How's he doing ATM?
Daley Blind - Deal Confirmed
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Game just kicked off.
Ok. I'd be interested to find out how he plays vs AZ because, I can see you signing him.
Don't say that. It kills sth inside of me.
Been pretty good so far.
Alkmaar aren't pressing that well but he is finding space and starting moves with good composure.
Alkmaar aren't pressing that well but he is finding space and starting moves with good composure.
Playing on the left of the midfield 3, has passed it well and involved in the build up to their opener. Alan Curbishley rates him.
Yeah, he's a decent metronome with sound positional sense. Would certainly be a better option than Fletcher at this moment in time.
Hes doing ok tidy player with decent passes and good movement, not much pace though.
The game is so slow and he's playing mostly on the left, I really don't think he'd add much to us and if we'd really wanted him then the deal would have been done weeks ago, he'd be nothing but a desperation buy at this stage.
He is capable of passing forward which something we cant say about any of our midfielders except for Herrera atm. He would be a squad player I think useful squad player like how Park Ji Sung was or Oshea but not like Scholes or anything. I would not mind him if he wasnt the only player coming in.
We have enough squad players and I rather not waste £20m on another one. Need to improve the starting 11 rather worrying about the bench.
Subbed out. Perhaps is last game for Ajax, or not who knows.
He can pass it forward when he has the kind of time he has in this slow league, I think he'd have the same problems we saw Fletch have yesterday when the intensity is ramped up. If we were actually revamping the squad then he'd be worth a punt but that doesn't seem to be the case and adding more Young and Valencia level players when we still have them is just stepping sideways.
He would have improved the starting Xi yesterday... And for the next month or so given shaws injury
What's the score?
2-1 to Ajax.
He is shit. Play him in midfield against decent opponents and he'll look like Fletcher yesterday. Saw him last year with Ajax 2x against Red Bull Salzburg (very good side though) and he looked completely clueless against a strong pressing team. His lack of quickness was also found out rather quickly.
I think he would have made a big difference yesterday. Would have actually fulfilled the holding role, tracking midfielders back to our box while also helping us with our passing. And we'd have had an actual option for left fullback instead of Ashley Young
Saw him against Manchester City 2 years ago and he was class.
Man City was appalling that year in the European competitions and maybe he is better when he has more time on the ball, otherwise he wouldn't be that good in the Eredivise. Just that I saw him being COMPLETELY overwhelmed against a good pressing side. Also this has Fellaini all written over it. A player that IS available and one of his ex managers doesn't go in for him right away? He'd be an overpriced utility player that shouldn't be a starter for a top club.
I agree. But would he improve the first XI when everyone is available? I reckon that is what LvG is talking about when he says he is only interested in players who will improve the selection. At the same time I think he would provide a good option at DM, LB and LCB.
Thought he looked decent. Would walk into our midfield
Yes. He's better than the current Carrick and can be our holding midfielder to the level that Carrick previously was, for many years to come
Carrick probably wont be around much longer
Played well today.... Really well infact. Id take him, but then id take anyone around about now.
Charlie Adam could walk into our midfield.
.According to a few journalists, he's a target for us. Ian Ladyman even reporting that we're in talks with Ajax.
If what Ladyman says is true, then negotiations should be so straight forward it's not funny.
Would love him in our team.
A midfield of Mata/Blind/Herrera would be so fecking slow and lacking physicality and athleticism that we'd be fodder for most teams, you don't even need a world class midfield to overrun a trio like that. We need to get Herrera a partner that will aid him with drive and power.
If they want this lad I wish they would just do it? Instead they will mess about chasing players who don't want to come here. Then last minute go after him leaving him in no doubt he is 10th choice, Surely you do the easy transfers, get them done early then concentrate on the hard ones. This probably could have been tied up straight after the World Cup.
I don't get all the hate - he is very useful utility player, who could plug in the areas where we are desperately light - LWB and CM. Sure Shaw should be a starter at LWB, but I'd rather have Blind as a backup than what we have right now - same thing for the CM position. To say that he cannot cope against decent opponents is ridiculous - I watched him against Spain, Australia, Chile, Mexico, Costa Rica, Argentina and Brazil - there is plenty of decent opponents there and he didn't do too bad - he did his job well, was disciplined and I remember at least 2 assists and a goal. Sure he made a couple mistakes too, but who didn't... For me he is the perfect signing - not necessarily a first team starter, but I'm sure he will get 20+ games in the season, he knows LVG's methods, he wouldn't mind spending time on the bench, he is young, in fact I think he would've started against Swansea and improved us a lot.
If we wanted him early and amongst our first choices we would have gotten him by now surely.
Maybe he is backup choice if we don't get others. Maybe we don't want him at all.
Woodward gave the impression Unietd would sign a midfielder like Vidal given his claims about United's financial power, so then blind will feel like a let down and a bit underwhelming, for some. As a sitting midfielder he'll be fine I think. He'll have the wing backs helping and three centre halves too.
To me Blind and Vidal are independent signings, both needed. Vidal would be a first team starter at CM, Blind will be an utility player, providing backup at 2-3 positions.
That's a fair point. As I see it, I don't see you singing Vidal though. Rojo, Blind and or Vidal would be decent business even though these deals should have been sealed before he season started.
we need another source to shed more light on this blind affair
Rojo, Blind, Vidal and Di Maria would be brilliant, but it's not going to happen. Even if we miss on Vidal, but get the other three is still going to be brilliant...
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