Nope that's Jones.
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Arguable. I think Blackett has been very consistent.
Reminds me of Silvestre. solid, quick, gd distributor with his left foot, strong in the tackle, but a little prone to concentration errors every match that can be costly. Still great to see a youth product coming through!
Doesn't have to worry even if he gets dropped. He's taken his opportunities well, and I think he's left a very strong impression. Smalling is going to have to play well to get his spot back in the team.
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No matter what happens, Blackett will give LVG selection headaches when the back four are all fit. He's been better than all of them perhaps save for Jones (who gets injured a lot because of his over aggression, a contrast to Blackett who is very composed for his age)
As others have said, definitely our most consistent and reliable looking centre back thus far. Looked good in pre-season too, despite that apparently now being a worthless exercise.
Probably will be dropped when others come back but he's done nothing wrong, aside from be part of a shaky defence (caused by other players.)
One of the positives from this early part of the season, along with Van Gaal's trust in the other young players.
Probably will be dropped when others come back but he's done nothing wrong, aside from be part of a shaky defence (caused by other players.)
One of the positives from this early part of the season, along with Van Gaal's trust in the other young players.
I doubt we'll be seeing much of Blackett in the next matches unless either Rojo or Shaw get injured.
Yea, once Shaw is back, Blackett will probably go to the bench, at least until someone else is injured (which might not take long). Unfortunate, since getting more playing time can only help him.
Can't wait to see Big Tyler Blackett dominate our defence for years to come 
Genuinely, that's how high I rate him and his potential
Genuinely, that's how high I rate him and his potential
How can you rate him that highly already? I mean, we've seen so little, and almost all his playing experience in the reserves and on loan was at LB.Can't wait to see Big Tyler Blackett dominate our defence for years to come
Genuinely, that's how high I rate him and his potential
He looks a very intriguing player now, but he's barely been tested.
I see his signed a deal with Nike - gotta love the profile gained from being at United.
How can I?
Simple, because I'm .Rossi dammit!!
But in all seriousness, he impresses me everytime he's played and, what's more, he keeps improving game by game
I wouldn't get carried away.
He has still made a mistake in every single game this season. Lucky not to get punished for it vs QPR.
He has still made a mistake in every single game this season. Lucky not to get punished for it vs QPR.
don't get me wrong as an ardent follower of the reserves I'm absolutely blown away by the improvement in Blackett.
the fact I've been keeping tabs on him is probably the reason I'm hesitant to pass judgment yet. I honestly expected to hear we'd sold him and I would have guaranteed we'd sell Blackett before Lawrence at the beginning of the summer, for example.
he had two games at center back last year on his two loans. in the first one they conceded four goals by halftime and he was pulled a the half. I think the other game they conceded 5 and he played 90 minutes.
2 years ago in the reserves of all the players that got time at centre-back he had the worst goals against average. on an excellent defensive team we conceded five goals in his three games at center back that season. we averaged something between point 5 and point 7 goals conceded pet game that season.
so really this is all like a fairytale completely out of the blue.
I rate him very highly too. Even if he does not become the CB first choice beast we're hoping him to be, I'm very confident that we'll have a very good squad player.
Impressive even more so now...
What makes him stand out for me is his eagerness to study himself and improve his game. He works extremely hard behind the scenes so I've read
Did he grow a lot in that time? Sometimes you'll get kids like that who basically 'still think they're small' and have a bit of trouble adapting to use of their physicality. Just throwing it out there.
He's certainly filled out physically in the last year, he must have been projected to be tall which would explain some of the faith in him, you can't teach size.
He definitely seems more composed, more comfortable which may be because he's stopped growing finally.
I wondered if the back three didn't suit him best, playing a role on the left somewhere between a true CB and LB. Hard to judge him in a back two based on that QPR game.
He's only had that one game now in a back two and was barely called into service, aside from his excellent passing ability, which is much improved.
But then he's not made half a dozen bizarre errors like Evans, if he had he may have been benched. He deserves credit, undoubtedly.
Just simply from what I've seen of him so far, I haven't really noticed him put a foot wrong. I'm no defensive mastermind though.
I like him and hope he carries on his good form.
I like him and hope he carries on his good form.
Nah, he'll get his minutes. No way Smalling/Jones/Evans will stay fit for more than three games.
Hope he doesn't get dropped for Sunday, it should be Evans that gets benched. Blackett has earned his place so far.
Doubt you're alone there. I remember watching him once last year at LB and thinking he looked like a CB pushed out there by virtue(?) of footedness. Granted it was maybe just me thinking that. But it's still one person vs. zero.
I found it suprising that LVG played Rojo as LB against QPR, especially when Shaw has been declared fit. Rojo and Di Maria linked up very well down the left. Perhaps LVG wants to see more of that, which would mean Shaw is in for a fight.
He has made less costly mistakes than Evans who looks like a calamity waiting to happen.
LVG said that Shaw was only fit to play some minutes pre game presser so that's why he probably didn't risk his hamstring.
