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CB for me. I cant handle watching Lindelof flipping around the incoming cross for another season, man is so allergic to jumping. we can have Kante in our midfield but it wont help Lindelof to deal with high ball.
Except Fred - Pogba double pivot will be shit. Two players who are careless with possession. We are almost asking for trouble the entire game.AWB Varane Maguire Shaw
Fred Pogba Bruno
is stronger than
AWB Lindelof Maguire Shaw
Kante* Pogba Bruno
*And that's not even considering the fact that there is no certifiable CM quality out there available.
Both are not optimal choices but Fred is a better midfielder than Lindelof is a defender. Therefore a CB replacement improves the overall quality of the squad.
Correct.For me we can enter next season depending on Maguire and Lindelof but we absolutely can't enter it depending on Scott and Fred as double pivot. That's why midfielder is more important for me.
Whole heartedly disagree. Have you seen some of the defences Kante has carried at Chelsea and Leicester? A proper DM goes a long long way.AWB Varane Maguire Shaw
Bruno Fred Pogba
Is stronger than:
AWB Lindelof Maguire Shaw
Bruno Kante* Pogba
*And that's not even considering the fact that there is no certifiable CM quality out there available. Both are not optimal choices but Fred is a better midfielder than Lindelof is a defender. Therefore a CB replacement improves the overall quality of the squad.
Except Fred - Pogba double pivot will be shit. Two players who are careless with possession. We are almost asking for trouble the entire game.
Well to be fair the hope will be that with Sancho onboard (a playmaker and goalscorer on the right), Ole will try to reign Bruno in for a more balanced midfield. With Varane and Maguire behind them, there would less back tracking and imo less energy/momentum wasting defending of zonal space that occurs because we have Lindelof, who is adverse to 1 vs 1s duels and chooses not to engage. Then we add the experience and superior ball playing Varane brings.Whole heartedly disagree. Have you seen some of the defences Kante has carried at Chelsea and Leicester? A proper DM goes a long long way.
and that’s the key word. Fred is a better “midfielder” than Lindelof is a defender BUT Fred is not a better “DM” than Lindelof is a CB. Context matters. We aren’t in it for a CM (which Fred is and can play), we are in it for a natural DM which we don’t have a part from Matic who can’t play regular football at this stage in his career.
DDGLindelof.
i totally agree, when i think of Lindelöf the first thought that comes into my mind are usally Zaha running at him or that westbrom striker getting across him to head home, Taorre scored a wonderful goal at villa park because he refused to stick a leg out that would have blocked the shot, Sevilla scored both goals 1st cause again he failed to tackle and second he failed to position himself properly, let's not talk about the final with Villarreal, there are so many scenarios that exposes Lindelöf, he needs to be upgraded far more than Fred.AWB Varane Maguire Shaw
Bruno Fred Pogba
Is stronger than:
AWB Lindelof Maguire Shaw
Bruno Kante* Pogba
*And that's not even considering the fact that there is no certifiable CM quality out there available. Both are not optimal choices but Fred is a better midfielder than Lindelof is a defender. Therefore a CB replacement improves the overall quality of the squad.
Cb the priority. DM the luxuryAssume RW is a done deal and you had to choose between getting a very good CDM and a very good Center Back. Assume they'll gel into the team no problem next season with minimal adjustment period. Which position would you prioritize?
Which will be Lindelofs thing to do when we replace himI’m 100% of the same opinion. It’s easy to see all the shortcomings of your own players and then you mainly watch the rest through highlight material without the forensic view. I believe we need another CB, mostly because our two backups have problems staying fit.
Agree with this.CDM definitely. Our CBs get exposed so easily because the ball just glides through midfield without anyone blocking it.
If the club had any common sense, it will try to get both. Doing half things will just help no one
Yes if a new CB is better, then he will take the bench and rotation.Which will be Lindelofs thing to do when we replace him
This is the problem with our CBs and has beeN for a while. When we have played Lindelof -Maguire we have got good results. I would prefer top money on a DM and medium money on a well established PL CB who doesn’t need to be top notch on the ball, but has proven to be good at defending and staying fit.For those that want a CDM first, think what would happen if Maguire gets injured. Our options are Lindelof that most agree is not good enough, an always injured Bailly and a Tuanzebe that is just as capable of a very good game (PSG) as he is a disaster one (Istambul) plus questionable injury record.
While the options in mid might not be fantastic, we at least have good numbers for the double pivot in Fred, McTom, Matic, Pogba, DVB.