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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
I've said it for ages, he's a great versatility player but he is a squad player NOT a guaranteed starter.
 
He runs forward far too much for a CDM. It's great once in a while, but not every time.

Players run past him with ease. Agree about the squad player bit. Need a true replacement for Carrick.
 
Zoo said:
He's done alright.
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you watching the same game? he is overwhelmed in the middle of the park. I think we now understand why he played at lb in the world cup. He has no physical presence; they just go around him or through him like he is not even there.
 
Poor today. Passing range is severely limited and seems to contribute to us getting caught on the counter a lot. Much better at fullback. Positionally very weak as a holding midfielder.

Given time he might get better, but Carrick is easily the first choice.
 
Yeah, one of our best players this season is garbage after one poor half where everyone was poor, and not to mention that he is just back from injury. Great stuff.
 
He's struggled badly with the pace and pressure Everton's midfield are placing on him and isn't doing enough on the ball.
 
He is a good squad player as cover for left back and DM but that's it, that's not based purely on today but it's pretty clear we need an upgrade in the summer because we can't expect carrick to play all the time and the drop in quality between carrick and blind is too vast.
 
His lack of pace really does hold him back as a central player, he simply has to play from a deeper position or he will get mugged if we lose the ball on the counter.
 
JoaquinJoaquin said:
He is too slow to play DM
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Its funny people bring this up again. He's the first player of ours back on that break away for their first goal when he had to cover more distance than half of the team. He's the one who gets back into CB position and can turn and face up play.

He could definitely have done a bit better, but that's 95% McNair's ball to win as McCarthy runs it straight at him

Overall he hasnt been at his best but he's largely been let down by his teammates.
 
It's not his pace or his height or anything like that which worries me, it's the fact his passing just isn't particularly adventurous, and he has a habit of leaving the back two exposed. And that's not just today, our record with him in the holding role is not brilliant.

But, the rest of them are failing to step up too, so it's harsh to pinpoint it on him today. He's not forcing Young to cut in and pass back. He's not forcing Fellaini to be an idiot or not hit the target when clean through.
 
Just back in the team after injury, only real DM as everybody heads forward again, they counter us and he's shit again. Yes he's been poor today but some of you need to get a grip, if you judge by those standards even ddg is shit, rooney too. Who has been good today anyway? Carrick couldnt have done much more for the first goal, too many player went forwards, mcNair should have cleared that ball.
 
Ekeke said:
Its funny people bring this up again. He's the first player of ours back on that break away for their first goal when he had to cover more distance than half of the team. He's the one who gets back into CB position and can turn and face up play.

He could definitely have done a bit better, but that's 95% McNair's ball to win as McCarthy runs it straight at him

Overall he hasnt been at his best but he's largely been let down by his teammates.
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I'm not saying he hasn't been let down by others as he definitely has, but it seems the slightest bit of pace and the opponent is away from him.
 
His lack of pace won't be an issue if he positioned himself better. He needs to be more conservative and stop charging towards the ball.
 
His pace or lack of it is not an issue. Nor is his passing a problem. His main issue is that he gets caught behind the ball wayyyyy too often. I can only assume this is down to poor positioning.
 
Blind isn't half the player Carrick is. When he gets pressured by physical players he whimpers.

The first goal, he was absolutely pathetic not even trying to make the tackle. Compare that to other defensive midfielders in the league. Do you think McCarthy would skip through Wanyama?

Blind is average.
 
He wasn't noticeably worse then anyone else in the first half. Maybe some heard Neville immediately blame Blind for the first goal when it was McNair that McCarthy bundled through.

Neville has been unfairly criticising Blind all season, aka the De Gea treatment.
 
Zoo said:
He wasn't noticeably worse then anyone else in the first half. Maybe some heard Neville immediately blame Blind for the first goal when it was McNair that McCarthy bundled through.

Neville has been unfairly criticising Blind all season, aka the De Gea treatment.
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Nah he was really, very poor - his overall awareness and positioning were really poor. Plus, he just looked off the pace.
 
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