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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
If he had any pace about him, I honestly reckon he'd have the ability to be one of the best left backs in the world.

As it is, he's just a great player to have in the squad. Love him.
 
If we put an actual midfield in around him, we'd look a team. Positionally aware, tough and a good bit of skill too. Would absolutely love to see Carrick and him protecting a back 4.
 
Didn't have the pace to cause much of a problem for QPR isolated as a wingback, but got into the game when we went more compact and he played as a LB.
 
Seems to be one of those always reliable players, always gives his all and is consistent with his touch, passing and decision making and will pretty much always give you a 7/10 performance.
 
So impressed with this guy. That bit of play to set Wilson free down the wing was lovely. Just reliably good pretty much every time he steps out onto the pitch.
 
I thought he did well. But he's not a left back. Lots of spaces in our defence on our left, which a better team would have exploited.
 
Beachryan said:
If we put an actual midfield in around him, we'd look a team. Positionally aware, tough and a good bit of skill too. Would absolutely love to see Carrick and him protecting a back 4.
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This is what I don't get.

We play 3-5-2 presumably because LVG doesn't trust the defence and the cover thereof but if we played Carrick and Blind as the base of midfield in a 4-2-3-1 we'd be absolutely sorted both defensively and attacking wise.
 
He's a very intelligent footballer. Understands and reads the game really well. Classy player without being spectacular.
 
matherto said:
This is what I don't get.

We play 3-5-2 presumably because LVG doesn't trust the defence and the cover thereof but if we played Carrick and Blind as the base of midfield in a 4-2-3-1 we'd be absolutely sorted both defensively and attacking wise.
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Simple, the manager is more interested in ensuring that 3-5-2 proves him right instead of giving his team the best chance for a win. Him, Carrick and Rooney/Herrera/Di Maria looks so obvious it's painful.
 
Solid solid player, and always reliable, never gives the ball away, i feel with him and Carrick in the middle we would have excellent possession and hold our own against top sides, while in previous seasons we used to crumble against any half decent side, i feel the stupid formation is holding us back we actually have terrific players.
 
Easily our best signing of this season, and one of our best in recent years too(if he continues like this, but I see no reason why not, if he is playing this good in this period, he'll always be good).
 
Pretty impressive coming back from 7 weeks out and just slotting seamlessly back in, seems to be one of LvG's first names on the team sheet when fit.

The fact he has experience of the LvG 'Philosophy' is encouraging in that the other players will improve the more they become accustomed to it.
 
4-2-2-2 has to be a serious consideration when Luke Shaw is back, the two holding of Carrick and Blind should allow the full backs to be very attacking and the two wide attacking midfielders could play a roaming role with one striker making runs in behind (Falcao / RVP) and another dropping off (Rooney or Mata).

Angel di Maria as a LAM, he will have an excellent cross but also he can drift central, I'm sure we will have one of our other wide players performing well enough as a RAM, the team might have the balance needed.

Rafael - - Smalling - Rojo - - Shaw

- - - - - Carrick - - - Blind
- - - - - -
Januzaj - - - - - - - - - - - di Maria

- - - - Rooney - - Falcao
 
His father taught him everything about football mentality and his father was taught by Van Gaal. Almost a finished article with that kind of continuity. He only needs to sustain his usual consistency and learn just few more things about dynamics in the Premier League.

Can't say anything bad about him. Doing everything right at the moment and somebody here said before about being a future United captain material... If things will go that way then perhaps watch this space... unless we'll sign someone like Strootman but that doesn't mean anything now.

Laughable price for a consistency we lack in some United players these days.
 
Sam said:
If he had any pace about him, I honestly reckon he'd have the ability to be one of the best left backs in the world.

As it is, he's just a great player to have in the squad. Love him.
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Yeah. His crossing, passing and intelligence are genuinely world class for a fullback. Just doesn't have the athleticism.
 
He's a very good player. Just proof of how important footballing intelligence can be.
 
Surprisingly enough, he's easily my favourite signing from summer. His beautiful hair certainly doesnt hurt his cause. ;)
 
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Empire said:
4-2-2-2 has to be a serious consideration when Luke Shaw is back, the two holding of Carrick and Blind should allow the full backs to be very attacking and the two wide attacking midfielders could play a roaming role with one striker making runs in behind (Falcao / RVP) and another dropping off (Rooney or Mata).

