He's alright defensively and probably been our best defender this season. Needs to stop hoofing the ball or if it's an instruction from the manager, it needs to stop.
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No problem with him!
It has got to be an instruction otherwise why would LVG just allow something that's not working to just keep on going ?? I hope it's an instruction otherwise wtf !!
Very unusual to let such an young defender keep hoofing (sorry, passing) the ball up the pitch.
He's good, and LVG will make him better. I hope he promotes more of the youth.
Instruction or not, it is so fecking annoying. No build up play.
Very raw and today it showed more than the other games I've seen this season.
I didn't mind the hoofing as any time we try to arse around with it at the back we inevitably end up giving it away and almost conceding. I thought he was quite strong in defence today.
He's been better than I expected tbh and I've watched quite a bit of him. His hoofing is terribly annoying though and he tends to slow play down a bit too much for me as it seems he doesn't ever decide what he's going to do with the ball until after he receives it. He's a youngster though and you can't expect too much to soon. I'm sure he will improve on these two things.
He really isn't that great.
I think he's been consistantly good so far, if we had a link between our defence and attack maybe he wouldn't have to hoof it so much.
He has been ok, nothing great so far. People are blaming him for the hoof ball, but a lot of the time I don't think he really has to much of a choice. Our midfield isn't exactly giving him options a lot of the time, and if he does pass it to them, it just gets knocked straight back to him anyway.
Exactly. Hopefully Herrera and Blind will help in this regard by at least showing for it and then looking forward for the next pass.
Think he's doing just fine especially with the dross alongside him. Hopefully when everyone is fit he'll get a few chances to continue his progress.
Maybe you should feck off.
Calm down lads 
I thought Tyler was poor today, too many sloppy short passes, his defending was careless too, beaten in the air too often, asleep when one cross came in. The long balls were largely understandable given the lack of short passing options. I like him a lot but not a good performance.
Cannot pass to a team mate. I'd love to see his completion stats for today.
To be fair to the lad he looks fairly comfortable with the ball, and he's actually been our best defender in that respect. He's also been fairly good positionally. However as others have said, he had a number of opportunities this game and last game to play the ball to a midfielder in space along the ground easily, especially Di Maria, but he chose the long ball or cross field pass. Once he eradicates that element of his game, he actually could be a very good player for us.
His short passing isn't bad. Problem today was he didn't make any. He played the long ball every time. That element needs fixing. As for defending, I think he's very much like Ferdinand - he needs a stopper next to him to get the best out of his ability to read the game.
Edit: obviously talking about style. He's nowhere near ferdinand a level.
Four four two list Blackett's pass completion stats as 58/79
http://www.fourfourtwo.com/statszon...er-stats/112133/1_PASS_01#tabs-wrapper-anchor
Evans 73/91
Jones 51/54
73%, same as Di Maria. Very low. 2 Tackles and 6 interceptions is really great on the other hand, just a tackle below Jones who also had great stats in that regard.
Thanks guys.
Still, when a centre half and creative midfielder have the same completion stats you know something is wrong.
Still, when a centre half and creative midfielder have the same completion stats you know something is wrong.
Terrible on the ball. Hoof Hoof Hoof Hoof Hoof. That's pretty much all he did and lost it most of the time. Will need to improve that if he's to ever make it.
He needs to stop hoofing the ball forward when under no pressure whatsoever.
Has anybody said about him hoofing the ball yet?
Less nerve-wracking than Evans with the ball. Hardly had an inside pass on, and Young kept running towards him, bringing a Burnley player with him, so he could pass it back to him(under pressure)
Less nerve-wracking than Evans with the ball. Hardly had an inside pass on, and Young kept running towards him, bringing a Burnley player with him, so he could pass it back to him(under pressure)
This. Comfortable on it,but hopeless when asked to do something with it.
Looks solid enough defensively. Not afraid to be closed down, confident enough in his own ability and strength.
