May Contain Nuts Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 The positives: Did well in beating his man on the outside, he does have a burst of pace and their defender was (initially) expecting him to cut inside every time, but he attempted to mix it up a little. The negative: He has little to no quality on his right foot, so was unable to make the most of the positions he found himself in. Going on the outside forces him too wide, leaving him in no position to have a shot at goal (most of his goals came from cutting in and hitting it with his left) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIWY Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 I really like Blackman's attitude and I thought he did very well yesterday and created a very good chance for Ince which he should have scored. Looked a much better player than what we were seeing last season when he was getting the odd game here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 There were moments when he looked silky smooth and positive on the ball and then he'd get all hesitant .. Maybe just that poor right foot, but also because he has a distinctive long strided lope which makes him look as if he's cruising rather than JR's terrier like high revving pins. .. The sickness explains why he dropped off quickly as the game progressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Doesn't track back much either, but apart from that he did alright first half. Hopefully we'll see him get better the longer run he has in the side. He still hasn't played that many games for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 2 hours ago, RoyMac5 said: How much better than Russell was he? He wasn't. He played well for ten minutes. He was average at best after that. Kept making poor decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Silly to select him if he's been sick all week and we have other fit and effective players champing at the bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBB Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Was the best player for the first 15 minutes. best his fullback on the outside and created a really good chance for Ince (should have scored) in the first 3 minutes. Would have been a different game. i feel sorry for a few of our players in the squad. he had beat the fullback on three occasions and then had a moment where the ball got stuck under his feet and he got easily tackled, the groans and moans were audible and you could see his shoulders drop. Next time he got the ball he played it simple and got screamed at by Christie. i honestly feel that if you could offer players a way out of Derby at the moment they would snap your hand off. I'm thinking Blackman, Ince, Johnson, keogh, Baird would all jump at the chance for a move away and to be honest I wouldn't blame them at all. yes they have dramatically underperformed, but my word we know how to make players feel 10 feet tall don't we. just wait until we get rid of Blackman and he starts playing well for his new club....... "Should never have sold him"...... shame really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete2 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 2 hours ago, Sparkle said: He wasn't in my opinion His ball retention was better. His end product was no better than russell. When he ran out of steam I was surprised russell didn't come on... We lacked width especially on the left, but after Blackman went off we had no had no width on the right apart from christie overlapping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 He is rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBB Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 2 minutes ago, MuespachRam said: He is rubbish. Rubbish or out of form? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 5 minutes ago, KBB said: Rubbish or out of form? Rubbish. Look at his career statistics, he has had one blip of a good run, and the dickwad clement decided to buy him on the back of that, the rest of his career he has been rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 24 minutes ago, KBB said: he had beat the fullback on three occasions and then had a moment where the ball got stuck under his feet and he got easily tackled, the groans and moans were audible and you could see his shoulders drop. Next time he got the ball he played it simple and got screamed at by Christie Was going to post this but you saved me the effort. Good observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Started okay and then was utter pants for the remainder of his time on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 8 minutes ago, Tombo said: Started okay and then was utter pants for the remainder of his time on the pitch. That's apparently cos the fans moaned and groaned at him, poor love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 I'm all for supporting our players. I want to make them feel 'ten feet tall' as another poster put it. There are very few players that have worn the Derby shirt that have been deserving of my contempt while they wear it. Nick Blackman is CERTAINLY NOT one of them. I don't dislike him. I like him. I like the vast majority of players who pull on the Derby shirt and play the game for us. But they're not babies. I'm sure Nick can take some criticism. I don't like the way his work rate drops when he's having a bad game. Take a leaf out of Chrissy Martin's book - have a moan, then get pissed off and work twice as hard! Respect from the fans is earned. I know he's not played a lot and when he has it hasn't been the best utilisation of his talents, but he's yet to score a competitive goal for us. Its got to be better, and Nick knows it. Its no good praising 'looking dangerous' or 'looking better'. He's not a schoolchild who is improving his handwriting - "well done, you're improving! Have a sticker!" We're looking for him to make a difference. We especially look for this in forward players. Don't just look the part, you need to BE that dangerous. Not even necessarily goals or assists, but positively contribute to the attacking plays. So I feel no guilt saying he was pants yesterday. Complete and utter pants. It gives me no pleasure to say that either for what it's worth, unlike some people who love it when a player they've targeted for their ire has a poor game. Prove them wrong Nick. But don't expect it to happen by magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 8 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said: That's apparently cos the fans moaned and groaned at him, poor love. Yes, I know what you're getting at. See the other post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 1 hour ago, KBB said: Was the best player for the first 15 minutes. best his fullback on the outside and created a really good chance for Ince (should have scored) in the first 3 minutes. Would have been a different game. i feel sorry for a few of our players in the squad. he had beat the fullback on three occasions and then had a moment where the ball got stuck under his feet and he got easily tackled, the groans and moans were audible and you could see his shoulders drop. Next time he got the ball he played it simple and got screamed at by Christie. i honestly feel that if you could offer players a way out of Derby at the moment they would snap your hand off. I'm thinking Blackman, Ince, Johnson, keogh, Baird would all jump at the chance for a move away and to be honest I wouldn't blame them at all. yes they have dramatically underperformed, but my word we know how to make players feel 10 feet tall don't we. just wait until we get rid of Blackman and he starts playing well for his new club....... "Should never have sold him"...... shame really Keogh would definitely jump at the chance to leave, but knowing Keogh he'd probably overcommit to the jump and end up landing in North Korea! Sorry! I just couldn't resist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashz09 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I thought he was one of our better players. Looked like the fans didn't give him any boos or ironic cheers either after his performance. Wish he was right footed though the amount of times he had to cut back on his left foot so to speak and let them get back in position again was frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 On 07/08/2016 at 13:33, RoyMac5 said: That's apparently cos the fans moaned and groaned at him, poor love. Not fans - imbeciles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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