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I'd say Jones performed better than him against Cardiff and Huddersfield too. Even Bailly was having a better game yesterday until the stupid challenges.
In theory yes, but in practice we'll have to see how he does under Ole. There wasnt much difference with him in a back 3 under Mourinho but in theory thats 2 other CBs to take care of most of the defending
Definitely debatable, but I think Lindelof has been slightly better because of what he has shown in the last matches, where he finally cut through and advanced with the ball. That dimension has been lacking at United. He is also ok at playing both left and right which is a big plus. The big problem is that they are both best to the right.
I think it comes down to what type of football the team want to play. The Mourinho type we saw was rather successful last season: Smalling definitely. A more attacking football with big possession: you need at least one CB with Lindelof’s attributes. If it is not him, it must be someone else similar, can’t have two Smallings in the centre. That is probably the reason why Smalling watched the World Cup on his tv, despite the fact that he had a great season from a defensive POV.
Being good at heading counts for diddly squat if the team isn't organized. We have one of the tallest squads in the league and have continually struggled with high balls and set peices thought-out this season - whether Lindelof is playing or not. That's not to say he's incredible in the air, it's certainly one of the weaker aspects of his game, but there are mitigating circumstances.
I gave Lindelof the edge against Cardiff. Jones was definitely better against Huddersfield.
Lindelof actually smashed the ball into Shaw at one point though. Its not like I made it up. Me and my dad thought it was quite funny at the time. I wasn't really having a go at him, but whatever. Maybe you have a point and if so I do agree its not very healthy to put someone else down just because you like someone else. I would say it is idiotic thinking. Not sure you are right about that though.
Jones has a bit of a little man syndrome where he seems to challenge for everything. If he was a bit smarter with headers he would challenge for he would be pretty good.
Jones did most of the defending against Cardiff, and more than matched him with the ball. I'd say Jones was even much better than Lindelof against Cardiff than he was against Huddersfield.
He was a good player for us, mainly when in possession. His transfer to Man Utd was actuallu surprising because everyone would agree that he wasn't fully developed and still had a lot of experience to gain.
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