Squad player at best.
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Quality pass that. There will come times where he will be dominated physically or out paced, but when it comes to breaking down defences his ability on the ball is priceless.
It's not surprising any more. He's more than capable of playing such quality balls every game. Too good a passer to be a CB.
Amazing passing range. We always knew that but he's a CB now.
Put him down as my motm.
In these types of games he's exactly what you want at the back when you know you'll have the ball.
Games like these are where we see the benefit of him at the back, in truth he was our best CM today.
When Blind went down injured I had my heart in my mouth. Very pleased to see him walk it off. He has matured into the Rijkaard role in a way I never ever expected. The way Blind plays the ball out from the back is crucial to so much of what we do going forward. Long may it continue.
I don't know how you can draw that conclusion from today's performance, was solid today, played well.
Love Blind - been probably the best player for us this season.
Not at all. Having someone play those balls from the CB position where he will get every time on the ball he likes looks brilliant to me.
Being sarcastic, that's what got spread about him so often while he is a key player for us. He can be a key player for us at every position except ST, RW, and GK, the guy would even do a job for you on left wing.
The epitome of a ball playing CB. Fantastic today.
That ball 
I think its because he is playing at CB he has the space to play the balls that he does since there really is no-one marking him.
Him at cb adds a whole new dimension to our game. Excellent player.
That pass was so good! Scholes-esque!
A thing of beauty
His passing and composure makes up for his physical limitations I reckon
I love Blind. He's asked to do a job here and he does it with little to no fuss. For the reported fee, he's been a fantastic acquisition.
Ifs and buts tend to take you on a road to nowhere, but with more pace and power I think he'd be a phenomenal footballer in multiple positions. In spite of a small build, he manages his game very intelligently.
Ifs and buts tend to take you on a road to nowhere, but with more pace and power I think he'd be a phenomenal footballer in multiple positions. In spite of a small build, he manages his game very intelligently.
Quality player and a fantastic signing.
He is really coming into his own right now; that 2 games on the trot he has played defence splitting passes that have led to a goal. Add to that his fantastic positional sense and a genuine understanding emerging with Smalling and De Gea.
He is the surprise player of the season so far.
He is really coming into his own right now; that 2 games on the trot he has played defence splitting passes that have led to a goal. Add to that his fantastic positional sense and a genuine understanding emerging with Smalling and De Gea.
He is the surprise player of the season so far.
Its between him, Shaw and Smalling.
Lvg has just got it absolutely spot on putting him at centre back. He is absolutely crucial to our play now and he has silenced a lot of people
People keep acting as if he's the shortest CB in the world and it's a miracle (and a matter of time) that no forward has taken advantage of that yet. At 1.80 (5'11) he's comfortably taller than Cannavaro, Baresi, Moore, Puyol and as tall as Beckenbauer and Koeman. He might be a bit smaller than the average for a CB but it's definitely not as much as people make it out to be. He can still be a fantastic CB.
That's why we have a right/left foot combo at the back
I'll raise my hand up..I was wrong about him..he has been very good, especially his passing range which helps us a lot with the football we play...
Could someone please upload a gif of that pass.. I just can't stop thinking about it. What a beauty that was!! O.o
This. It's working great for us because if the opposition try to close him down more its just going to open up more space for the likes of Carrick, Schweinsteiger and Mata. I'm really digging his role in the team.
That's a fair point. He is above average height but I guess small for the position.
Do Fifa ban massive heels in boots to add an inch or two? Maybe he could walk on tip-toes like @ItsEssexRob
Fantastic pass from the back, again! It just highlights what an asset it can be to have him at CB. How many other CB's can play those kind of passes consistently?
Had a fantastic game, that pass for the first goal was sublime.
We just have to keep ensuring we protect him and the back line (avoiding games like the Swansea one). I don't want to find out if he can defend. His balls from the back give us something different and we probably didn't have that kinda quality with Rio and Vidic in the back line. He's playing some good searching balls forward at the minute.
Probably not a bad job since he can cross the ball like no one can in our squad.
Great player who silenced a lot of critics.
And we should play about 18-20 a year of these at home including CL and cups. That's a third of the season.
with our high possession football it's definitely not a gamble with him as a CB, and he contributes to our attack with sublime passes like today. I'm convinced we're not as desperate for a new CB like we were last season.
Blind's is turning into the complete ball playing centre back a la Maldini or Rio.
His first touch is fantastic and he has the vision and ability to complete fantastic counterattacking passes. His positioning and anticipation whilst defending also makes up for his slight lack of physicality. And he is proud and loves playing for Manchester United.
Blind possesses all the ingredients for a distinguished career in the heart of our defence and has become my favourite player in the squad along with Martial.
His first touch is fantastic and he has the vision and ability to complete fantastic counterattacking passes. His positioning and anticipation whilst defending also makes up for his slight lack of physicality. And he is proud and loves playing for Manchester United.
Blind possesses all the ingredients for a distinguished career in the heart of our defence and has become my favourite player in the squad along with Martial.
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It's brilliant when it works. We're finally starting to see the pieces of the philosophy fall into place, and provide results more frequently. Blind is really confident on the ball, passes with precision, and has turned out be a great asset as a defender as well. I really like him at center back, he's made his manager look pretty smart.
They better adjust his passing statistics in Football Manager 2016!
I remember seeing our first pre-season games when Blind was pushed into CB and he had a shocker (think it was next to Jones). He managed to play better throughout the tour but it still made no sense why we were doing that.
If you didnt know where he played and he was bought this season, Id look at it and think Blind was a CB and an almost perfect partner to lead with Smalling. His height might be an issue at times but his positional play at CB is great.
With the way United play, it means hes never exposed and you can tell he leads the back well. Plus when hes on the ball he can make himself into an additional midfielder in tight games like today.
If you didnt know where he played and he was bought this season, Id look at it and think Blind was a CB and an almost perfect partner to lead with Smalling. His height might be an issue at times but his positional play at CB is great.
With the way United play, it means hes never exposed and you can tell he leads the back well. Plus when hes on the ball he can make himself into an additional midfielder in tight games like today.
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