I like his passing and his pace. He's quick enough to not be outpaced over a distance by a player like Dyer, who's very quick, and his passing is really top notch. I'm not convinced by his positioning yet, and I'm unsure about his aerial abilities. All things considered though, he's certainly looking to be one for the future.
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You're a blind man. A blind man I tell you.
It really is a surprise how much he's come on, I just think the main problem is he's still very young (baring in mind he played a lot of football at left back as well). It's a shame we've lost all our experienced defenders at once, I'm more than happy to be backup if we sign anyone.
In amongst all my Woodward bashing I thought I'd drop in and post something positive.
Blackett was a real surprise yesterday. You expect the odd mistake but on the whole I thought he done fantastically well.
Blackett was a real surprise yesterday. You expect the odd mistake but on the whole I thought he done fantastically well.
After seeing how composed he was against top class opposition during preseason, yesterday wasn't a surprise at all in my opinion. He is really taking his chance well.
Pre season and your debut at OT are 2 different things. I watched him in every ore season game and fully expected he would make mistakes yesterday. Fact he didn't bodes well.
Fletcher perfectly illustrated difference between pre season and PL - great in pre season, terrible yesterday.
I think he'll play a lot of games this season tbh.The new CB signing will likely to compete with Smalling/Jones/Keane for the other two CB spots with Evans/Blackett for the LCB.With the possibility of switching to 4-3-3 it sounds just about right both in terms of quality and depth.
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I get that but nothing phases him, some players can just deal with certain situations and you could see this over the years, he has always been a very calm player. Sure, the occasion could have got to him but I wasn't surprised at all.
Did you watch him in his loan spells? Very poor. Yesterday was a surprise in terms of him stepping up in a competitive game at OT.
Very pleased.
Saw him play left wing lol, I don't think he is as comfortable there as he is a CB and that could impact on a players confidence.
His lack of defensive awareness played a part in both goals yesterday. At this stage I wouldn't be comfortable going to a tough away ground with him in the back 5. Still, he's shown enough so far this (pre-)season to make me think - and hope - I might have been wrong about him. On the ball he's pretty damn sensational. When you just casually decide to pull a whole new range of passing out of your hat during the biggest game of your life to date, there's something about you.
It's bizarre how far he's come in a year despite looking average in the championship. Suppose it goes to show that loans don't suit everyone.
His worst offence yesterday was passing the ball to Bony after we conceded the free-kick, which allowed him to take a quick one whilst we were out of position.
But that's just down to inexperience really - other than that he did as well as you could expect a youth product making his first-team debut
But that's just down to inexperience really - other than that he did as well as you could expect a youth product making his first-team debut
Is it me or does he really really look like a bit of a lanky Evra? (Style wise not ability) I didn't realize he was a lefty either. I thought he should have moved to left back when we did the switch up in the second half.
Does he already have a song for him based on Devo's Whip It? If not, I lay claim to the idea.
Unfortunately...
When a problem comes along
Tyler Blackett
When the ball comes in the box
Tyler Blackett
When something's goin' wrong
Tyler Blackett
...might be a bit premature after yesterday.
Unfortunately...
When a problem comes along
Tyler Blackett
When the ball comes in the box
Tyler Blackett
When something's goin' wrong
Tyler Blackett
...might be a bit premature after yesterday.
Okay maybe it was just the view! Some passes were brilliant like the one out to Januzaj where he then won a corner which led to the goal. Some were just banged up field, and at the wrong times.
No doubt he will be a brilliant passing defender in the very near future.
Not strictly his mistake, but I thought at that moment he shouldn't have kicked the ball straight to the opponent when the free kick was given against us. The one leading to the 2nd goal. That allowed the quick free kick which caught us a bit by surprise. Bit naive there.
That's just inexperience, and he won't do it again. The fact that he was ball watching and made the wrong decision both in the build up to the first goal (he shouldn't have tried to get close to Dyer, leaving Sigurdsson open behind him) and the second goal (he was on Sigurdsson, but lost him) were much bigger worries. He wasn't solely responsible for any of the two goals, and others probably had worse involvements in both situations, but he could have done better on both occasions.
Still, I thought his composure on the ball and passing ability and range were very, very impressive. On a better day with his team mates performing to a higher standard, it would have been labeled an excellent debut.
I genuinely hope he becomes a good defender, considering our squad's massive deficiencies in all areas of the pitch.
Why are people here blaming Blackett for the first goal? Go watch the replay. The wing back was beaten so he went out to apply pressure. He is suppose to get out there and do that esp with a back 3. Granted he didn't channel the guy wide so he did not do his job perfectly, however the real problem is that none of our CM are tracking back in the middle. There are three white shirts and two red shirts when that first Swansea goal goes in and while Blackett did not contain the ball out wide he should have gone to help and it is the CMs who are responsible for that first goal imho.
