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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
Couldnt disagree more, he was half asleep today, extremely sloppy on the ball and has had far more impact in CM on most occasions this season than Carrick had today.

74% pass accuracy from fullback wasnt very helpful
 
Completely took out Liverpool's and Spurs right side out of the game.
 
Ekeke said:
Couldnt disagree more, he was half asleep today, extremely sloppy on the ball and has had far more impact in CM on most occasions this season than Carrick had today.

74% pass accuracy from fullback wasnt very helpful
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No, no, no I don't know why but him in midfield just doesn't work for me, if he plays it has to be LB.
 
I thought that he was below average today. I don't think that he is that great a player full stop. Hope not to see him back in midfield this season. I much prefer Carrick and Hererra.
 
Sultan said:
If that's all you could come up with in 90 Minutes I have proved my point.
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Sterling got in during the first 5 mins, Henderson was behind him to pass across to Sturridge for the Lellana chance

He also got caught dawdling on the ball on 55 mins then Jones went in and got himself booked to stop the attack

Then there's the goal where he puts weak pressure on Sturridge and trips over, then Sturridge gets the ball freely and scores

In general he was okay defensively, he made some tackles but he also made mistakes on each of those occasions and they had far more success down that flank than down our other side so its a strange comment to say he took Liverpool's flank out. And on the ball he wasnt very good at finding a teammate
 
Lost his position in midfield, and I'm not convinced he's much better than Shaw. More composed and better on the ball, but his lack of pace is a worry. He's fine as back up to Carrick/Herrera.
 
He's not better defensively than Shaw but he's certainly better going forward. He's definitely a better option than Rojo on the left as well.
 
carlosp said:
I thought he did well, much like Evra supporting the front and then this.

Thanks to @GifLord :)
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:lol: Emre Can
 
I thought Blind started poorly but got better as the game went on. Overall it was a pretty solid performance I guess.
 
He has the potential to be like Denis Irwin. Not much pace but can be solid at both ends and always calm and rarely give the ball away.

Just now sure if he can keep this position once Shaw is available, though. Even Young may be ahead of him at LB/LWB.
 
He lacks pace but he compensates by having a footballing brain. He and Young work well together but i still see him as the potential long term replacement for Carrick.
 
Scarecrow said:
I disagree with most it seems. Thought he was really good.
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Me too. I think he rarely has an off game in general.

Though there was a couple of times today where he hesitated making the easy pass and it resulted in some turnovers. Other than that I thought he had a pretty solid game.
 
It wasn't his best game but honestly it's our toughest fixture every season. He did really well all things considered. What he lacks in pure athleticism he more than makes up for in tenacity and footballing acumen. One thing that had been lacking in previous matches is attacking threats from out fullbacks. He provides that and it aids us a great deal. His working with Young is a good pairing.
 
What was he doing for their goal ?

Came running in centrally and just collided with Sturridge's back and stumbled over leaving all space in behind.
 
He was decent. Had some good moments and worked hard but also some poor one's, for example letting Sterling run behind him and loosing the ball toward the end of the game
 
FromTheBench said:
What was he doing for their goal ?

Came running in centrally and just collided with Sturridge's back and stumbled over leaving all space in behind.
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Carrick admitted in the interview after the game that the goal was his fault as he lost the ball to the two Liverpool players and Coutinho took the ball forward then passed to Sturridge who scored. Blind had come in to assist with the defence and Sturridge had moved across him and Blind bumped into him and prevented it from being a foul. Not much he could have done about the goal and it certainly wasn't his fault.

The question should be why did Jones allow Sturridge all that space for the goal.
 
He had an ok game, I would go with a 6.5/10. He had some good moments going forward but didn't look 100% defensively. Still though, considering Sterlings pace, I thought he would have given Blind more problems than he did.
 
carlosp said:
Carrick admitted in the interview after the game that the goal was his fault as he lost the ball to the two Liverpool players and Coutinho took the ball forward then passed to Sturridge who scored. Blind had come in to assist with the defence and Sturridge had moved across him and Blind bumped into him and prevented it from being a foul. Not much he could have done about the goal and it certainly wasn't his fault.

