And getting it off the Eden Hazards et al who'll be steaming at that fragile back line with the ball at their feet.
Daley Blind - Deal Confirmed
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And getting it off the Eden Hazards et al who'll be steaming at that fragile back line with the ball at their feet.
how old are you?
Does it matter? I speak the truth.
Do people think this guy has been bought as a regular starter or to provide cover? I'm not convinced if he is good enough as a starter (obviously better than what we have but hoped we could sign better) but I'm happy with the signing if it's merely for a bit of cover. Quiet cheap too.
Oh I wasn't being serious by the way
So its a done deal? I have been offline the whole day so just asking.
Yeah, only a medical and personal terms to be agreed.
Excellent.
We need one more though.
Well he can pass in the direction of the opposition goal.
I think/hope he'll fight it out with Carrick in the short term to be a regular starter in midfield. He'd surely be a step up from the current version of Fletcher in the defensive midfield position.
Apologies if already posted but here's his view for the Van Persie assist in WC.
that says enough
As long as he is able to make himself available for a pass for our defenders he is our best CM alongside Herrera
I know next to nothing about him, but he must be better than Cleverley, Fletcher and Anderson. So I'm happy.
It will just be a relief watching a game without Cleverley or Fletcher playing so I'm glad we are signing him.
What happened to the Blind thread in the Man Utd forum?
He hasnt been announced yet. The club have to make it official for a thread to be open in the United forum.
Poor lad won't have realised that he has to become the saviour of Manchester United's midfield.
after watching us start this season...I'm happy he's coming. What have we come to?
How many players we have whom has to be registered for Premier League? Surely over 25?
I count 23 including Clevs, Kagawa and Vermijl who could all be out.
After reading more about him, I'm starting to like this signing very much.. He's obviously on his way to the top and with us he could be one of the best in coming years.. With Ajax he's always played only to win and in a team who has the ball most of the time. Our build-up game will be so much quicker with him around, that's for sure.
Van Persie, Mata, Januzaj, Shaw, Blackett, Di Maria, Blind, Anderson. Soon enough we will have a full Left Foot XI.
Rojo too.
Wonder what his pass backs to the goalkeeper are like ...
Yeah I just realised!
I think this may be one of those signings that is just a pleasant suprise in so far as he performs a key role despite not being a fancy name. At the price quoted, its a bargain for last years Eredivisie player of the year and world cup semi finalist.
Also wasnt he Ajax captain? We need some leaders in the team and I hear he has good mental toughness
Also wasnt he Ajax captain? We need some leaders in the team and I hear he has good mental toughness
Rob Jansen (Blind’s agent) confirms that the player will get a starting role in central midfield at United. [via @FoxSportsNL]
Good. That means no more Fletcher.
Did not really need confirmation there tbh.
I agree. Fully expected to play him there for me...
Thank you sir. I don't see why some want to persist with players that are clearly out of their depth at United. Good luck to Mr. Cleverley wherever else his career takes him. Blind is a very solid player who will add a little extra quality to our team.
Once everyone is fit on that rare occasion I don't think he'll be starting, as Carrick is better at his best. He's a very capable alternative though I think. We need a deep lying midfielder though, like him, who will take the ball off the defenders and pass it around. So many times today our center backs had the ball with nobody coming deep to pick the ball up.
A couple years ago Carrick was better. Hard to say at this point though...
I'd say he is excited to be joining us.
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