Daley Blind - Deal Confirmed
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Haven't you heard? That's all it takes with Woody around!
Blind looks like one of those players who's most impressive off the ball and I don't think we've had a good water carrier since Park left. I can see people warming to him fast if he does as much running as it appears he does in the clips.
That doesn't really fill me with much confidence.
O'Shea helped us win 5 titles. Show some respect.
Remember Rojo liked this
It just hit mefour signings, four leftfooters
Five left footers! Di Maria, Shaw, Herrera, Rojo and Blind. Next to RVP, Mata and Evans. (?) Shame we've lost Giggs and Paddy.
I've watched him in Holland and I disagree with your assessment. He's very similar in his play to Hargreaves and very similar in his running and athleticism. Both very clever footballers.
Wait, what? Is Herrera left footed?
Not that it matters but after hearing about the tweet he favorited, he also favorited this a couple of months ago
Versatile, tactically aware.CDM. Deserves atleast a thread title change.
Herrera and Evans are right footed.
He promoted Blackett primarily due to being left footed as well, my guess and James. Januzaj is there too.
Great post. Nail on the head!
CDM is surely not is primary position?
It appears i've made that up. Not sure why i thought he was.
Van Gaal (as most managers of the Dutch school) generally prefer to have left footed players on on left sided positions. So ideally they would start with 5 left footers / 5 right footers.
That explains a lot. Although I think he forgot to add on deadline day.
Januzaj as well
Got my attention!
It has been for the last two seasons.
Another player signed from a Champions League club
We're also forgetting he's only 24, so has plenty of time and room for improvement.
I get the feeling some people want instant answers and solutions to our problems. That isn't going to happen. Just like Di Maria isn't going to hit a hattrick today and make all our problems go away. It's a rebuild and the whole restructuring of the squad will take time.
I'm convinced he'll turn out to be a good acquisition for us.
I get the feeling some people want instant answers and solutions to our problems. That isn't going to happen. Just like Di Maria isn't going to hit a hattrick today and make all our problems go away. It's a rebuild and the whole restructuring of the squad will take time.
I'm convinced he'll turn out to be a good acquisition for us.
Ever since the deal has been agreed the pages have gone from around 30 to over 50 now in matter of hours. Oh the muppetry .
.He primarily started as a LB. But ever since his promotion to CDM in Ajax, he has played there and has been comfortable doing his job. He isn't the rough tackler type but reads the game well and breaks up play. A lot of Dutch journos have been saying the same.
Good question, he started off as LB but the last 2 seasons he's played mostly left sided DM. De Boer actually would play him either position depending on the opposition. Against Barcelona, for example, he played left sided DM and was outstanding in both ties.
Dude, he mostly played as a defender in his professional career. In the '13/'14 season he was used in midfield 60% of the time, rest of his time at Ajax he was their left back and he was pretty good at it. He was only jeered at the start of his career, years ago.
His form did not massively improve once he was moved into midfield, he was just a natural midfielder who was played at left back for a couple of years, and he did as well in defense for Ajax as he did in midfield for them.
When Ajax were beating Manchester City in the Champions League in the '12/'13 season, he played left back and was excellent. He was also left back for Holland at the World Cup, did really well there, so I don't see why you are implying Blind is not a good defender.
I think you have misread what I wrote.
I don't disagree with you. I feel we have been holding off on the Blind deal until we have been able to shift on some of our similar players from the midfield. That's why it has happened late. I also think there could well be more business at United before the deadline.
In a midfield of Anderson,Cleverley, and Fletcher the Blind man is king
Left-sided DM in a 4-2-3-1?
Not the midfield quality we need to bridge the gap.
Some people do a lot of mental gymnastics to justify a transfer. We know (according to scholes) we were after kroos and fabregas. I think just like Rojo we can assume blind was between option d or e for their respective positions. He's not the answer to our problems buts he's slightly better than what we have currently.
I don't think people on here realise just how much longevity this guy has. He's not a hard runner. He's not burning pace. He's just a very intelligent midfielder who reads play exceptionally well. These kind of players tend to have longevity in their careers. Remember Claude Makelele? He was great even at the age of 30, when he arrived at Chelsea and became arguably their most important player at the time. I'm not comparing the two, just saying that Blind can easily play where he plays (DM) for a good 10 years and we are yet to see how his potential blooms.
but don't quit the day job .This about covers it.
Teams need intelligent players who get the big picture. Who will play where they are need for the club. The Neville and O'Shea jokes miss the mark. A real team is not Football Manager where everyone slots in seamlessly and the dressing room has no grudges or jealously. Teams need these players and while I would still love Vidal or Strootman I really like this signing.
Amazed at the people who are questioning this and calling him O'Shea light. He's a good player, an upgrade on Cleverley and Fletcher who will cover several places in the first team in case of injuries.
Ask yourselves this, what would you prefer:
1- Playing Anderson, Cleverley, or Fletcher in midfield and keep complaining about the state of midfield, or play a better player in Blind?
2- Site injuries as the only reason Young/Valencia get a starting spot in the team, and then continue to keep calling them shite after a bad match, or start Blind?
3- Play Fellaini in defensive midfield and hope he comes good, or play Blind?
That should be enough to confirm that this is a good signing.
Ask yourselves this, what would you prefer:
1- Playing Anderson, Cleverley, or Fletcher in midfield and keep complaining about the state of midfield, or play a better player in Blind?
2- Site injuries as the only reason Young/Valencia get a starting spot in the team, and then continue to keep calling them shite after a bad match, or start Blind?
3- Play Fellaini in defensive midfield and hope he comes good, or play Blind?
That should be enough to confirm that this is a good signing.
That was Di Maria. We now need players who can get the ball back and pass it to Di Maria, Rooney, Mata, RvP, Januzaj etc.
That makes sense. Hopefully we will sign Carvalho or Vidal before the deadline and then the question would be 'is Blind an upgrade on Cleverley?'. Without an additional signing it's hard to get excited about Blind.
How about we judge them at the end of the season?
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