Definitely can't cut it at defensive midfield for us... Basically sits as a center back and doesn't try anything. He was better then this earlier on in the season, but the question was still out then. His best performances have definitely been at left back IMO.
17
Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 29
- Clean sheets
- 9
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 3
- Yellow cards
- 4
if he was instructed not to jump then my criticism isn't justified.
I like him but he was very poor today. What the feck is he doing so deep so many times? I am not sure if van Gaal said that to him but he shouldn't be doing that so many times, it just allows them to press our other players, and his long passing isn't that great to pick up players hogher up the pitch from those positions.
I don't understand why he goes behind Smalling and Evans and starts the attack everytime the play starts from our end. So bizarre.
Was shit today, also did a Nasri for their goal.
jump!!!
He's a good standard utility player but we desperately need someone else to play "Carrick" role for us.
Don't want to throw him under a bus because his early season form suggests he is definitely a decent player, but that was very bad. He set the tone for us with his inability to dictate the game under pressure. The defence behind him, fellaini's lack of effectiveness outside of the two boxes and Herrera at times certainly didn't help, but cowardly passing and that moment in the wall don't look good.
Another reminder that we need a proper midfielder to come in ASAP.
Another reminder that we need a proper midfielder to come in ASAP.
Dutch Joe Allen.
He's a good LB back-up, isn't good enough on the ball or physically to be a DM in the PL in my view.
For the wall he should be fined a weeks wages. I cannot stand that.
He's been poor since he stopped playing LB.
He's been poor since he stopped playing LB.
Well they saw on sky he was telling the wall not to jump. So must have been instructed by LVG.
He's really slow isn't he? Terrible today.
Feel that some of the criticism toward Blind is harsh, given that Fellaini and Herrera were nowhere to be found at times. It felt like at times it was just Blind in midfield on his own, similar to what we have been used to in past seasons.
Having said that, he should've done a lot better for the free kick they scored. That was poor.
Having said that, he should've done a lot better for the free kick they scored. That was poor.
Every coach I've ever played with has always said not to jump so he could easily have been instructed not to jump.
Slow and weak. Soon as Pardew let his team off the leash he was drowning in deep waters. I am in a metaphorical mood at the moment.
I don't know whether to laugh or cry
Worst game I've seen from him, almost cost us the game.
Dutch Joe Allen.
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why not?
I think we're better with Herrera holding and Rooney in midfield then Blind doing the holding role, to be honest. He's just so slow, laboured and weak and never tries anything progressive.
What?
Whether he was instructed to jump or not, I doubt he was instructed to cover his face with his arm (could have cost a penalty)
Had he not done that, he'd have seen that a tiny jump was required.
Had he not done that, he'd have seen that a tiny jump was required.
There's not jumping, then there's not watching the ball. If he's watching the ball and not covering his face like a fanny, he could probably have headed the ball properly.
He is as average as he was advertized on the ajax forums and the Nation's opinion here on him.
We are baffled the English rated him so highly for a while.
Just as they said. Too weak and too slow, athletically challenged. technically fine but not great enough in that department to make up for his negatives either.
We are baffled the English rated him so highly for a while.
Just as they said. Too weak and too slow, athletically challenged. technically fine but not great enough in that department to make up for his negatives either.
Looked like a headless chicken chasing the ball at points, bang average game overall.
Disappointed in the wall, but if he was told not to jump, what can you do? Unlucky deflection again.
Disappointed in the wall, but if he was told not to jump, what can you do? Unlucky deflection again.
So the keeper can see better?
People got carried away with this guy,.
Cowardly on the free kick.
Generally, he has to do a lot better to play in midfield for us.
Generally, he has to do a lot better to play in midfield for us.
Why do you think he's covering his eyes? To try and see the ball
Said it last week and will say it again. Not good enough to command that midfield and he is slow as an old bus. I'm just not convinced ATM.
but then the way it went it did not really make sense
I can't understand such an instruction as yet
I said it before the game in the match day thread and got criticised for daring to say Blind is usually average at best. He is not good enough to play DM and never will be, even against the smaller sides. Use him as back up for LB and nothing else.
One of the few players that could actually pass and didnt give away the ball
Doesn't have the legs to effectively shield a defence. He is an intelligent and versatile player though and well worth a squad role. With a summer revamp it will hopefully be the case that we get a proper first team worthy Carrick replacement and Blind will take up a John O'shea type role, available to cover injuries at left back and centre back and midfield if we really need to.
The wall's not jumping so he can't slide it under the wall ala Walker for Tottenham last season
Oh come on...So everyone else in the wall couldn't see the ball because they weren't covering their faces? It's stupid... Can easily give away a penalty doing shit like that
His passing was atrocious today.