Very mature and composed yet again. Small mistakes are a given with youngsters. More first team minutes (which seems inevitable given our defenders inability to keep themselves fit/not suspended) and more experience and we could have a very good defender on our hands. He's shown a lot of promise for someone I considered more of a midfielder.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 18
- Clean sheets
- 5
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 2
This Paddy lad seems to have the same level of composure as Januzaj. Both are young, both will make mistakes here and there, but they are the future and a bright one. I am glad to see McNair progressing and doing well. Once we have more or less stable starting 11, the overall understanding between the players, their collective play will improve and thus create more solid foundation for development of our young guns.
and funny enough, They probably have more experience paying wit each other than any of our other partnerships, albiet at a differant level and differant positions.
I thought he and Carrick looked like a decent pairing. Both comfortable on the ball. I thought Louis might look to keep that going as opposed to bringing Blackett back in.
This 100%. There's mistakes in all of them.
I'd second that.!
Third.
He could have gotten closer to Aguero for the goal, but that's forgivable to me, a small mistake that unfortunately gave Aguero a better chance which he finished.
At least he can stay fit for a run of games and improve.
He could have gotten closer to Aguero for the goal, but that's forgivable to me, a small mistake that unfortunately gave Aguero a better chance which he finished.
At least he can stay fit for a run of games and improve.
Hopefully we don't bring Blackett back just because he's left footed. Blackett isn't a CB.
What do you see him as? LB?
Yeah. Just not a very good one.
Don't really see how my opinion on this can be controversial. He made a mistake by not marking his man. I'm not saying it was a horrible error nor the biggest error we made when defending that goal, but it was a mistake nonetheless. I'm sure Paddy will be kicking himself a bit for it, as would any other defender. Defenders are always in the next best position but they still manage to follow runs, block shots and get first to crosses, corners etc.
I agree that he, other than that and being turned by Yaya, had a good game. I obviously also agree that he is one for the future.
Blackett has been raised as a LB, so he's our backup at that position.
Some of the youth experts may know better but I can't remember them ever playing together for the U21s anyway.
Don't think so, if so it was an aberration.
Really? whys this? out on loan I presume?
Paddy only started to get play for the U21s last March and was partnered with Charni in nearly all matches except for one with Evans and I think one with Keane and Blackett would have been on loan during that time. Blackett largely played LB for the reserves as well. They may have partnered each other a couple times at younger age groups but Paddy used to play in midfield until he was in the U18s and I think Blackett still mainly played as a LB.
Yea I haven't payed much attention to the u18's or u21's since last season, apart from the big games, Yea I remember Blackett always played LB for the u18s and u21s. I never really thought much of him either to be honest, seems much better so far at CB.
Apparently Blackett played CB for the U18s.
Good on him for coming on and doing well, still plenty of work to do and plenty of time on his side but credit to the lad.
Called up for the Northern Ireland squad to face Romania.
Absolutely dread any thread getting bumped at the moment as I fully expect it to say - calf strain out for 143 months
Was alwys likely to happen with Hughes and possibly Evans being out.
Hughes is in the squad, Evans isn't.
Is this his first call up? Great news nonetheless, should give him a wee bit of extra confidence.
Haven't saw the squad yet but I swore Hughes was out for weeks if not a couple of months.
Called up for the last squad but has to pull out due to the United CB curse.
so true.Bit strange how unfazed he looks when he defends, really like his style of play. Geniunely wouldn't mind seeing him play all season.
He was called up before but ended up getting an injury which ruled him out.
Apparently Hughes' injury is currently not known, waiting for scans to see how bad it is. I'd imagine O'Neill is just hoping that he might be okay, where as Evans apparently hasn't returned to training?
Anyway I'd imagine Craig Cathcart or Luke McCullough, two former United men, would take place of Hughes rather than McNair, and that McNair is only called up for the 'experience' of being in the senior squad.
Interestingly there are 5 former United player's and one current United player in the Northern Ireland squad.
Where the hell has this guy come from? Impressed me every single time he's played for us. Had no idea about him at all before the Everton (that was his debut right?).
West Ham.
This kid looks like the real deal. Doesn't fold under responsibility like Januzaj and time is on his side. Having him and Shaw definitely makes me feel good about our future defensively.
This absolute bollocks about januzaj has to stop. F*ck me, so after about 3 matches McNair looks the real deal because unlike Januzaj he doesn't fold under responsibility (who stepped up for moreless a whole season). And time is on his side, he's a whole 2 months younger than Adnan. Sounds like you'll be slaughtering McNair once he makes a balls up.
Aye. Seems to be a new thing on this forum.
I think its just poor english from @vibe
I assume he meant McNair has the same mental strength as Januzaj and steps up in the same fashion.
Its been happening to Rojo too, who is now a "car crash waiting to happen" I read earlier. The caf seem to have overly negative people who you would think were opposition fans the way they gloat about what good business they hav done i nthe past, while shitting on our own. I mean, even Shaw got a bit of stick for being more expensive than City's back line,its ridiculous.
Yeah, it is getting a bit frustrating at the moment, I tend to ignore it but some posts just drag you back in.
We have no idea how McNair will turn out. Evans was going to be world class early in his career...but that hasn't exactly happened..
Gonna agree with this, usually I heard about our most promising youngsters from reading articles or on redcafe but I don't think I ever came across his name. Very impressed but its early days, but if we have a potential world class CB in our ranks we'll be set for a long time!