Chelaea , City and Arsenal will get out of our sights if we keep signing this type of player.
Daley Blind - Deal Confirmed
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If our goal is 7th place again Blind would be the perfect signing.
Haven't seen anything of Blind so I have two quick questions:
1) What's his best position?
2) How good could he potentially become in that position?
Having a squad player who can fill in in several different positions would be very useful provided he is actually good enough for any of those positions in the first place. If we're only signing him because he's versatile though then he really isn't what we need right now. That should be a bonus rather than the best thing about him.
1) What's his best position?
2) How good could he potentially become in that position?
Having a squad player who can fill in in several different positions would be very useful provided he is actually good enough for any of those positions in the first place. If we're only signing him because he's versatile though then he really isn't what we need right now. That should be a bonus rather than the best thing about him.
This is what I don't get about some opinions on signing him: if he couldn't back it at left back at Ajax, how could he in the Prem?
I think this is first and foremost a midfield signing, as LVG knows he doesn't have a #6 should he need to switch to a 433 when the situation arises...
There was a dutch journo on talksport earlier that said he thinks we'll sign Blind
There's our centre midfield sorted then. No Vidal then.
Would prefer De Jong.
Blind is such an underwhelming signing for me, I got so bored of his Youtube "all touches of a game" I switched it off. I cant see what he offers other than being not as shit as Fallana or Cleverley.....that is literally all he adds oh yeah hes left footed. At best he is a squad player. This is Manchester United, im surprised LVG is even entertaining it.
If everyone goes who we hope will (Anderson, Nani, Fellaini) the squad will do with some bolstering and so someone who can cover multiple positions won't be a bad thing and if he is better than Cleverley in midfield then we are improving that area of the pitch are we not? Ok he's no Vidal but if it's him or no one then he is better than nothing
Blind is a good player who I believe would offer something very valuable to us. You're speaking crap on that bit.
Agree however that this cannot be a 'main' signing. Still need another defender and midfielder on top of his signature.
Possibly, we don't really know, he's tactically astute and would give Herrera a lot more freedom in midfield, adds that extra bit of mobility in the centre too.
Andy Mitten seems to confirm an interest in Blind. Also confirms that Woodward has missed out on a number of targets who have moved elsewhere, and that despite there being money to spend, actually parting with it has proved difficult. The lack of Champions League football on offer looks to have been decisive.
http://www.espnfc.com/club/manchest...esults-will-dictate-the-louis-van-gaal-effect
http://www.espnfc.com/club/manchest...esults-will-dictate-the-louis-van-gaal-effect
That's just this years excuse for doing feck all, last year we blamed players not wanting to play for Moyes, the year before it was the debt and so on
Keep signing which type exactly because we've signed Mata,Herrera and Shaw within the last eight months, all for big money . Signing Blind is not mutually exclusive with signing Vidal, if he is ever available. We will be losing players like Fellaini and Anderson, in addition to Evra, Giggs, Vidic and Ferdinand so should we turn up our nose at a versatile back up option like Blind because he is not high profile enough when we are down to bones in defensive options ?
he wouldn't fit into newcastle starting line up, so why whould we sign him? such a mediocre player and the pricetag is laughable if true. I wouldn't want him for free here.. if we need player, we need quality players, not numbers, reece james can do as good as him and is 4 years younger, faster and comes through academy ranks, can cover LB and CM, why do some people want daley blind here is beyond me.. I will be very very sad if we sign him.
Looked decent in the world cup, unassuming, hardworking and versatile.
Newcastle play Obertan that says all you need to know about their squad so don't be stupid
Good player, but severely underwhelming if this goes through.
I like him, but he's the type of signing I'd like to see alongside other 'star quality' signings and not the remedy to our midfield options or a regular feature in the team. For instance, if he we don't sign another midfielder due to this signing I will be extremely disappointed, but if he's competing against quality in central midfield (Herrera & Vidal), left-wingback (Shaw) and centre back (Evans and another CB) the complexion of our squad looks far better opposed to depending on a player who should only be a squad player.
I like him, but he's the type of signing I'd like to see alongside other 'star quality' signings and not the remedy to our midfield options or a regular feature in the team. For instance, if he we don't sign another midfielder due to this signing I will be extremely disappointed, but if he's competing against quality in central midfield (Herrera & Vidal), left-wingback (Shaw) and centre back (Evans and another CB) the complexion of our squad looks far better opposed to depending on a player who should only be a squad player.
We're obsessed with big-name signings these days. That's not how you build a team. van Gaal himself has said that he's going to be very selective about which players he brings in. He wants to improve his selection for the system he's putting in place here, not just buy people because they're a big name.
Here you go boys, shake your heads at this!
You may be right. Last summer was a huge missed opportunity; as Premier League Champions, and with our record of offering European football year after year unblemished, we should have looked to strengthen significantly in the wake of Fergie's departure. As it stands we've fallen quite a distance, and both incoming and outgoing transfers look like they'll be a struggle for the remainder of the window.
