One of him and Rojo is the logical cover for Shaw at left back, wouldn't you say ? I also think that the mental aspect is a major component towards the performances of players and he would have taken a huge lift in confidence after his break so imo the Blackett we saw struggling in the reserves is different from the first team player he now is, don't be shocked if he plays as well or better at left back next time he is fielded there. The things he would have learnt in the last three months and that confidence will have led to him adding new aspects to his game, at least I hope so.
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Good luck to him today. Yet another start. Talk about losing our identity.
Will be a big test for him if we're playing 4 at the back.
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So glad he got a chance again today. 
same hereSo glad he got a chance again today.
He's been our best CB so far this season. Like him a lot.
Granted he hasn't had much to deal with today but I think he has been really good. Great on the ball, and seems this week he's cut out the big diagonals. If his defending continues to develop he could really be our future ball playing defender.
Uh oh, jinxed him 
Thought he was solid today, one faux pas when he let the ball run across him that time but apart from that he was good, who says we don't give youth a chance!?
Looked far happier with 4 at the back
Impressive
Impressive
Impressed with Young Blackett. He played very well with Rojo
It helps that he had a mobile midfield in front of him wanting to collect the ball.
He didn't have much to do, so not the best game to judge him, but he did make a mistake that could easily have cost us the clean sheet. But he's young and mistakes like that are going to happen. Overall, I'm very excited by him. Hope it's Evans and not Blackett that loses out when Smalling is back.
I like that he isn't afraid to bring the ball out of the defence when he can't see the quick pass. The more experience he gets with every game, the more solid looking he gets. Did look better in a back four compared to a back 3.
Kept his passing very safe today. One mistake from RoJo's short pass. Another moment when he perhaps could have done better stopping a cross, otherwise not much to judge him on. Anyway, he looked miles better than Evans.
Wasn't tested defensively today. LVG probably favours him because he is so good at bringing the ball out of the defence. Had a bit of a brainfart towards the end when he turned without knowing where the attacker was a got his pocket picked.
Hard to judge too much on such a game. But he's looked very confident and strong, mistake aside.
I'm still amazed at his transformation, and it will give hope to all our youth players as he was not highly touted among our reserves.
I'm still amazed at his transformation, and it will give hope to all our youth players as he was not highly touted among our reserves.
Impressed by him. He's showing a lot of maturity at his age and deserves the games he's played so far. Just a few moments where he needs to concentrate better but i'm getting high hopes for him. There's no reason why he can't be here for a long time. He hasn't looked out of place alongside the seniors.
I thought he played really well today, by far our best CB so far this season, who would have thought? Yes he wasn't tested much but you can only play what's in front of you, so kudos to him.
Well Evans also had a bad pass which cost RVP his yellow as he had to cover.
Admins should merge the other Blackett thread with this one.
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/tyler-blackett.393909/page-19
Good performance today by the lad. Had one mistake but at least it wasn't a goal.
Can the admins maybe merge the two threads?
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/tyler-blackett-2014-15-performances.396104/
Can the admins maybe merge the two threads?
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/tyler-blackett-2014-15-performances.396104/
I don't think that mistake was just on him, since he was obviously showing Rojo to pass it back to de Gea instead of him, and when Rojo passed it to him he probably thought there is nobody there. I am guessing if Rojo was talking English that mistake wouldn't have happened.
Couple of sketchy moments but he looks very good. Wry assured and it's nice to see how much confidence they have in him with the ball at his feet. They really trust his distribution.
Still young, few hasty moments but actually not hard to be impressed with this kid.
I know Evans fluffed up a couple of times, as did De Gea, but that's irrelevant to this thread. We should be judging Blackett based on his own performances, not excusing mistakes just because other players also made mistakes. And I'm not even criticising him that much - I'm genuinely excited by Blackett and hope he really kicks on this year and I think he played well apart from the mistake. That said, he wasn't tested that much, so it's not the best game to pass judgement.
Very good today. He is improved today. Better than any other games he played.
Yeah he was very good today and if he keeps it up I think by the end of the season he will be a legitimate first team contender. So much for us losing our identity....
I'd still bring back Smalling and Jones over him but he's certainly not looking out of place
Lets be honest, if Smalling and Jones were fit, he wouldn't be anywhere near the squad. Nevertheless, I felt he had a pretty decent game today. Wasn't troubled defensively enough, although he had a bit of a hairy moment in the second half, but his distribution on the ball was very good, in my opinion.
So impressed with this lad looks like he could be a young Ledley King!
He's a brilliant passer. Probably our best CB at it.
So far, so good. He looks as nonchalant as Larry White.
With all the talk about Welbeck leaving and United losing it's way, I don't like how the media completely ignore this lad. Completed 90 minutes in every PL game so far this season.
Looks to handle pressure better than Evans lol.
That's certainly true but the reality of Jones and Smalling is that their fitness records holds them back and a manager like LVG who is detached from our past won't afford them too much leeway. If they miss large chunks of this season I won't be surprised if LVG signs another defender, sell of one of them and promote Blackett.
I have been really impressed with him through pre-season and in the 4 league games, his distribution is the best of any of our CB's and he's a good athlete that reads the game pretty well. I just wish we had a top experienced CB to play alongside him and help him as a leader.
Of course everyone would. And they should both get straight back in the squad ahead of Blackett as soon as they are fit. But Blackett has done is taken his opportunity, impressed hius ne manager and fans and not let anybody down.
In doing so, he has secured his future at the club and can now buckle down and work hard to develop and improve himself, safe in the knowledge that many more opportunities will come this season.
Blackett was the only highlight worth remembering from our pre transfer window period. So at least those 3 games of rubbish were not a complete waste and we launched a new career.
Not sure about that. Rojo looks a very good passer.
I like Blackett. Seems to have great raw tools for a very good ball playing centre back.
As I've said before: The encouraging bit is he's got the physical and technical tools to become top notch.
He'll need work on the tactical stuff, but who better to learn from than Van Gaal?
He'll need work on the tactical stuff, but who better to learn from than Van Gaal?
Given the change to a back four i wouldn't have been surprised by him being benched. Van Gal clearly has faith, which is good.
Tbf there was no other option was there ?
Thought he was Okay today. Made one big feck up to let Vargas through and was bit passive and positionally missing on few occasions but defender 1 on 1s generally well and good on the ball.
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