Just had a quick look at some youtube videos (I know I know, its not exactly a good way of judging a player) but he looked better then I was expecting. Seems to have a good pass on him, and likes a through ball. Maybe he has more to his locker then being purely defensive?
Daley Blind - Deal Confirmed
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Well, he didn't win Dutch footballer of the year for being shit.
I think he will be a very exciting addition to our team.#15 for our new man then?
The next O'Shea
Good cover for several positions but with our current defensive midfielders he could go straight into the starting lineup, what is frightening.
Good cover for several positions but with our current defensive midfielders he could go straight into the starting lineup, what is frightening.
A midst the Falcao talk in the twitter thread, I pointed out that Blind is now following United on twitter
According to reports in Portugal, Blind has said goodbye to Ajax fans on his twitter account.
How would they know?
I would rather keep the #15 out for a future center-back and give the #17 straight away to Blind (who wore the 17 at Ajax). After all, we did that with the #8 last year when Anderson was officially wearing it despite being on loan.
Well, he didn't win Dutch footballer of the year for being shit.
He won Ajax player of the year as well the year before that.
According to his twitter account then. According to reports in Portugal made it sound like it was some sort of scoop.
At last.. A player who isn't scared to go in heavy and can actually build up our play from the back. If he settles straight away it will be amazing, just the type of guy we need.
How's he at taking the ball of the central defenders and starting attacks? Because that's our biggest weakness right now
I don't know all that much about him as a footballer other than the World Cup, where he looked handy, and a hard worker.
He's rather handsome though, isn't he? He's probably going to charm his way out of some yellow cards. A quick flick of the locks, and the ref's knees will turn to butter. Or something.
He's rather handsome though, isn't he? He's probably going to charm his way out of some yellow cards. A quick flick of the locks, and the ref's knees will turn to butter. Or something.
Is this both in the last 2 seasons?
- AFC Ajax Player of the Year: 2013
- Dutch Footballer of the Year: 2014
He's obviously better than I'm giving him credit for which to be fair in my mind he was more a john O'shea than Carrick....
After reading some of the comments on this thread I'm amazed how little some of you understand modern football.
In order to go from 3-4-1-2 to 4-3-1-2 LVG needed a quality nr 6 kind of player. Not Vidal because for all his talent and ability this isn't his preferred position, we needed a intelligent player, similar to Carrick, who can protect our defense, slot in whenever necessary if our FB or CM going forward and a player who can pass the ball quickly up to our front runners.
This players are rare but not often appreciated enough because they do all lot important of work without the ball.
There are plenty of famous nr 6 who have been their teams MVP, but you hardly read or hear about them because their job is un glamorous and often you don't see them so much when watching TV.
Blind fits this bill. Two good feets, excellent passer, hard working, good to read the game.
I'm extremely delighted we got this young man. He will surprise a lot of the doubters and when everybody is back our first eleven starts too look more balanced.
In order to go from 3-4-1-2 to 4-3-1-2 LVG needed a quality nr 6 kind of player. Not Vidal because for all his talent and ability this isn't his preferred position, we needed a intelligent player, similar to Carrick, who can protect our defense, slot in whenever necessary if our FB or CM going forward and a player who can pass the ball quickly up to our front runners.
This players are rare but not often appreciated enough because they do all lot important of work without the ball.
There are plenty of famous nr 6 who have been their teams MVP, but you hardly read or hear about them because their job is un glamorous and often you don't see them so much when watching TV.
Blind fits this bill. Two good feets, excellent passer, hard working, good to read the game.
I'm extremely delighted we got this young man. He will surprise a lot of the doubters and when everybody is back our first eleven starts too look more balanced.
Absolutely delighted with this signing.
Good value for a really good player with a fine pedigree from Ajax. I think he'll be an important signing.
Good value for a really good player with a fine pedigree from Ajax. I think he'll be an important signing.
He doesn't excite me, but he's certainly going to be very useful for us. Trimming the ineffective players and having someone who will do a job for you in a variety of positions is always great. However it wouldn't surprise me if he spent a lot of his time as the main DM because despite not being rapid, he does add much needed energy.
Who says we are changing to 4312? If/when we do change formation it will be to either 433 or 4231. For the latter formation there is no real need for a number 6 (or DM) as you can play two box-to-box midfielders (Herrera and Vidal for example).
