That's why you have midfielders. What is the point of having a midfielder in defense, praising him for his midfield qualities. People seem to ignore the fact that what he is good is not primary to defenders. You want them to defend, first and foremost. You put him in DM and he still struggles, even with his positioning and tackle timing. Faster players just sail around him in the middle. He is a decent squad player, alright. But, please people don't praise a player in defense for his abilities as a midfielder.
I don't particularly rate Mata all that highly but given our attack we should probably keep him for now. But as I said, I'm inclined to trust Jose on this.
He doesn't have to have done anything. He's just not of the required quality. I'd not be averse to him staying for another season, before going to find a team more his level, if he's mainly a backup, but my point was that Blind is a good player, great option to have as cover, and if we're selling squad players, then we should start with the lower quality ones.
These qualities are just as important for centre backs, especially in modern day football.Don't get me wrong, i don't mind him staying but not as a first choice CB. My view is if he stays as a squad player that's great, if not and we sell him it's no big deal, i'm sure we will get someone else in.
Unless we do our usual shite and completely undersell we should be looking at at least £40 in todays market.
Against shit teams parking the bus, it's incredibly handy having someone like Blind who can hold his own defensively and also pick out incisive forward pass at CB.
Yeah, well that's where we disagree. I think Lingard is better quality than Blind, in a way that doesn't need tailoring. He's younger. He's brought up by the club. And he deserves the chance to keep proving himself next season.
He's clearly talking about the media's treatment of van Gaal.
Well, i think they are a bonus for a defender, not what he should be judged on.
Those who park the bus usually rely on sets and counters. He is bad in both situations. Look, i get where people are coming from and i don't want to sell him when the squad is thin anyway. My point is that he shouldn't be the way forward in CB.
Positioning and timing of tackles is a bonus for defenders?
I am not sold on the positioning thing and plenty of times he relied on others to do the tackling for him. He needs a lot of cover at the back. My guess is that we have set the standards so low that we thin a decent player is a good player.Positioning and timing of tackles is a bonus for defenders?
But it wouldn't be BS if Blind wants to leave. He is obviously a Van Gaalite. It would be a shame but he is not irreplaceable. So I'm not too fussed.
That's outright false. He's covered for Rojo being out of position countless times and has pounced on attackers countless times before they can hold up the play and bring the other players in.
Wayne in every possible position.
Never mind Wayne. I think Jose will have spent the last few months doing a lot of groundwork and wouldn't be at all surprised if he had verbal agreements with more than one or two players to join him when he got the job. I have no concerns about either of Mata or Blind leaving nor several others.Wayne in every possible position.
Mourinho likes his players to be athletes: pace and/or power
Carrick for example
You didn't complete the list caf also believe having a DoF will solve all that problem.
So Fellaini, Rojo, Bastian, Carrick would be out immediately.
