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You seriously can’t read, can you?
Lindelof and AWB were very poor in that situation and it cost a goal. Our attaclears cost us many goals. That’s why we lost today.
Considering this is the Lindelof hate thread Bailly would probably stopped both goals, kept a clean sheet, and scored a hat trick.
Plus everyone would be calling Lindelof weak for getting dropped to the bench.
It's incredible that you've actually used this picture as evidence of Lindelof being largely at fault. The comment next it AWB is just dripping with agenda.
Of course AWB should to free to frolic in the empty space behind him! Naughty Lindelof!Roll it back a few frames won't you?
Yeah and that's why I said that a CB upgrade is a must considering how many times Lindelof's lack of aggression, lack of aerial ability has cost us. He literally has no standout quality.
People thinking that adding only a new attacker will help us win games while these defenders continue to be brainless while defending, are in for a shock.
I've watched enough of Smalling here to know he'd have defended that situation tonight.
3 goals away from best defence in the PL.
36 goals away from best goal scoring team.
Every CB makes a mistake once in a while, but the United defence has been pretty solid overall this season.
Apparently not.
Did you even watch the clip from earlier this season?
In the air, yes, he would've.
Let's us down time and time and time again. Have never contemplated on this site before but he's that atrocious that I would consider ignoring anyone that still defends him. In 25 years of watching united he's the only player I have ever truly despised
Lindelof simply isn't good enough and a top CB is as much a priority as Sancho.
100% - Smalling does everything better than Lindelof in terms of actual defending, but because he can't hit a sexy pass he gets lampooned by some of our 'fans'. That second goal never happens with Smalling's pace and aerial ability. Simple as that.
This kind of speculation that it could never have happened if Smalling played is ridiculous. It’s like he never lost an aerial. Never was out of position. Never made a mistake. As I just showed in a clip things like this and worse happens also with Smalling. And with other defenders, top notch defenders. Anybody who has watched the CL quarters needs two hands’ fingers to count costly CB mistakes.
Watching second goal again I think I was a little bit harsh on him. While he fecked up in the air, the goal is about 90% AWB's fault. He literally left his man run toward the ball on his own and stood still as if he forgot he's playing the game!
AWB's fault or not, chances like that happen in games and he should have done better. That is what defending is all about. I hope Smalling comes back so at least Ole can try more CB combinations with Smalling in there and see if it improves us defensively. Because there's no way we will buy another CB this window. No more of this "but he's good on the ball, modern CB" bullshit.
Smalling had many disastrous defending with us so I'm not sure why you and many others are treating him as if he's the solution now, when he hasn't been for years for United.
Finally some sense
Bailly and Smalling as replacements
People who do not play always are in form.
People who do not play always are in form.
You also forgot the part where he was our best defender since Rio and Vida. Yes the bar has been lowered but he was. Hence why i was very disappointed when he left on loan. He could have been useful as an option.
It's easy to talk about specific mistakes but I prefer to see the bigger picture where again Smalling was our best defender before Maguire came. For years.
This guy never been dribbled past because he is never in front of the attacker but MIA somewhere rehearsing who he is going to scream at from own team.
He was the best of a lot consisting of Rojo, Bailly, Phill Jones and stuff. Hardly an achievement. The reality is Smalling was never the answer for United's defense problem in past years so treating him as the savior and solution now just doesn't make sense for me. If we want to upgrade on Lindelof, we'll need to buy someone new. Smalling had his chance and time at United. I'll like him as squad option on the bench but he's not going to be anything more than that at a team wanting to go forward.
The Lucas Leiva syndrome. Smalling is gonna be better than Rio if he doesn’t play for us for another season.Bailly and Smalling as replacements
People who do not play always are in form.
Because the bar was so low. Always injured Bailly, Rojo and Jones had no chance being ahead of him. Too much revisionism here. It was not like clubs were lining up for him.
And any talk of "useful as an option" is pointless. He left because he didn't want to be 2nd choice.
Not saviour and solution but an option. You missed my point. I said because he was the best out of the bunch we had and he's proven it over the years, and it doesn't look like we'll sign a new CB this window. Smalling could be an option to be Maguire's partner at the back. He should be ahead of the rest, at least on par with Lindelof and behind Maguire in the pecking order. To go forward where? next season we'll probably have the same options plus Mengi, but he's still 18.
Yeah that's your opinion.
Since Roma didn't extend his loan, I wasn't talking about last season.
He would be a good squad option for us sure but he shouldn't be a starter that's all. If we want to be a title challenging team and think Lindelof isn't good enough for that, we'll have to buy a new main CB from the market.
Bruno would slap him silly.
As per reports at least, it seems he is trying hard to lower his wages and see if Roma and United can reach a deal. He wants to stay there and be first choice, rather be an option here.
Yep and I completely agree with that. But if we don't then I'm okay with relying on Smalling and Lindelof competing for the 2nd CB role, at least for one more season.
That little slowmo grab of him not accepting responsibility for his mistake and Bruno rinsing him was embarrassing. Just nut the fecker out for a corner.
Am I the only one who thinks it is pretty normal for team mates to have a go at each other and react angrily after a goal is conceded. Everyone is doing the hard work and is tired.
Some of the posts here would make people think some kind of emotionless saints play for us.
Some of the posts here would make people think some kind of emotionless saints play for us.
3 goals away really not showing the bigger picture. Liverpool only conceded 21 goals while we were 31 goals before they secured their league title. They were on holiday after they secured the league and conceded 12 goals in their remaining 7 games.
In reality is that if we want to challenge the league, we need to improve our defense because Liverpool‘s defense before they secured the league was superb. Our defense is good enough for challenging top 4 now but to go into next level, need to be better.
There are aspects where we are good defensively but also aspect where we are poor defensively. Majority goals we conceded if we exclude DDG mistakes this season are from similar situation which set pieces and unable to handle crossings.
He wasn't out of position, he just did what he very often does, expects others to do his job. He loves pointing and delegating.
That's always been the problem.
That jockeying just puts us on the back foot without him doing anything explicitly wrong. Sometimes it can be costly, but a lot of the time it's just a subtle yet consistent disadvantage.
It's incredible that you've actually used this picture as evidence of Lindelof being largely at fault. The comment next it AWB is just dripping with agenda.
Roll it back a few frames won't you?
Our two centre backs are both on the ball side side of the only attacker in the penalty box which is bad enough in itself .
Yes Wan Bissaka should have followed the player in but that doesn't excuse Lindelof for just allowing the ball to go past him.
I don’t like him. He’s been a mainstay in our defence for a while now and we look like we will concede whenever he plays. We clearly need an upgrade on him.
Worst part about his game is his unwillingness to just man up and accept he fecked up.
Just go pointing fingers and moan at others while he does feck all and keeps standing off attackers expecting people to go where he points.
Just go pointing fingers and moan at others while he does feck all and keeps standing off attackers expecting people to go where he points.
Because all top defenders go on apologising to entire team when they make mistakes
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