News: One Swede for Another - The Victor Lindelöf Thread

I agree to an extent. He started playing better under Jose, but since Ole took over our line moved up and its been even better for him.

I think Koulibaly plays mostly on the left.

 

He does at least against Milan he did. He is also very composed unlike Bailly.

 

Not sure we need to spend 100M on a CB. If we can't get someone for 70 or so like Srkinar then we need to go younger for a player who can become that in a couple years or spend in other areas. We can make do w/ our CBs if we have a strong team elsewhere.

 

How Lindelöf learned to thrive in adversity.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles...ter-uniteds-victor-lindelof-learned-to-thrive

That we got to see the best of Lindelöf this season has been very gratifying because that's who he is and exactly what was expected when we got him. Who knows what the real root of the issue was for him last season, but the fact that he always seemed to perform well for Sweden (during the WC qualification campaign, then the tournament itself) was always proof that the problem was not with his ability.
Would love to see more of him paired up with Bailly the rest of the way. The tough, no nonsense type is what he needs next to him. Long may his current form continues though.

 

Say what you will about Jose but he had real gift for getting one player to play well at a time.

 

We need to tie him down on long term.

 

My bad ... i thought it was 1.5 yrs with no extension ...

 

I think we were all wrong about The Iceman.

He’s been brilliant.

 

Great to see Lindelöf having another superb game today. His numbers once again were impressive and he's become the best and most important defensive piece we have at the moment, by some distance. Another perfect example of how just a little patience with new players coming into the league can go a long way. It will not always pay off, but it's nothing new either that people adapt to new surroundings and circumstances at different speeds also.
Shaw was superb and deserved his MotM award but Lindelöf was a solid shout for it as well.100% defensive aerials won, 94.4% pass accuracy, 9 clearances, 5 ball recoveries, 3/3 tackles won, 0 goals conceded. That is a monster display at the back. He and Smalling are looking a pretty good pairing for the remainder of the season. Still, it makes me legitimately curious as to how good he could be with an even better player next to him.

 

I mentioned previously one of the reasons they work well is that Smalling will sit while he plays more aggressively. If we do grab another CB, we might as well go for someone who is both comfy on the left and also happy to sit. Alternately if we had an excellent DLP who was comfortable dropping back into the backline, that would work with a pair of aggressive CBs.

 

Looking at the start of this thread
Comments about Blind better than Smalling didn't age well.

 

I wish we'd kept Blind though. We could have used a DM who can pass and slide between the CBs during buildup and be useful.

 

Any comparison between Smalling and Blind is completely moot though: they were nothing alike, but complimented each other very well as a pair for a time. And as suggested, letting go of Blind was a mistake on our part in recent years (him and Zaha being the biggest IMO).
His versatility and adaptability alone were assets to us.

 

I had problems with his agility but then we bought Matic. I would not have minded to keep him around as a squad player though I still believe youth should be backup or cover.

 

Yes. I'd agree with that, but every position WF, CF, CM, DEF should have a player who is flexible enough to play another position. I also want a plan B for FW MD DF as well... not necessarily a like for like replacement, but a player who can offer something different. Like Fellaini as a CM is a good example of a recent plan B we've had. Same for Rashford/Lukaku as they offer completely different skillsets.

Blind >> Matic

we don't really have a kid to play DM or DLP though. McT may well grow into it, but he really only got promoted because he is tall.

 

There is a kid called James Garner (sp?), I liked the look of him in few highlights.

And yes Blind was a better DM than Matic.

 

Lindelöf: from apparent bust to indispensable player for United.

https://strettynews.com/2019/02/26/victor-lindelof-has-gone-from-outcast-to-indispensable/

 

Lindelof has reportedly turned down the call up to Sweden national team citing 'personal reasons' which are believed to be the fact that his partner is pregnant and due shortly.

Good news for us as should be rested after the international break.

 

Fantastic news.

 

She's due any day now. Makes sense he'd turn down an international callup to remain by her side.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu_FIYFH04k/

 

Did I really just say someone is having a child and "will be rested" in the same sentence?

You know what I mean

 

Lindelöf apparently got abuse and threats because he withdrew from international duty this time, because of the birth of his son.
“What I cannot understand is how people cannot respect what is a personal reason. For me, it’s completely sick.
“We football players are not people, we are to share everything that happens in our lives. So that’s it. It’s our everyday life, but I think it’s totally absurd.
“I have not followed it so much but focused on what has been important to me and that is Maja.”

The Swedish FA still did not take any chances and contacted the police over the matter.

https://www.skysports.com/football/...of-abuse-prompts-swedish-fa-to-contact-police

This is major moment in Lindelöf's life and he has to deal with that kind of stuff from some people. Nice, very nice...

 

Sports are in a sad state when fans lose any sense of rationality. It's just a game. Seriously.