With Jose hopefully coming in this summer it will be interesting to see what happens with Blind, he lacks the qualities Mourinho likes in defense and midfield.
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It'll be a while before Shaw is ready so I suspect LB would initially be where he'd be deployed
Isn't Shaw expected to play a few games this season? Plus I think CBJ has looked our best LB since Shaw got injured.
I'd be amazed if Shaw is really ready until next year
Yeah, even if he's "fit" I don't think they will risk giving him football without building him up slowly. This season is finished basically, Rojo or CBJ can do the job.
Proper player is our Daley, love his quality and calmness.
Too bad Jones has stopped existing and can't take corners anymore.
He'd be pretty fine as a deep lying play maker next to Schneiderlin/Herrera's mobility and motor. A Blind - Schneiderlin midfield with Herrera playing #10 fits Mourinho's profile perfectly.
I don't think a 3 with so little strength would suit Jose at all, and Blind just doesn't strike me as good enough to be a teams playmaker and main protector of the back 4.
Can't argue with any of that.
Anyone think he should be hitting the gym hard? Look at Silva at City for example, when he joined City he struggled with the strength of defenders but a season or so later he's bulked up and can hold is own.
There's no danger of him losing any pace is there, same goes for Mata
There's no danger of him losing any pace is there, same goes for Mata
Injured training with Dutch squad.
Oh for feck sake.
Unlike Silva, Blind isn't particularly agile or quick-footed.
He's already a bit of a heavy-footed trudger as it is.
Adding weight is hardly going to help him.
Injury not serious, according to Dutch media on Twitter. Will sit out the England game. Might be fit for Everton.
The thing with us is that positive stories never turn out to be true. We probably won't see him for weeks.
Daley Blind set to captain father's Netherlands side at Wembley
http://www.espnfc.com/netherlands/story/2838729/daley-blind-set-to-captain-netherlands-at-wembley
Injury can't be that bad.
http://www.espnfc.com/netherlands/story/2838729/daley-blind-set-to-captain-netherlands-at-wembley
Injury can't be that bad.
Thought he had a good game.
Did hell of a lot better than John Stones 
Their best player again for me. Very calm as always
Dodgy at Vardy's goal, but was very good otherwise. If he was just a bit stronger and faster, he'd defenitely belong to the top defenders in world football.
The best Dutch player currently.
Can see why he's captain. Ridiculous that Holland's best player is Daley fecking Blind.
Still think he's our best defender and wouldn't be surprised to see our next manager buy someone to partner him at the back rather than replace him.
It's still Arjen Robben to be fair, I think he's on par with Sneijder who's still surprisingly good.
I'm a big fan of Blind, but yeah, he completely switched off for the goal. Just walking and doing nothing.
Man Utd 1:0 Everton
Class first half, his anticipation was superb on several occasions.
Dealing with Lukaku with ease at the moment.
Baffled as to how this guy still divides opinion. He's quality.
Best outfield player this season
Yup, he's held his ground well against Lukaku, he's even beating him in the air!
Love him. Mugging Lukaku off half the time despite being half his weight, it's hilarious.
Blind is the sort of footballer we need.
The idea he couldn't replace Carrick with his intelligence is just absurd.
Blind is the sort of footballer we need.
The idea he couldn't replace Carrick with his intelligence is just absurd.
Really impressed with him so far.
At least we know why he is so slow now. He's been running around with Lukaku in his pocket.
His critics still think he's a defender and judging him on that merit constantly.
Brainwashing philosophy in fullest effect. LvG should work for Intelligence agency.
He needs to take this game to midfield. He can play at the back of the midfield triangle and help out the defenders. That way he could overcome his limitations. He's not a CB but doing an excellent job playing there so far this season
He's done well but it's a matter of time before Lukaku gets him in a bad spot. Lukaku will be very confident of getting the better of him I'm sure
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