I think he comes back next game when fit and should add a different dimension to the team too.
Smalling will be back too so will be interesting what we see in the middle and also do we stick with a 4 or 3 even.
I think he comes back next game when fit and should add a different dimension to the team too.
Smalling will be back too so will be interesting what we see in the middle and also do we stick with a 4 or 3 even.
One of the most important parts of a successful defensive unit, is consistency. You saw it when we had Rio and Vida at the back, week in, week out. It's that level of understanding the back line need, that make them unlike any other area on the field. I know Van Gaal doesn't care much for reputations but I can't imagine he is going to not play Shaw once he's completely fit. He also, quite obviously, is a massive fan of Rojo. Apparently he was "enchanted" by him when studying DVD's of argentina. We also saw how quickly Rafael was restored to the starting line up once recovered, so far to say he sees him as first choice right back. With all that said, I'd say Rafael, Rojo and Shaw will make up 3 out of any back 4. The question is, who will be the partner. Right now I'd put my money on Jones. Rafael, Jones, Rojo, Shaw has absolutely bags of talent and potential in it. The two biggest worries are injuries (Rafael and Jones), and the lack of an experienced leader. I think Jones is a natural leader and will come into that role in time, and Rojo has played in a world cup final. But here are two center backs who are 21 and 25 respectively. It's very young.
Could see a signing coming here next summer. And if that happens, one of Smalling or Evans is moving on I'd wager.
Hard to see where Blackett fits in yet. He's looked really assured and composed so far but it's so early. Expect him to go through a difficult stage and make some mistakes. That will be the true test.
Could see a signing coming here next summer. And if that happens, one of Smalling or Evans is moving on I'd wager.
Hard to see where Blackett fits in yet. He's looked really assured and composed so far but it's so early. Expect him to go through a difficult stage and make some mistakes. That will be the true test.
Funny how everyone is pointing out the mistakes made by Tyler considering he is made the least out of all our centre backs..
He is showing a lot of progression and can only get better.. Seems to me a few people are bitter coz they expected the other young CBs to show more.. Get over it, he won't be the last player to be awful at youth level and flourish in the first team.. The fact that LvG likes his defenders to be involved build up play might be the reason he is getting to impress and the other aspects will develop with experience..
Everyone seems to be making reference to his spells out on loan but does any of the managers he is played under set their defenders like Van Gaal..or this, how many Liberos are there in the championship.
He is showing a lot of progression and can only get better.. Seems to me a few people are bitter coz they expected the other young CBs to show more.. Get over it, he won't be the last player to be awful at youth level and flourish in the first team.. The fact that LvG likes his defenders to be involved build up play might be the reason he is getting to impress and the other aspects will develop with experience..
Everyone seems to be making reference to his spells out on loan but does any of the managers he is played under set their defenders like Van Gaal..or this, how many Liberos are there in the championship.
It's an interesting predicament van Gaal has with Blackett. He's probably been our best defender this season, yet Shaw and Rojo have yet to receive their chance really.
Indeed, I never watched him prior to the preseason tour but I heard his last two loan moves were a disaster to say the least.
I agree with you there, amazing how no one mentions that he has made by far the least mistakes among our defenders. And given his age, how people even get to focus on those mistakes is beyond me. We should give the kid a chance to grow, he has shown enough positives for us to focus on for days.
He has adapted well to the first team and one thing that pleases me immensely is the fact that he is now considered a genuine first team player and is one we can count on as an option in a very injury prone group. There will be bumpy periods for him along the way and he has not 'made it' yet but it's been a promising start and it, LVG coming in and handing him and others their competitive debuts will motivate other young players and before we know it we could be having three or four from the current U21 crop in contention for starts. For now Blackett joins an impressive list of kids handed their debuts by Van Gaal, Xavi, Seedorf, Muller, Blackett.....
Regardless of how well he progresses for us, this lad has a very bright future as he has all the attributes needed for a top CB at a top club.
Seems like he's got a very good attitude. Really hope he does well here and becomes a first team regular during the Van Gaal era.
Good to hear another first team player with a Mancunian accent so soon after Welbeck's departure.
I hadn't seen him at youth level so I can only go on the ten games I've seen of him over pre-season and the start of this season. I really like his athletic ability, pace and the fact he is very comfortable bringing the ball out. I know he is left footed but could he play as the right CB?
He could, right footed CB's play on the left side all the time but when a left footer plays on the right, it creates an issue. Obvously being a left footer, he would have played his career on the left side and would naturally feel more comfortable and I'm sure van Gaal would see it that way but if need be, he could play on the right side of the pair, it would be a last resort though.
If Smalling is fit to start and if we continue to play the 4-4-2 diamond, I don't think Blackett will start. But with Smalling and Shaw pretty fit this week, we could go back to playing 3-5-2 since LVG said last week we only play the 4-4-2 diamond since we didn't have enough defenders.
I didn't hear it, but someone else posted that what he actually said was that he couldn't have played 352 even if he had wanted to, because of a lack of defenders.
Not that he wanted to, necessarily.
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