. That i think is something people dont notice but is very important part of our attacks.
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True but something i like about him is he is willing to be direct and not just look to get the ball out to the wing. Yesterday in the first half there was a ball to Di Maria (who should have done better) which cut straight through their midfield and defense which really impressed me. I'm not saying hes better than Carrick but i dont think Carrick would have tried it.

I dont think yesterday was his best game, gave the ball away a bit and had a few misplaced passes that could have cost us on another day (back pass to Valencia wtf?!) but i do like him so far and think he adds steel to our midfield. Really reminds me of Hargreaves (hopefully not too much though!)
 
He's doing really well right now although at times you could see he's still not adapted to the pace of the league, he will improve even more as the season goes along.
 
vidal7 said:
6 Clearances
1 interception
4 blocks
Won 75% of his tackles.

He did not do great passing yes, but in second half he did his job very well . Shieleded the defense very well, got his clearances long. Passing is 83% which isnt bad considering most of second half he was to lump it forward.
One more thing, he absolutely bollocked mccnair and rojo for not coming out with the ball. That i think is something people dont notice but is very important part of our attacks.
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He was actually trying to orchestrate whole midfield and defense behind him as you've said. I've seen him calling Herrera ( per Ander ) couple of times to either press or get back to his position, he was sort of reminding people what to do, I liked that. Plus it's those two who try pressing game more and more often, if we can get whole team to press it will be amazing.

I like this guy overall, definitely my #1 CDM at the moment.
 
Ive been pleased with him overall, but in the last 2 games when the tides turn he's lost some composure. Cant be faulted for that tho. - the teams new, he'll bed in well.
 
For a brand new signing, he's been great. More than his money's worth. Don't forget we paid just £16m for him.
 
His passing was a bit sloppy but still a good performance by him. He has a good read of the game and covers a lot of ground, which I just can't see Carrick doing at this point in his career. We should certainly have Carrick as a squad player but IMO Blind should be the regular in that position.
 
Saxo said:
For a brand new signing, he's been great. More than his money's worth. Don't forget we paid just £16m for him.
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That was Rojo's price, Blind was actually £13.8m which is a very good deal
 
m1y2 said:
We don't necessarily need to play with "proper" DM/DLP. With one of those players incoming they would send our midfield to another level and we could use their assets. So maybe playing two box to box players. Strootman more defensive one and Herrera more offensive one and infront of them di Maria always helping. I think them three would work in 4-3-3. Blind is overrated as defensive midfielder. Premier League is twice if not more the league eredivise is where Ajax walks the league apart some tougher matches with PSV. Blind doesn't remind me Scholes at all tbh..
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Strootman has limited creativity and slows down the passing game. He is great to cover for creative players who are lacking on defensive workrate like Mata but in possession he is significantly worse than Blind. Extra muscle on midfield is great but if your defense is built around keeping possession you can't compromise on ability on the ball.

I don't think you have seen the Eredivisie in recent years, the last team that walked the league was PSV a decade ago. These days the top teams drop points all over the place and easy games are rare. Blind is used to play with a high defensive line in both league and CL. There are not that many DMs around who have his kind of skill set and experience and who are not tied up at another top team.
 
Mezano said:
Strootman has limited creativity and slows down the passing game. He is great to cover for creative players who are lacking on defensive workrate like Mata but in possession he is significantly worse than Blind. Extra muscle on midfield is great but if your defense is built around keeping possession you can't compromise on ability on the ball.

I don't think you have seen the Eredivisie in recent years, the last team that walked the league was PSV a decade ago. These days the top teams drop points all over the place and easy games are rare. Blind is used to play with a high defensive line in both league and CL. There are not that many DMs around who have his kind of skill set and experience and who are not tied up at another top team.
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There is this one dimensional mentality from some people, we got to have this attacking midfielder and this defensive midfielder. I still think fans want this so called muscle in midfield, without factoring in their ability
 
I must confess I could see him getting a second yellow during the game.
 
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