Why the hell is that?
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
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If he was right footed no one would even speak of him.
Who gives a damn though? He's been given his chance and thats all that matters. You're not given a chance at United if you're completely shit. Why wasn't Reece James given first dibs?
Reece James was loaned out to a league 1 side right? He isn't good enough either. Had Blackett been right footed he wouldn't have even got a sniff and probably would be at a championship team right now. That's his level. That's why it matters.
EDIT - Wootton played against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. He wasn't good enough either and is at Leeds now where he belongs.
Surprised that none of the younger defenders coming through our academy have much pace. The drop off in pace from Smalling/Rojo/Jones to Blackett/McNair or Keane until he left is really noticeable.
Tuanzebe, Fosu Mensah, Williams are on their way !
The deflection was unlucky, really unlucky. However, playing Walcott onside wasnt unlucky, it was just bad defending in the first place. I think Rojo did this earlier in the game, the only difference is Rojo played on Ramsey and then carried on and cleared. Rojo played on Walcott and it lead to a goal through a deflection (OG tbh).
Im not going to rate him on this game. I say it again, its not his fault. How many games has he played for us as LB? Not youth, I mean first team? Since the Leicester game, it seems he always has a mistake in him. That Leicester game where he got sent off was the worst thing that could have happened to him.
I do think he needs a loan spell away from the club next season and to be playing every game (and in one position).
Im not going to rate him on this game. I say it again, its not his fault. How many games has he played for us as LB? Not youth, I mean first team? Since the Leicester game, it seems he always has a mistake in him. That Leicester game where he got sent off was the worst thing that could have happened to him.
I do think he needs a loan spell away from the club next season and to be playing every game (and in one position).
I said this about Blackett about a month ago in the McNair thread
"The problem is he's a defender who's pretty poor at actually defending. Rio had occasional lapses in concentration but Blackett regularly makes the wrong decisions, gets over powered by smaller opponents, gets beaten in the air by smaller opponents, pushes up when he should drop back, doesn't track runners well and gives the ball away in dangerous areas. Its no coincidence that he looked good in pre season because opponents were lacking fitness and sharpness as he is good on the ball when he's not pressured but he's looked poor since then. He's a cb who only looks comfortable playing on the left side of a 3 at the back as he gets a lot of cover from the other cb's and from the wing back."
Since then he has made at least 1 big error and given away chances in every under 21 game either by playing a stupid pass in a dangerous area or by allowing the ball to beat him without noticing there is an opposition player behind him. Im all for allowing young players time to develop if they are showing signs of development or improvement but he keeps making the same mistakes over and over again. People can say he wasnt to blame for the goal today and perhaps it is slightly harsh to blame him but he played Walcott onside, then was slow to react to the situation sauntering back when he should have been sprinting to get back to Walcott and then hanging out a leg rather than actually committing and making sure he blocked the cross. Everything he does just seems very half hearted as if he doesnt want to over commit to a decision but then he ends up getting caught in two minds and ends up doing nothing.
"The problem is he's a defender who's pretty poor at actually defending. Rio had occasional lapses in concentration but Blackett regularly makes the wrong decisions, gets over powered by smaller opponents, gets beaten in the air by smaller opponents, pushes up when he should drop back, doesn't track runners well and gives the ball away in dangerous areas. Its no coincidence that he looked good in pre season because opponents were lacking fitness and sharpness as he is good on the ball when he's not pressured but he's looked poor since then. He's a cb who only looks comfortable playing on the left side of a 3 at the back as he gets a lot of cover from the other cb's and from the wing back."
Since then he has made at least 1 big error and given away chances in every under 21 game either by playing a stupid pass in a dangerous area or by allowing the ball to beat him without noticing there is an opposition player behind him. Im all for allowing young players time to develop if they are showing signs of development or improvement but he keeps making the same mistakes over and over again. People can say he wasnt to blame for the goal today and perhaps it is slightly harsh to blame him but he played Walcott onside, then was slow to react to the situation sauntering back when he should have been sprinting to get back to Walcott and then hanging out a leg rather than actually committing and making sure he blocked the cross. Everything he does just seems very half hearted as if he doesnt want to over commit to a decision but then he ends up getting caught in two minds and ends up doing nothing.
He should be absolutely nowhere near a Manchester United squad.
I'm sorry, but he's a Championship level player right now.
I'm sorry, but he's a Championship level player right now.
I want to come in here and back him uo and add a little perspective but it's just not going to go down well.
I'll wait unitil Juan's blog so everyone has cheered up a little.
I'll wait unitil Juan's blog so everyone has cheered up a little.