The second goal is mostly down to Smalling and Young not getting to where they should be. The quick kick totally caught Smalling out of position and created the opportunity. Young playing in an unfamiliar position, allowing the ball to carry over his head to the back post which leads to all types of problems and obviously a goal. Again why is Blackett being slated when two others make horrible messes on this goal?
Overall I thought he played very well. Yes a few too many long balls, and yes he was not perfect, but when I consider his composure and overall excellent play *esp* at his young age, it is confusing to my why anyone would go after him when other players clearly did more wrong and more to contribute to Swansea's goals than him...
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The second goal is mostly down to Smalling and Young not getting to where they should be. The quick kick totally caught Smalling out of position and created the opportunity. Young playing in an unfamiliar position, allowing the ball to carry over his head to the back post which leads to all types of problems and obviously a goal. Again why is Blackett being slated when two others make horrible messes on this goal?
Overall I thought he played very well. Yes a few too many long balls, and yes he was not perfect, but when I consider his composure and overall excellent play *esp* at his young age, it is confusing to my why anyone would go after him when other players clearly did more wrong and more to contribute to Swansea's goals than him...
.Overall I thought he played very well. Yes a few too many long balls, and yes he was not perfect, but when I consider his composure and overall excellent play *esp* at his young age, it is confusing to my why anyone would go after him when other players clearly did more wrong and more to contribute to Swansea's goals than him...
People want to convince themselves that Blackett was nothing more than a young player to play in cup games at this stage so that they can urge the club to throw money on whatever big name signings they want without feeling guilty.
As do I. Nothing better than a player from our own academy making the grade!
Why are people here blaming Blackett for the first goal? Go watch the replay. The wing back was beaten so he went out to apply pressure. He is suppose to get out there and do that esp with a back 3. Granted he didn't channel the guy wide so he did not do his job perfectly, however the real problem is that none of our CM are tracking back in the middle. There are three white shirts and two red shirts when that first Swansea goal goes in and while Blackett did not contain the ball out wide he should have gone to help and it is the CMs who are responsible for that first goal imho.
The second goal is mostly down to Smalling and Young not getting to where they should be. The quick kick totally caught Smalling out of position and created the opportunity. Young playing in an unfamiliar position, allowing the ball to carry over his head to the back post which leads to all types of problems and obviously a goal. Again why is Blackett being slated when two others make horrible messes on this goal?
Overall I thought he played very well. Yes a few too many long balls, and yes he was not perfect, but when I consider his composure and overall excellent play *esp* at his young age, it is confusing to my why anyone would go after him when other players clearly did more wrong and more to contribute to Swansea's goals than him...
If you're referring to my almost directly above yours, I think you must have misread it or deliberately overlooked some parts, as I quite clearly pointed out that others had to shoulder more of the blame than Blackett. I simply pointed out that he could have done better in both situations, and I'll happily stand by that.
This boy is going to be an absolute to class defender when he matures. Very very impressed with him this far.
Didn't refer to any post in particular mate which is why i did not quote anyone in particular. I simply posted a comment based upon what I felt was a general theme here.
And certainly he could have done better, I mean Swansea scored. But if you fail to note many other players who did far more wrong in both goals then we can just leave it there
.I didn't fail to note that either. I wrote: "He wasn't solely responsible for any of the two goals, and others probably had worse involvements in both situations"Didn't refer to any post in particular mate which is why i did not quote anyone in particular. I simply posted a comment based upon what I felt was a general theme here.
And certainly he could have done better, I mean Swansea scored. But if you fail to note many other players who did far more wrong in both goals then we can just leave it there
I'm not trying to pick a fight with you. It just seems that everything is very polemic here, to borrow a phrase from an old hero of mine. Anything stated is always interpreted in one or the other extreme direction, and then those with another opinion will start crying out and complaining about it. There seems to be no room for nuance in your opinions, it so often gets ignored and overlooked in favor of a more dramatic interpretation.
This being an example. Very few are singling out Blackett for performing particularly badly, some are just saying that he could have done better on the two occasions when we conceded.
Stick the lad alongside an experienced defender who can direct him & he could well establish himself in the team. Just a shame we've no real leader at the back currently, oh Rio & Vida where are you now...
Definitely. He should be a reason for optimism. Looked class in every game he's played so far and I didn't rate him too highly before so I'm pleasantly surprised and glad LvG has seen his promise.
It was naive of him to do that, but if you look at the goal again all our defenders were back in position by the time Southampton got to the danger area.
