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Originally Posted by devo22
well I think you're way harsh on Blind and I don't really get the "he always passes back" argument. In fact, according to squawka, about 31 per cent of his passes are backward ... that's less than Toure (34 %), Matic or Schneiderlin (33 % each), for example.
also that's really more a van Gaal thing than anything. Just look at Ander Herrera, who was lively and creative at the beginning of the season and was stapled to the bench as a result. Now he's a lot more cautious and "boring", yet suddenly he plays every game.
and no, I don't think anybody is too harsh on di Maria. He has been shambolic lately.
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I'm basing both players accounts on just the Newcastle game.
Rarely was Blind advancing the ball forward; in contrast to Herreira. Their pass stats show as much too.