The thing I find funny is the people defending him. Not one of them would put money on him staying at United.
Hell I'd say putting money on him staying in the Premier League is a risky bet.
He's quite simply not good enough. People given Evans so much shit on this forum, but at least he's a Premier League quality defender.
Hell I'd say putting money on him staying in the Premier League is a risky bet.
He's quite simply not good enough. People given Evans so much shit on this forum, but at least he's a Premier League quality defender.
I would go even further than that: he's Football League Two caliber at the moment.
unlucky with that deflection but agreed, he is not good enough.
van gaal was planning to sub rojo no matter what, should have been blind to LB and bring on a midfielder.
van gaal was planning to sub rojo no matter what, should have been blind to LB and bring on a midfielder.
We would sell him in the summer.
No Championship.
I don't think Blackett is anywhere near good enough but people need to stop repeating the same stuffs every time he made an appearance.Especially when the deflected goal isn't really his fault.
Well that's simple not true.The likes of McCullough who was released by us at 18-19 are currently League One regulars.
Unacceptable at this level.
Nice to see a local lad in the first team, but he's horribly mediocre.
I mean that pretty basic stuff. If you're up against Walcott you should at least be switched on.
I don't think Blackett is good enough for us but ppl are going after him because his mistake (from which he recovered really well actually) led to a goal even though in the same game defenders who we have bought for 15-20 million made multiple errors
He's done everything wrong there. Shocking stuff. People were harping on about Ramsey's pass, but Blackett made it easy for him to pick out Walcott there. You'd get less space in the Sahara desert.
Unacceptable at this level.
I was just about to ask why on earth Blackett was in the middle of the pitch there.
He's never shown he has even average concentration or an average football brain, here or in the Reserves.
I've never seen anything about him that says Manchester United first team, besides his athleticism.
He's never shown he has even average concentration or an average football brain, here or in the Reserves.
I've never seen anything about him that says Manchester United first team, besides his athleticism.
the new Mickey Silvestre
He is aware of walcotts pace and was caught out minutes before but walcott was offside. you say unacceptable but he isnt the first to do it and wont be the last. He is playing vs players with quality and pace that he hasnt faced before. A massive exaggeration to say unacceptable. He is young and learning
Unacceptable at this level.
This!
Perhaps he already calculated the one step in the front and he will be offside ?
Unacceptable at this level.
A still frame of Rojo playing Ramsey onside when he ended up clearing the ball off the line would look just as "unacceptable".
We can keep saying this but the fact is he isn't even as good as Keane and McNair. Technique is poor. Poor positioning. Wasn't stand out in the reserve team. Would not be anywhere near the team if he was right footed. Looks shit at both CB and LB.
He isn't good enough. He isn't even good enough for any other PL side let alone Manchester United.
Im not one for writing people off. I believe he will have to make massive improvments to have a role here. But he has been given a chance by someone who knows a bit about young players. He is athletic, good on the ball, can play 2 positions, if he can improve to the level we need he will be very handy.
Tbh, what I think happened was that he asked the coaches who were already here from the U21 team who the left footed defenders were. James and Blackett went on tour as a result. Blackett started the season poorly with his performances at Swansea, Burnley and Leicester. He was specifically bad in the latter two.
I really dont see what LvG sees in Blackett - can it really just be because he is left footed?
As I honestly cant see any other reason why he keeps getting games - his positional sense is horrific, has been at fault for several goals this season.
I know he is still young but even McNair is lightyears ahead of him.
As I honestly cant see any other reason why he keeps getting games - his positional sense is horrific, has been at fault for several goals this season.
I know he is still young but even McNair is lightyears ahead of him.
Think Hull is very likely to be his last game here. Its just a case of whether we loan him before selling, which I think will be the case. Promising sign that LvG gave him a chance - unfortunately he's not very good. I don't follow the U21s nearly as closely as some here do, but I think I'm correct in saying he never even stood out at youth level, so there's no reason to assume he's suddenly gonna turn into a good player just because he's 21.
Linked up well with Periera in the second half against Club America. They had a few sexy exchanges down that left channel, Schweinstieger too.
he did well. I liked when he knew he could not just get the ball and take it, he hit it against the attacker's feet to get a goal kick.
He will improve and will be a useful squad player to have.
He will improve and will be a useful squad player to have.
I agree
He and Evans were good on the left last night. I think there is a good footballer in him somewhere, we just need to play him in the right spots and stop throwing him in against Chelsea and Arsenal in the closing minutes.
According to Luke Shaw, Blackett is the player who is in the gym the most, morning and afternoon.
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