Angel di Maria as a LAM, he will have an excellent cross but also he can drift central, I'm sure we will have one of our other wide players performing well enough as a RAM, the team might have the balance needed.

Rafael - - Smalling - Rojo - - Shaw

- - - - - Carrick - - - Blind
- - - - - -
Januzaj - - - - - - - - - - - di Maria

- - - - Rooney - - Falcao
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Assuming a successful summer, transfer wise, I'd go for 4231. Substitute Carrick for Strootman or Pogba. Rooney as no 10.



------ Rafael------Smalling -------- Rojo--------Shaw----------


------Strootman/Pogba ====== Herrera/Blind ------------

------------ Januzaj------------------ Di Maria---------------------
---------------------Rooney------------------------

-------------------Falcao/RVP-----------------------------
 
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So, Blind's come out and responded to Gary Nevilles critique of him saying he plays too many square passes, takes the easy option...
I don't think he needs to have justified himself, his performances this season have been right up there with DDG before his injury, it's staggering that out of all our players Nev would take aim at Blind, but then minutes later talk up Carrick, and Carricks role in the side, yet they're basically the same player and perform a very similar role with a similar degree of consistency.
 
BennyBlanco said:
So, Blind's come out and responded to Gary Nevilles critique of him saying he plays too many square passes, takes the easy option...
I don't think he needs to have justified himself, his performances this season have been right up there with DDG before his injury, it's staggering that out of all our players Nev would take aim at Blind, but then minutes later talk up Carrick, and Carricks role in the side, yet they're basically the same player and perform a very similar role with a similar degree of consistency.
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Very odd choice for Neville's criticism. Only Carrick and De Gea have been as consistently excellent this season (Rooney's been up there too, though not quite so consistent.) I can't say how many square passes Blind has made - I don't pay much attention to stats like that because they so rarely say anything accurate about the actual football on the pitch - but what's been noticeable when he's on the pitch is how fluid he makes our passing, how much more easily we move the ball forwards when he's there at the base of midfield recycling it.

I think Neville likes to pick a United player who's doing well every now and then and have a go at them so everyone notices him being nice and 'objective' about United. He was slagging off de Gea long after everyone else had clocked on to the fact that the lad's brilliant, iirc.
 
Brightonian said:
Very odd choice for Neville's criticism. Only Carrick and De Gea have been as consistently excellent this season (Rooney's been up there too, though not quite so consistent.) I can't say how many square passes Blind has made - I don't pay much attention to stats like that because they so rarely say anything accurate about the actual football on the pitch - but what's been noticeable when he's on the pitch is how fluid he makes our passing, how much more easily we move the ball forwards when he's there at the base of midfield recycling it.

I think Neville likes to pick a United player who's doing well every now and then and have a go at them so everyone notices him being nice and 'objective' about United. He was slagging off de Gea long after everyone else had clocked on to the fact that the lad's brilliant, iirc.
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I've noted that too, he's able to bring the ball out of the back and generally gets our play progressing forwards instead of having our back 3 recycle the ball endlessly between them and DDG, for me, he's been an absolute bargain in comparisson to the fee's we've paid out for others over the last 18months,
Nev was also critical of Mata at the time when we purchased him, which at the time seemed surprising, yet in hindsight we can now see where he was coming from so despite the fact he seems overly critical of United and our players at times, he may have a point somewhere that we can't see. (perhaps?)

Anyway here's the Blind article incase anyone missed it, he also speaks in trusting LvG's methods and formations http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...ey-blind-manchester-united-midfielder-8492192
 
I said it in the Summer that he could be our most important signing this season because he adds the necessary balance to midfield and this was a glaring weakness in our squad before his arrival. Carrick is a different type of a midfielder and no one else can do this sort of job at all.

We should not forget how young he still is. There are some areas, like shooting, where I am pretty confident he will further improve (goal against West Brom was top notch). His on the ball technique is brilliant.
 
Like most said above,he is intelligent and thats why he can adopt with any problem,some players looking like bots compared to him.
 
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