Keeps the ball a bit too long for my liking, less hoofing under no pressure too.
Don't think he was all that today, either defensively or on the ball.
Crazy the reactions of some people on here.
Here is a kid who has only had a handful of senior appearances, he has come into the Manchester United defensive line that is under an enormous amount of scrutiny and probably been the best performer. He doesn't have his greatest game (if he doesn't have an option in front him, going long is his only option) and people are making u-turns on their judgments about his future.
I thought he did well and is well deserving of his spot. It's great to see in my opinion.
Here is a kid who has only had a handful of senior appearances, he has come into the Manchester United defensive line that is under an enormous amount of scrutiny and probably been the best performer. He doesn't have his greatest game (if he doesn't have an option in front him, going long is his only option) and people are making u-turns on their judgments about his future.
I thought he did well and is well deserving of his spot. It's great to see in my opinion.
I like him. Talented and deserves to get some appearances here and there when we can afford it.
Loves a long ball, doesn't he? That said, I can't say I blame him. Some of the movement off the ball was dreadful, at times. Our build up play still needs a lot more work.
Much better than Michael Keane
Tbh I think if we play Keane next to Jones he will look better than Evans yesterday.Evans need to find back his form or else he will be dropped when Smalling and Rojo back in the fold.
I don't know if Evans will ever stay consistent. If its not injury he can't maintain good form, or avoid the occasional blunder.
That's why going out of the league Cup (or whatever silly name it's called now) at the first hurdle was so disappointing. It would have been the ideal opportunity for players such as Blackett.
He's doing OK, just needs to learn to stop the long balls forward as much.
I suspect that we will revert to 4 3 3 when everyone is fit. I see
DDG
Rafael Jones Rojo Shaw
Herrera Blind Di Maria
? RVP/Rooney Januzaj
Either Rooney plays wide right or we need a new winger as neither Young or Valencia are good enough or Welbeck plays wide right
Or we go 4 4 2
DDG
Rafael Jones Rojo Shaw
Herrera Blind Di Maria Januzaj
RVP Rooney
Carrick when fit will be back up to Blind and Herrera Altghough i hope the Pearson and Perreira will be given chances
Mata will be back up to di Maria although I would prefer Kagawa to stay. I think with Blind and Herrera behind him he will show his true attacking qualities.
Wilson and Welbeck ( if he stays) will back up Rooney and RvP
DDG
Rafael Jones Rojo Shaw
Herrera Blind Di Maria
? RVP/Rooney Januzaj
Either Rooney plays wide right or we need a new winger as neither Young or Valencia are good enough or Welbeck plays wide right
Or we go 4 4 2
DDG
Rafael Jones Rojo Shaw
Herrera Blind Di Maria Januzaj
RVP Rooney
Carrick when fit will be back up to Blind and Herrera Altghough i hope the Pearson and Perreira will be given chances
Mata will be back up to di Maria although I would prefer Kagawa to stay. I think with Blind and Herrera behind him he will show his true attacking qualities.
Wilson and Welbeck ( if he stays) will back up Rooney and RvP
Well I'm not making any judgement on him at all, I'm just taking it by a match by match basis and yesterday I thought he was very poor especially in the first half when Burnley were playing a more attacking game.
Right from get go he put us under pressure by playing a really poor or weak pass up the line which led to Burnley landing a high ball into the six yard box and Evans making a good clearance. Burnleys Afrield got the better of him a few times but he ran rings around him altogether down at the corner flag at around the half hour mark, nothing wrong with that these things can happen but what annoying was Blacketts attempt to get the ball back or at least put Arfield under pressure because to me he had the time to. Instead he more or less gave up and let Arfield tear into the box with the ball. Shortly after that he had the ball up around the half way mark and he just stood up for what looked like an age trying to figure out what to do with it and needlessly nearly lost possession. Then there was all the hoofing up top of the ball every time he got it.
Talented or not talented, young or experienced it wasn't a good performance at all and that's the long and short of it.
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