Much better in the second half. Better of our 2 CBs today.
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He's doing better in physical battles, deals with aerial balls quite well, is composed on the ball.
He was absolutely woeful when he first came, but he looks to be getting more accustomed to the league.
Better from him today, that tackle he made in the second half was great.
I Linde-löved that tackle on Knockaert. 
Really love those proper old-school hard get stuck in show em you're there tackles. Great performance today, very aggressive.
He looked like a defender today hopefully a turning point.
Seems to be settling down fine.. Good performance today..
Give it up Lindelof was good today.
He was much better the second half, but I think that is making people forget how much he was struggling in the first in physical engagements. Hopefully the improvement as the match wore on is a sign of things to come though.
He wasn't struggling at all in the first. One of our best players already then.
I didn't see any physical struggling from him in the first half.
Very solid from first to last minute.
Finally! Great second half.
Good game, more like this.
Yeah Murray was bullying him for most of the first half to the point where Smalling had to move out of position to guard him and allow Lindelof space to be free.
He grew into the game in the second half which is good to see.
Excellent performance from him, happy that Mourinho is giving him time unlike most of folks on here.
He'll be a huge asset if he can keep this up because his quality on the ball is miles better than the other defenders in our squad.
He'll be a huge asset if he can keep this up because his quality on the ball is miles better than the other defenders in our squad.
Some people are incredibly set on having Victor as the scapegoat. These people will rate a 8/10 performance as 5/10 simply due to how much he has struggled in the start of the season. He was one of the best players today and didnt have a poor first half either.
I edited the post to specify that he was struggling in physical battles.
The Brighton striker held him off incredibly easily every time the ball went up to them. To be fair, even Smalling was struggling to get the better of him in those duels, so it's not surprising that Lindelof was struggling.
Decent second half.
I didn't notice anything of that tbh. Didn't notice their striker getting the best of Lindelof during the whole game, contrary to the previous games.
Nice to see him raise the leg into that flash cnut they had on the wing.
Someone needs to post a gif of his tackle in the 2nd half. Timed to perfection.
Murray is a big, strong awkward and experienced striker. Criticising Lindelof for the fact he managed to hold the ball up a few times is taking nit-picking to ludicrous extremes.
Excellent game today, and that tackle was just magnificent. Great cherry on top of an already impressive game; long may such games continue.
His best game for us, he played really well. While he isn't the strongest, he tried to be aggressive and assertive.
I think he's realising that to be a CB in the PL you need these qualities.
I think he's realising that to be a CB in the PL you need these qualities.
Looked a lot more confident and brave. We should not write him off.
Certainly a plus from this afternoon
Maybe those thinking we should sell him after 5 appearances should give him a little more time
Maybe those thinking we should sell him after 5 appearances should give him a little more time
Played well today, had to defend a lot more than expected but held his own. Just hope that he can grow into the game more and replace Jones(who is the injury king of United).
If it was 'a few times' I'd agree, but it was pretty much every time Brighton got the ball and hit it up to him.
In saying that, the main focus should be on the second half which is by far the best Lindelof has played for us so far. Hopefully that's what he needed to get his confidence going and he can keep improving further.
Played great today.
That crunching tackle could be the break he needed. As weird as it sounds, to have people cheering you like that must really get the groove going.
Good performance in amongst a shower of shit.
Good performance in amongst a shower of shit.
Yes, that is how Murray has made an excellent career for himself. He is very good at holding the ball up, establishing position and using his strength. Mentioned it in the Smalling thread but too often people seem to expect perfection from defenders. They are up against very talented and hungry players, going to have moments when the forward gets the better of them.
Brighton's best and most dangerous plays came as a result of Murray successfully peeling off Smalling and Lindelof and playing it wide. He actually did it a few times in the first half. Nothing ludicrous about criticizing that.
@GifLord gif of the tackle? Was at the game so only seeing it once would be a terrible thing.
You think there’s a defender in the league who can stop Brighton from doing that at any stage over 90 minutes? Must be some player.
Absolutely.
The majority of our problems today were from wide areas. Smalling wasn't doing a lot, but can't see any way to criticise Lindelof today. Under the circumstances, I put him down at my MOTM.
No mistakes today which is progress in the right direction
Still no where near convinced yet
Still no where near convinced yet
Don't be so sensitive, Grot.
Like Rojo on Wednesday, he was the only positive in the performance.
Not at all, but he did it often enough for it to become a real concern for us in the first half.
he looked better. good performance
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