It's a disaster, no two ways about it, but I hope Van Gaal promotes Thorpe/Pearson because I have no faith in Fletcher/Anderson stepping up. These injuries will confine our season tp write off status before the January window.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 29
- Clean sheets
- 9
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 3
- Yellow cards
- 4
As long as we don't play them as emergency defenders!
I agree. I really hope that Thorpe or Pearson gets a chance as the holding midfielder
Gary Neville will now figure out how important Blind has been to our team
wow, LVG has said a number of days ago he's never experienced injuries of this scale....bet he just can't believe this. He's having one hand tied behind his back at the moment, feel sorry for him...
Yep his Dad confirmed it on dutch TV I believe. I guess a scan at hospital needs to be performed first, for a concrete evaluation though.
Gutted for him. He's been our most consistent player this year. We'll miss him a lot.
Don't have the energy to feel gutted anymore, just kinda surprised it took this long for him to get injured. Out of all our new players, who hasn't gotten injured yet ?
Di Maria
Don't worry, he hasn't played in defence yet. He'll get injured if LvG even dreams of going to 352 with him as wingback
And even he has had some injury scares already.Di Maria
Do we just love buying injury prone players or what?
This is a horrendous season for injuries this is why we won't finish in the top four.
This is ridiculous. Our entire midfield is injured
He's been one of our best this season. And lets be honest, the others won't stay fit.
What the frig else can go wrong?
Too early to call but if we don't it will also largely be due to our squad simply not having enough strength in depth. That's what squads are largely for, to cope with these periods of first teamers in the physio room, and to enable the rest and rotation of them when fit.
It's not just the gaps in our first XI that need sorting.
What's wrong with those two, not putting the effort in. They should have had at least one injury.
What's especially disappointing is that he's been one of the players who's been really good every time he's been on the pitch. Hasn't had a bad game.
Same is true of Rafa, who's been brilliant in every game he's played, but then we've come to expect injuries from him.
Same is true of Rafa, who's been brilliant in every game he's played, but then we've come to expect injuries from him.
If Di Maria gets injured and this Blind injury turns out serious I give up on football.
Leicester away?
Still at least this season we have a midfield to get injured... I mean could be a whole lot worse
Rafael was great that match. But for you that is probably his fault that blind man was a referee?
I can see us managing with Carrick in Blind's place but I don't see how we can shelter the defenders with both of them injured. It would leave the back completely exposed. The only player I can think of who might have filled that role in the past was Fletcher and he is past it.
Beyond ridiculous now, here's who's out
-----------De Gea------------
Rafael--Jones--Evans--Rojo
Lingard--Carrick--Blind--Young
---------OG-----Falcao----------
-----------De Gea------------
Rafael--Jones--Evans--Rojo
Lingard--Carrick--Blind--Young
---------OG-----Falcao----------
Definitely missed that guy. He was prolific.
The general line seems to be that its a 4-6 week injury.
So factor in our medical team, and I look forward to Blind's return just in time for pre-season.
So factor in our medical team, and I look forward to Blind's return just in time for pre-season.
Jamie Jackson hasn't a clue.
Better not be true.
The idiots in the media have actually labelled him 'the new tinkerman' as if he's just changing the defence every game because he thinks it's funny.
Do you work in PR? That's a very positive spin!
To be fair, it could be whole lot worse.
We have an injury crisis but can field a midfield of Fellaini, Herrera and Di Maria.
Compare that to when we played a title decider (almost) against City a few years ago and had to play - was it Park and Giggs?
We have an injury crisis but can field a midfield of Fellaini, Herrera and Di Maria.
Compare that to when we played a title decider (almost) against City a few years ago and had to play - was it Park and Giggs?
I have more faith in Park and Giggs with Ferguson on the touchline than Fellaini, Herrera and Di Maria with Van Gaal.
I had a lot of faith in SAF but in that game I had zero confidence, which proved to be the correct amount of confidence to have.
Whereas I have high confidence those three can take care of the midfield against Arsenal. Not as high as if Blind and Carrick were available. But clearly the mismatch is much smaller.
Whereas I have high confidence those three can take care of the midfield against Arsenal. Not as high as if Blind and Carrick were available. But clearly the mismatch is much smaller.
No disrespect, but that's a bit silly. Especially in the context where City's midfield was at its peak, Giggs was on his last legs and kept giving lacklustre CM performances... I don't really like Fellaini but he's in good form, and Herrera and Di Maria (especially the latter) are top players.
I said "faith", i know i'm wrong.
Ah ok. Sorry then, misunderstood you.
I wish more religious people I know used the word "faith" like you do @JPRouve. Most of them seem to have this notion that faith and belief are interchangeable.