Blind and some kind of CB cover is probably the least we can reasonably expect to arrive, as that in my view is the minimum needed to have the requisite number of players to mount a decent challenge for 4th. In addition to Blind, Ron Vlaar would be someone who is familiar with Van Gaal's methods, and could therefore come in and get up to speed quickly. Although not great quality, he would bring some experience to what will be a youthful back line this season.
He played 3 times for Newcastle last season.
And has played in every pre season game this, and impressed by all accounts :/
Yeah it's not like he was voted Eredivisie player of the year...
.No, I heard it and he didn't say that. He said that Frank De Boer said he wouldn't be surprised if Van Gaal "comes to call for Blind" over the next 3 weeks.
So has Theo Janssen and El Hamdaoui
Were Manchester united and Barcelona interested in them too?
VG preferred him as wing back though. He's probably act as cover/competition for Shaw
VG also played Kuyt at WB. That should tell you something about the options available to him.
VG main tactic was 4-3-3 though. When Strootman got injured he preferred to switch to 3-5-2 and play Blind as WB then replace Strootman with Blind
Because Stroot is a number 8. Blind is a number 6.
We need genuine quality though. You don't build a team with just "decent" players either.
1) It's not easy to tell but i have to say that his best position is holding midfielder. Even van Gaal has said, during the WC qualification round, that his true position is the #6 role but he already had enough options there.
He made his breakthrough last season playing as a holding midfielder. In fact De Boer's decision to take him from LB and give him a crucial role in Ajax's midfield is considered the tactical manoeuvre of the last season in the Eredivisie. Not only did Blind flourish but Ajax, who were struggling in the first half of the season, started winning game after game immediatly after Blind played in the midfield.
Tbf i didn't rate him as a LB. He was rather slow for that position and his crossing still needs improvement. What made his managers pick him was his intelligence on the pitch. He is very good at reading the game, his positioning is excellent and he is extremely good when it comes to defensive and offensive transition.
Moving him in the midfield highlighted another big strength in his game, his passing. With almost 70 passes p.g. he became the conductor of Ajax's midfield, helped his team control the tempo and dictate play.
When Ajax were defending De Boer often asked him to man mark the opposition play maker, especially when Ajax wanted to press high. His positioning and ability to cover the whole of the pitch made him perfect for the role and helped Ajax apply high pressure while retaining their cohesion. He often operated as a third CB because Ajax play with their full backs in advanced positions on the pitch.
Whenever Ajax had the ball he was the player who controlled the tempo and triggered his team's positional play. He watched all the off the ball movement from his central/deeper position and he could easily make the right pass. He also had no problems in one touch football and pass n' move style whenever Ajax needed to increase the tempo. He was involved in the build up play and almost every attacking move.
2) These are his two biggest strengths, his passing and his reading of the game and positioning. He looks like Busquets when defending and Alonso when attacking but at a lower level, right now. You could say he looks similar to Carrick, with the ability to cover more spaces and press more the player with the ball but without the key forward passes.
Judging from what Pep tries at Barca with Lahm at #6, i'd say this is what LvG has in mind for Blind, if we make a move for him. I don't know if Blind will ever reach that level or how long it will take him to get there, but if Louis believes he can i'm ok with it.
Really think Blind and Herrera would rapidly become our first choice midfield partnership, and an excellent one at that.
He played 36 minutes in Premier league last year so don't make a fool of yourself. I mentioned newcastle because I think he is on par with Janmaat and none of them should ever be considered for a move to United..
Nobody reliable is reporting this.
People don't know what is going on so put 2 + 2 together and think Blind was good under Van Gaal so he must want him at United. Maybe he doesn't?
Then they ask the Ajax coach about it and all he says is ''It would be hard to keep him with a big club coming in''
Now people are talking on Twitter and a few on here like it's nailed on.
People don't know what is going on so put 2 + 2 together and think Blind was good under Van Gaal so he must want him at United. Maybe he doesn't?
Then they ask the Ajax coach about it and all he says is ''It would be hard to keep him with a big club coming in''
Now people are talking on Twitter and a few on here like it's nailed on.
For all the Dutch players we've been linked with, van Gaal has allowed a fair few join other clubs recently. If we do sign Blind, and I think there's a reasonable chance we might, van Gaal must be pretty certain that he can do the job for us. And that's good enough for me. Not a glamourous signing, but could be an effective one.
It's starting to look that way, need Blind for RWB cover too, and could do with him in defence from time to time as well.....transfer business done with one signing!
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The fact is that he can play several position in our 3-5-2 and can also play in a 4-2-3-1 (or 4-3-3)
With him in our side, we will have another left back, we can add another midfielder and perhaps another center back in the three man defense
He had a great world cup and was also regular with Ajax this year.... I can think that he's a good choice
But what is anoying me is the fact that he's not or first choice there and we missed Vermalen (even if I really prefere Blind) and probably Hummels... So we buy wing back player and not what we really need, a top center half
With him in our side, we will have another left back, we can add another midfielder and perhaps another center back in the three man defense
He had a great world cup and was also regular with Ajax this year.... I can think that he's a good choice
But what is anoying me is the fact that he's not or first choice there and we missed Vermalen (even if I really prefere Blind) and probably Hummels... So we buy wing back player and not what we really need, a top center half
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