The question should be why did Jones allow Sturridge all that space for the goal.
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If Blind came central then he needs to track Sturridge's run or just stop him by fouling. Jones was in correct position but Blind coming in and then tumbling over left Sturridge free.

There's no way he should be letting Sturridge go across him into free space in his position after coming central. Even if Blind stays on his feet he cuts off that ball to Sturridge or the pass has to be finer and nearer to Jones.
 
He was caught out of position for the goal because Carrick gave the ball away unexpectedly. Can hardly blame him for that because he will have been looking to attack and support the left side.

I thought he was very good yesterday and a very solid left back in general. He defends the space very well and his distribution is always good. Can't understand the criticism.
 
FromTheBench said:
If Blind came central then he needs to track Sturridge's run or just stop him by fouling. Jones was in correct position but Blind coming in and then tumbling over left Sturridge free.

There's no way he should be letting Sturridge go across him into free space in his position after coming central. Even if Blind stays on his feet he cuts off that ball to Sturridge or the pass has to be finer and nearer to Jones.
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Not really. Jones was initially marking Sturridge. There's no reason why Blind should start marking him and he clearly came back to assist when Sturridge ran across him. Not much he could do.

Only thing he might have done was to fall back into line to make a back four but I can't fault him.
 
Shaw needs to replace him at LB for the next match.

He had a good game against Spurs, but looked too slow and sloppy yesterday.

Give Shaw a run of game in the hope he doesn't injure himself.
 
Problem is Shaw doesn't seem to interact as good as Blind does with say Ashley. The little one two's and the darting forward. He seems more efficient than Shaw, a better footballing head I would say. Shaw is still young though and he should get better. Attacking wise Blind is much better. Defensive wise, Shaw is better. I prefer an attacking LB ala Evra.
 
So, so intelligent. Shaw should learn from him, watch his runs forward, when to make them and how to overlap.
 
comlag said:
He was caught out of position for the goal because Carrick gave the ball away unexpectedly. Can hardly blame him for that because he will have been looking to attack and support the left side.

I thought he was very good yesterday and a very solid left back in general. He defends the space very well and his distribution is always good. Can't understand the criticism.
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Me neither. Thought he had a good game, up against one of the best wingers in the league.

He's such a clever footballer. Neat and tidy and always picks the best pass. Deserves to keep playing at LB and no harm giving Shaw some time out of the spotlight.
 
Didn't want to see him in center midfield after the Arsenal game, so now if we sign some CBs in the summer, we will have 3 LBs next year - Shaw, Blind and Rojo?

With Blind arguably being the best suited for us...
 
carlosp said:
Carrick admitted in the interview after the game that the goal was his fault as he lost the ball to the two Liverpool players and Coutinho took the ball forward then passed to Sturridge who scored. Blind had come in to assist with the defence and Sturridge had moved across him and Blind bumped into him and prevented it from being a foul. Not much he could have done about the goal and it certainly wasn't his fault.

The question should be why did Jones allow Sturridge all that space for the goal.
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It was definitely partly his fault because he took himself out of the game with the stumble over Sturridge. If he just stayed with him instead of making contact then he wouldnt have been free to shoot
 
Shoot me but I feel more save with Blind than Shaw as LB. And also our passing, thus general play, is improved with Blind's playmaking and positioning.
 
I think i'm one of the few that still prefers Blind in midfield to Carrick I think.
 
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Isotope said:
Shoot me but I feel more save with Blind than Shaw as LB. And also our passing, thus general play, is improved with Blind's playmaking and positioning.
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Bang.

I feel that Shaw is definitely better than Blind at LB. Blind may be a bit better going forward, but Shaw is better defensively.

That said, I adore wee Daley too :drool:
 
Isotope said:
Shoot me but I feel more save with Blind than Shaw as LB. And also our passing, thus general play, is improved with Blind's playmaking and positioning.
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He's a major part of our midfield and defense coping against the press by passing the ball out of trouble. I doubt Shaw would get a lot of game time until he proves reliable in that aspect.
 
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