People seem to prefer Michael Keane as a defender. I remember seeing Blackett for the first time in preseason 2012 against Ajax Capetown in South Africa. He looked impressive at LB but the general consensus was that he was going nowhere fast. He was impeccable against Real and Liverpool in preseason and against Swansea too, save for the ball to Bony for the freekick (even though the goal itself wasn't a direct result of that, not one of our defenders was caught out on the backfoot as they were all back in position by the time Swansea got their cross in that led to the goal). This kid has a very bright future.
On his Premier League debut for the Red Devils, Tyler Blackett made a positive impression. The 20-year-old recorded 97 touches of the ball, while completing 84 of his 90 attempted passes (93%). He showed his ability to read the game as he made two interceptions and three clearances. He also proved a dominant force in the air, winning all three of his contested aerial duels
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His positioning for both the goals was somewhat poor tbh. He was the extra man in both situations and not sharp enough or doing enough.
Yeah, Young made a error getting caught out under the ball but Really he should have marked Sigurdsson for the 2nd goal or atleast been charging him to close down like crazy being the extra man in the box instead of dropping deep with no one else around for Swansea except Sigurdsson who was free and also should have covered wide properly in the first goal or stayed and held his position instead of being caught out in no man's land when the move began.
He was just too passive in both regards and game passed him by while he almost just watched. I guess neither are obvious errors that people notice immediately in this system but it's his weakness basically. He needs to be more aware and marking and tracking people off the ball is as important at this level as one on one defending. His composure on the ball has been standout and his 1 on 1 stuff good but he needs to defend better when he is the extra man especially instead of being so passive and stay aware and aggressive constantly.
Didn't refer to any post in particular mate which is why i did not quote anyone in particular. I simply posted a comment based upon what I felt was a general theme here.
And certainly he could have done better, I mean Swansea scored. But if you fail to note many other players who did far more wrong in both goals then we can just leave it there
He was as to be be blamed for anyone for the 2nd goal especially.
When Sigurdsson is the only man free in the box for swansea what is the logic of letting him stay free in front of you and dropping deep to cover the line and not even in a position to block his shot properly ? That's actually a pretty bad error. Almost as bad as Young getting caught under the cross.
And not too forget the whole defense got caught out in the first place including Smalling and Jones because he returned the ball quickly to Swansea to take the quick free kick. Dunno, how you can blame Smalling in that instance much at all as you did above. He was tracking his man Bony and fouled him and then had to drop deep but freekick was taken quick thanks to Blackett returning the ball almost at once.
However i think Jones could have been better positioned as well but Blackett and Young were the main problems for that goal.
For the first one he got caught out in no man's land but that you could say was more down to others.
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I'd like to see him continue to play because he's good on the ball, but I can see hi making more mistakes. He got got dragged out of place for the 1st goal, and showed naively in giving the ball straight to Swansea to counter us to score the second. It's hard to expect him to be rock solid and that's what we need right now.
There was a bit of a football IQ problem on the first goal but he was stuck out on the wing with Young trying to defend a 2 on 1. Not ideal, but I agree he looks a very mature young lad and defender.
Seems good on the ball but his inexperience was a big factor in both goals conceeded IMO.
Having re-watched the goals you have to say he made errors in the lead up to both goals. On the first he should have stayed with Gylfi, sure Dyer was behind Young but the way the ball was looped up Young was able to recover by the time Dyer would be able to control it. He was ball watching and pushed out when he needed to stick to his man. For the second he gives the ball back quick which is just youth naivety and then again he ball watches the cross, as it comes over his head he is just bouncing around watching the ball and lets Gylfi drop off him. In a situation like that he should be skin tight to Gylfi and just making sure his man ain't get a touch on that ball. It may sound harsh but he made the wrong choice in both scenarios. However I still want to see him playing more, he's got a lot to learn from van Gaal and if we get Rojo in Tyler will be great cover for him. Been thoroughly impressed with him so far.
Not just you, I thought Evra was back several times when he had his runs with the ball
only to realize that he was bigger and tallerHis range of passing looked really good. Not necessarily what we need but he hit some really raking balls out wide. Look strong and quick.
The issue with young players and in his case defenders is they will make mistakes. Can we afford that this season? Probably not. Yet I think he has all the potential to develop into a excellent CB.
The issue with young players and in his case defenders is they will make mistakes. Can we afford that this season? Probably not. Yet I think he has all the potential to develop into a excellent CB.
His range of passing was second to none when he threw the ball straight to Swansea for the second goal! Joking aside I think he will be a top player for the club. Whilst I want the club to buy a big name defender I also would like to see him get game time (which he no doubt will when Smalling Jones and Evans all get injuries throughout the season)
You have to say the 2nd goal was his fault. He gave them the ball back instantly when the referee gave the free kick which led them to hitting us on the counter. Stupidity at its best.
Would rather see Blackett get games as a backup for Evans than for us to buy Rojo for that role.
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