Should sell him on soon while other clubs might think he is actually good. Loaning him out will probably just show he isn't very good.
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- Appearances
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- Clean sheets
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- Goals
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- Assists
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- Yellow cards
- 3
- Red cards
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Pleased for the lad. It's a good contract that he has signed and he must be thrilled. There is a lot of hard work in the future for him if he is to get back in the team. Physically I have no issues as he has the power to be very imposing but I still am unsure if he has the intelligence and concentration to play at this level. We will see how he develops.
I really really don't rate him. I'm not even sure he would be a regular for a top four Championship club, let alone us. I hope he proves me very wrong but I just can't see it.
Personally, I think he's pretty shite. I hope we don't see him in the first team again anytime soon.
New contract? Jaysus.
No harm in giving him a contract, but I'm not so sure on him. However, I appreciate that no two players develop at the same rate.
I don't rate him, but atleast there's no harm keeping him around the squad and hopefully getting decent money for him.
I don't particularly rate the guy. He looked alright at the start of the season but that's all it was. He's a crap left back and not much better in the centre too. The only reason why he's still here is because of our shortage at the back. He's nearly 21 now so he's not exactly a kid.
Good on him. I was criticized for wanting him to go on tour in pre-season and have been one of his few backers this season. I really think he has the attributes and hopefully he can continue to develop over the next couple of years.
10 appearances, 6 clean sheets. But he's total, utter shite obviously. Muppets.
Yeah results are down to one player. He played with 3 cb's at the back. And with another CVM in front of them. 5 goals vs Leicester so he is shit, just stupid reasoning. We alsoplayed vs the weaker teames in the league.
he's better than given credit for here
It's fair if you think that, but that was a really stupid argument.
What potential have you seen in him? I just saw a big defender with speed who cleared every ball that came near him, no reading of the game, composure and positional awareness. He hasnt looked good in u21 and certainly hasnt looked like being too good for that level.
He has speed, size, and technical ability. Tactical ability can be taught and consistency and calmness come with age. I prefer to look at his positives than his negatives. Obviously he has problem areas but there is a lot of room to grow for him. For a 20 year old defender with little experience he did well in the majority of his appearances.
He's not very good. Most who watched him come up through the academy and reserves were well aware of this. Doesn't stop the usual delusional types insisting he's actually good just because a new manager chanced him in a couple of games.
Fair enough, but do you think that's enough to remain at United? Arent their tons of players with those attributes?
That's my feelings too. When you see the 3 coming through now and how much more talent they have than he ever had it just seems strange to prolong the inevitable. Maybe he feels he can still get a great education with us and the club feel he can get us a proper transfer fee in a few years.
Hasn't he actually been struggling in the U21 games recently too? I can't see him having much of a career here.
I have mentioned in another thread that I had just watch Aymeric Laporte for Bilbao tonight, absolutely no comparison. Laporte is a million miles ahead of both McNair and Blackett.
Great news. Hope he gets a decent run in the first team next season.
McNair and Blackett have signed two and a half year deals. At the start of next season they will enter the last two years of their contracts. I wouldn't be surprised to see them both leave this summer.
I dont think theres even the slightest chance McNair will leave.
Championship player.
People here decide on a player too easily.You're either shit or you're not.To remain at United for 12-13 years Blackett clearly must have some good attributes.However the question is not that but will he become good enough for United?There're a lot of doubts that he ever will.
Why are some fans complaining? I thought we liked bringing youth through or is it the case we just want to dispose of the ones deemed of poorer quality. Come on, he's only 21 so why write him off? It is utterly short-sighted, unreasonable and frankly stupid to condemn him to mediocrity right now. Championship player? FFS.
By several accounts he's got a good attitude and is very willing to learn. He's held up reasonably well being thrown into the first team, but he's young so you'd expect inconsistency. I am not saying he'll definitely be world class but give the lad a chance and time.
By several accounts he's got a good attitude and is very willing to learn. He's held up reasonably well being thrown into the first team, but he's young so you'd expect inconsistency. I am not saying he'll definitely be world class but give the lad a chance and time.
Haters. A young player gets a contract and all I see is bitching about why he was offered one. Another player called Periera rejects a contract and there's bitching about United not doing enough to keep him. This thread has turned into a hate thread. Keep it up fellas
I don't hate Blackett, I just think he's useless.
You are being extremely generous. He looked at sea on loan in the Championship last season.
I would be surprised if starts regularly for a league one team forget Manchester United. No defending nous whatsoever. I am shocked by this contract extension.
Aside from pre-season he hasn't impressed me much. Will give him a chance to improve of course, but don't have high hopes.
Also doesn't stop people like you who only want to look at fvcking negatives and nothing else
I really don't understand the negative feel around Blackett. He is what we want to see from United, okay he hasn't led us like Vidic, how dare he? But he has done well, forget what we want long term, we should appreciate an academy player coming through and contributing this season.
A loan move next season??
If Rojo can't play in any matches til the end of the season then i would 100% rather see him than Evans
If Rojo can't play in any matches til the end of the season then i would 100% rather see him than Evans
Glad he signed a new contract, let's see if he can kick on and be a Man Utd defender. Besides that, it is always nice when we are looking out for our youth players.
Mate. I'm not being positive or negative. I'm just being honest in my assessment. He isn't a United standard player. If he was a good player I'd call him one
It's fine having an opinion and from the outlook, you would look to be close to right but I'm sick of people predicting a young players future career. Who knows how a player is going to develop.
There are players going around now who look average who could be worth 50m in 3 years time. And there will be 50m rated players who won't be able to buy a goal etc.
Good on the kid for getting himself a new contract, though I'm still doubtful that he has a long term future here. Though hopefully he proves me wrong and he develops into a great CB
Forget what Van Gaal said in his press conference. What does a two and a half year contract actually say? To me, it says that he has a maximum of 16 months to prove himself and will be sold sooner should the right offer arrive.
Pleased for the lad he appears to have a good attitude which is all too rare in young players these days.
I agree but this isn't really that helpful when making decisions regarding young players. We can't assume that every player who's not very good at 21 just needs more time. Most players at least show potential. I would argue that those with a good eye for talent are proven correct in their assessments a lot more often than not.
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