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He played well but it was lame as hell to let Mane get past him to score that "goal"
Decent shout. Hasn’t he played there for Benfica? Think he’d be worth trying thereI do wonder whether he would make a better CDM.
He seems good at closing people down and putting pressure on, he's great at on the floor tackling but balls over the top always catch him out.
I do wonder whether he would make a better CDM.
He seems good at closing people down and putting pressure on, he's great at on the floor tackling but balls over the top always catch him out.
I do wonder whether he would make a better CDM.
He seems good at closing people down and putting pressure on, he's great at on the floor tackling but balls over the top always catch him out.
Don’t even need Mourinho, I think everyone should know when they watch him week in week out. But then again that’s right, why did he even buy him in the first place and sold Blind. They are pretty much the same player.
Hard to know really. He's hit a few raking passes from defence before, no reason he couldn't do that.It would destroy the perception he's good on the ball
I believe he's played there for either Benfica/Sweden before? I agree though obviously buying would be better, but while we're limited it could be worth trying.He's never played that role. I'd rather just get rid of him and buy a specialist defender and then a specialist defensive midfielder than try to squeeze him into that position because he can't really play the position he was brought to play.
We really do need that *facepalm* emoji on the caf.At least he’s was strong and fit enough to survive a PL warmup
People saying he had a good game apart from the Mane thing really surprises me. I thought he was the worst player on the pitch by some distance.
Very poor, his positioning was poor, weak, bad in the air. I really don't see it with him at all. Even his passing was sloppy.
He was better in the second half (Average).
He'd by my last choice when everybody is fit.
No he wasn´t even Shaw got the nod before him he was the mainstay of the worst Utd PL defense that shipped 60 goals , Pogba was by far our best player last season but that didn´t fit the narrative. I´ve been saying this for some time now that he is a trainwreck of a defender. His only attribute is he reads the game fairly well other than that he is shocking. He lacks physicality, his heading is diabolical and he is slow as feck, just look at his the Mane incident he is a complete mess there on so many levels. He is only saved by us fielding Rojo who is an bigger joke of a defender.Lindelof was our best player last year. Not saying much but still, he was and it wasn't even really that close. He gets more time but I'd definitely drop him for axel for a bit
Some people are easily swayed by 1 or 2 moments in a game. For example he made a nice tackle on the half way line at one point stealing the ball. All the people who dont pay any attention to defending whatsoever will probably see this one good moment and come up with the idea that he played well. Because he did something good at some point
He played midfielder as a teenager but not fir Sweden nor Benifica. Maybe he was moved occasionally during a match or as starter for one match but not on a regular basis.Hard to know really. He's hit a few raking passes from defence before, no reason he couldn't do that.
It just depends whether he's got the vision to hit the ball between the lines, not sure on that.
I believe he's played there for either Benfica/Sweden before? I agree though obviously buying would be better, but while we're limited it could be worth trying.
Largely indifferent towards Lindelof. I can see his strengths and his weaknesses are as clear as day and in this League,where physicality and strength in aerial duels in a must, then you question whether he's going to eventually improve upon that element of his game or not.
I think you are right. He had 2-3 long distance sprints yesterday where his top speed and also stamina at top speed looked good, but he looked slow the first 1-2 seconds.From yesterday's game it seems to me that his flat out sprinting speed ok, but his acceleration is quite possibly the slowest thing on earth.
Or am I wrong on that?
He's a good defender for a front-foot team, but when we're pinned back he doesn't fill me with any sort of confidence.
He seems to come off second best when faced with a physically strong, athletic striker. Likewise against any pace merchant he struggles. He's better bringing the ball out from the back and passing between the lines, and when defending simple crosses into the box.Why?
He seems to come off second best when faced with a physically strong, athletic striker. Likewise against any pace merchant he struggles. He's better bringing the ball out from the back and passing between the lines, and when defending simple crosses into the box.
He's a good defender for a front-foot team, but when we're pinned back he doesn't fill me with any sort of confidence.
He's a good defender for a front-foot team, but when we're pinned back he doesn't fill me with any sort of confidence.
thatDon't really get some of the hate for him on here, he's a very reliable CB. He has made a couple of mistakes and been physically lacking at times, thinking of the Crystal Palace and Southampton games at the moment.
The problem is, we don't control games nor do we score, every mistake and goal is scrutinised to the very last because it usually costs us the game. If we were winning games 2-1 and 3-1, we would barely even be looking at these. In reality, what costs us results is our inability to dominate teams and create goalscoring opportunities. We find ourselves on the back foot over and over again, and invite pressure which inevitably leads to mistakes and goals conceded.
He might not be good enough to get us back to the top in the long run, but defence definitely isn't one of the areas we need to strengthen at the moment.
standards have dropped. doing your job sometimes is enough nowadays. We need CB who are colossal.People saying he had a good game apart from the Mane thing really surprises me. I thought he was the worst player on the pitch by some distance.
Very poor, his positioning was poor, weak, bad in the air. I really don't see it with him at all. Even his passing was sloppy.
He was better in the second half (Average).
He'd by my last choice when everybody is fit.
yeah, it kinda helps when an attacker can use his arm to get past a defender. but don't let that stop you from blaming Lindelof.
Very underrated player on here. Again another example of a player who starts badly and then is always labelled that way even if there's been clear improvements. In CB terms, at 25 is still young and there will be mistakes in his game especially in this league which is very unforgiving and there are no longer any easy games. Tuanzebe ceiling is higher but he still has a lot to learn too which would equally be exposed when you are playing every week in the prem.
This type of defence is bizarre. The ball hitting Mane’s arm accidentally didn’t get him past Lindelof. He outmuscled him and Lindelof wasn’t even aware of the handball. Very fortunate and extremely poor defending.
Consistently overrated on here based on some relatively average displays last season and not being called Smalling or Jones. Unfortunately, he just isn’t a very good defender.
Whilst Jones has his faults, I would much prefer to see him playing alongside Maguire, with Tuanzebe being eased into the team steadily (bound to be plenty of chances when Jones is injured).
Don't really get some of the hate for him on here, he's a very reliable CB. He has made a couple of mistakes and been physically lacking at times, thinking of the Crystal Palace and Southampton games at the moment.
The problem is, we don't control games nor do we score, every mistake and goal is scrutinised to the very last because it usually costs us the game. If we were winning games 2-1 and 3-1, we would barely even be looking at these. In reality, what costs us results is our inability to dominate teams and create goalscoring opportunities. We find ourselves on the back foot over and over again, and invite pressure which inevitably leads to mistakes and goals conceded.
He might not be good enough to get us back to the top in the long run, but defence definitely isn't one of the areas we need to strengthen at the moment.
He’s playing like he did during his first season. If he keeps this up then Tuanzebe will move him out very quickly.
It would destroy the perception he's good on the ball
He’s playing like he did during his first season. If he keeps this up then Tuanzebe will move him out very quickly.
The wheels aren’t the first quality to look for in a car, but you need them to be able to drive. As I see it it is the same in modern football. Ball handling is not a good-to-have-quality, it is a basic need.I don’t see it at all with this guy. I’m born and raised in Sweden but I’m not Swedish though. My honest opinion is that he is a Arsenal type of defender at best. I’m never 100% sure what i can excpect of him when he is starting to many brain farts to ever trust him fully. Even though Smallings short comings he is still the better defender except for when it comes to the passning but to be honest passning isn’t the first qualities to look for in a defender.
