News: One Swede for Another - The Victor Lindelöf Thread

‘Iceman’ Victor Lindelof can bring calm and class to Manchester United’s defence

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...iceman?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

 

Welcome to Old Trafford, Iceman!

 

Lindelof explains how Jose convinced him to join United.

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-utd-transfer-lindelof-mourinho-13189858

 

Welcome Iceman.

 

Found this on Reddit seems like a top lad.

https://m.imgur.com/a/BuOTm

 

Please don't shoot me for ignorance.But who are the guys in first and second photo?

You could trust these guys under pressure!

5⃣ cool #MUFC defenders for Victor 'Iceman' Lindelof to follow: https://t.co/6E90HG1WOs pic.twitter.com/DD5pmJaNiP

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) June 16, 2017

 

Ronny Johnsen and Laurent Blanc. Though Blanc in a Utd shirt makes it sound ironic.

 

Ronny Johnsen and Blanc, Blanc was shit for us.

 

So why are they considered cool under pressure?

 

Johnsen was a fantastic defender, if the Swede is anywhere near as composed and good at defending as the Norwegian without injuries, we have struck gold mine.

Blanc was awesome in Serie A and washed up when he arrived here, more a sweeper than a CB imo. He is one of the great defenders of the 90 era.

 

Yup. SAF had been chasing Blanc for years. He was an exceptional game-reader and a fine distributor of the ball. As Syed said though, he was shot by the time we eventually got hold of him - it was just a personal thing for SAF really, on the off chance he'd be able to give us a good year. But by the time he got to us walking pace was all he had left.

Ronny Johnsen was one of my favourite Utd defenders. He was often played as a DM owing to his ball skills, the fact he wasn't quite as formidable a physical presence as CBs in England tend to be, and obviously because he was in and out of the side. I just checked out his Wiki - apparently he managed to earn 4 winners' medals in 4 consecutive games. He won the treble in '99, and then due to injury didn't play again until we secured the title against Spurs in 2000. He didn't manage the requisite games but was given special dispensation owing to his injury.

 

https://twitter.com/jronnyjohnsen

And still passionately supports us.

 

It was still a mistake to have signed him. We were 5yrs (at best 3yrs) too late in getting him. And this is coming from a big time fan of his back in the day. It was painful watching him get roasted at times. Same thing if we got Hummels now: his window is now firmly shut to play at a high level in the Prem.

 

He has never won the UCL, sell him!!!!!

 

Agreed. He was a short term option that did fine and would have helped immeasurably behind the scenes.

 

17 Top Red Points deducted.

You can reduce this deficit by giving a satisfactory answer to the following:

Which of the following United players do you most wish you'd seen play?

- Lou Macari
- Busby Babe
- Jan Molby

 

Or he could get a tattoo.

 

Depends on size, place and depiction.

Man United Crest 20 pts
Prior Man United Crest with the full Manchester United Football Club written on it 30 pts
The Holy Trinity 500 pts
The 1957 Title-winning squad in full 3000 pts
Man United Crest in Green and Gold - sod off
David Beckham 15 pts (too "Johnny come lately" mainstream)
Bobby Charton action pic, with comb-over blowing out of control 100 pts
Duncan Edwards, arms folded 250 pts
Eric Cantona action pic, 100 pts
Eric Cantona stamping on John Moncur 60 pts
Eric Cantona, collar up, with "I am not a man, I am Cantona" written underneath, 150 pts
Peter Beardsley signing photo with shirt, 1 pt for knowing he signed for us once, -200 pts because he's an LFC & Newcastle legend
Billy Meredith 100 pts
Walter Crickmer 200 pts
Victor Lindelof 10 pts, to keep the thread on topic
Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole, 100 pts
Dwight Yorke, Andy Cole and Jordan, -20pts
Peter Schmeichel yelling, 150 pts
Jesper Blomqvist and Remi Moses fight scene, 50 pts
Tommy Docherty holding an FA Cup 150 pts
Tommy Docherty and Laurie Brown fight scene, -3 pts
Every Man United Manager, full back piece, 250 pts
Fergie and Kiddo celebrating Brucie's second goal against Sheffield Wednesday 200 pts
Nobby Stiles 200 pts
RVN, 20 pts
Giggsy, 80 pts
Nicholas Butt, 50 pts
The Nevilles, 80 pts
The Nevilles and Neville Neville, 100 pts
The Nevilles, Neville Neville and Djemba Djemba 2 pts
OT, 100 pts
Google maps satellite view of OT with the surrounding neigbourhoods of Trafford, Stretford, Salford and eccles in clear view, 150 pts
...

To be continued...

Feel free to add more...

Probably in another thread...

 

It's been a good couple of days for @VLindelof - after making his first #MUFC appearance on Saturday, he turns 23 today! 🎂 pic.twitter.com/VKqQ4Rq3mG

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 17, 2017

 

Looks like we are back to mods randomly deleting posts. Apparently Lindelof is untouchable and cannot be criticised.

 

wow, name and shame.

 

All I did was call him Prunier's bastard.

 

Based on what I've seen of him so far, I'd have to put Lindelof fifth on the CB depth...sixth if you include TFM as a CB. He's been a horror show without even a glimpse emerging of potential greatness. The Iceman looks a bag of nerves.

But it's very, very early.