Because it's the best way to fit all our top players in, a midfield 3 of Blind, Herrera and Di Maria feeding into Mata then RvP and Rooney
Not enough width. It's clear at this stage that playing Mata, Rooney and RVP in the same team just doesn't work. We will be much better playing 4231 or 433.
Fitting RVP/Mata/Rooney in the starting 11 is just going to cause more problems, as it's already shown.
Its this a case of versatility harming his reputation?
To be fair, prior to the World Cup I'd assume very few people had ever really noticed him. I'd consider myself one of those people.
Probably
It's funny after Spain v Holland in the WC his thread exploded with people saying we should sign him over Shaw now people are underwhelmed
I wish more people would just admit that they really haven't seen much of him prior to the World Cup and are almost solely going on what they've heard.
Suppose, honestly I don't take s whole lot of notice of the Eredivisie despite it producing some very good players.
Yeah memories fade quickly, he's not necessarily a fashionable or an exciting player either.
Maybe it's just me being pedantic, but in midst of all the Ajax fans posting on his instagram with comments like "Good luck Daley!", "Thanks for everything", "Hope you return at the end of your career for us", "Hopefully success will come to you at United" - you know lovely farewells - then some United fan comes up with "Welcome to Manchester United"
Rubbing it in or something.
I just hadn't seen that much of him to be fair.....as many on here probably haven't. I will save my judgement on him until he's had a good 6 months of playing in a settled more confident lineup.
So who do you want us to buy, soon it's Monday. Or are you expecting LVG to drop one of Mata or Roo/RVP?
Last season De Maria was sensational as a attacking midfielder on the left. Whenever Ronaldo was drifting into center Maria and Marcello doing overlaps with great results. I can see Shaw and De Maria do the same for us.
We need three midfielders to be balanced. That's why we will play 4312 instead of 4231. Future will tell who's right.
I'm not saying LVG will drop one of them but he should.
I would like us to buy Vidal but don't think that is going to happen. We can play Di Maria and Januzaj on the wings. A midfield of Herrera and Blind should be ok. Either Rooney or Mata would be playing as a number 10 so they could always drop back to help.
I also think Blind might signal a move to a diamond/4-3-1-2
I imagine Van Gaal will persist with a 3-5-2 for a few more games and try to get it working with our first choice players, which is a fair call. If it doesn't work then a move to the diamond makes the most sense. It fits the squad best and gets the most out of our best players, including Di Maria.
I imagine Van Gaal will persist with a 3-5-2 for a few more games and try to get it working with our first choice players, which is a fair call. If it doesn't work then a move to the diamond makes the most sense. It fits the squad best and gets the most out of our best players, including Di Maria.
The only time I've watched Blind prior to this summer was the 5 minutes he had against us in 2012.
Spill the beans you tards, the first time you noticed something Blind did was when Henry named him MOTM vs Spain and you realised it was him who played that ball into RVP (unless you're Dutch).
Spill the beans you tards, the first time you noticed something Blind did was when Henry named him MOTM vs Spain and you realised it was him who played that ball into RVP (unless you're Dutch).
Glad we got him, Dutch players have a great track record with us, Buttner aside that is, and he wasn't that bad really.
Hope Strootman follows, then we will finally have a midfield that is up to scratch again.
Hope Strootman follows, then we will finally have a midfield that is up to scratch again.
So, is Blind our defensive central midfielder that we obviously need? I.e. We (presumably) tried to sign players like Vidal, Carvalho, etc and couldn't manage it so Blind is our fallback, LVG's Fellaini if you will?
If so, it's a bit underwhelming.
Or, alternatively, is Blind the excellent utility squad player who can cover a number of positions - all down the left side, defensive midfielder and even centre back? Whilst we are set to sign Carvalho or (whisper it) Vidal tomorrow?
I prefer the second scenario.
If so, it's a bit underwhelming.
Or, alternatively, is Blind the excellent utility squad player who can cover a number of positions - all down the left side, defensive midfielder and even centre back? Whilst we are set to sign Carvalho or (whisper it) Vidal tomorrow?
I prefer the second scenario.
How do you even know we prefered Carvalho over Blind? One is one of the best midfielders and the other is one of the best midfielders in Holland, both countries have produced plenty of talent including this particular position. Carvalho doesn't necessarily have to be a better prospect.
I have barely seen either play but I liked Blind at the WC, he seems like a good guy who is delighted with the move and pretty excited by it and he was the best midfielder in Holland last year which is a good achievement. I am very happy with this transfer, exactly the sort of player we needed if he turns out to be as good as I think he might be.
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