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If he keeps another clean sheet against City, like a few weeks ago, we should be happy.
Very good post, you must be happy with yourself. But my observation is true. He has his own scale here. The rating “excellent” for his last three matches doesn’t match the ratings he has got from outside this forum. And speaking about Lindelof, his ratings have been higher. Probably also Maguires ratings.
Can agree with all of your post except the bolded. His general performance and effectiveness on the pitch is patently of a higher standard to Lindelof.
I'm not really going to trawl through the internet but this is simply untrue. There's many people commenting on how good he has been (if a little exaggerated). When has Lindelof ever been embraced by his team mates after a game and getting praise from Ole? They know a good performance when they see it.
Of course it could be me not being objective, because I prefer both Maguire and Lindelof over Bailly, and because I think they deserve more credit than they get, as they have been critical parts of a team that is challenging for the title.
Can agree with all of your post except the bolded. His general performance and effectiveness on the pitch is patently of a higher standard to Lindelof.
There's a reason why everyone is wildly (over) praising his performances. Of course the truth is always somewhere in the middle and it's a been a small sample size but it's unfair to reduce Bailly's partnership thus far and make it sound like something Lindelof has been delivering week in week out. If Lindelof was producing these displays, you would be the first to say 'great game, contained their attackers proactively and played really progressively with the ball' i.e something you just don't hear many times in the Lindelof thread.
I think it was you, who said you hated Cavani at PSG ecause he was Ibra's rival or something. Be honest with yourself, you're being overly critical and harsh on Bailly because he's getting a lot of love, which is directly and indirectly affecting the rating of your favourite Swede.
I'm not really going to trawl through the internet but this is simply untrue. There's many people commenting on how good he has been (if a little exaggerated). When has Lindelof ever been embraced by his team mates after a game and getting praise from Ole? They know a good performance when they see it.
he isn't resting Bailly, he dropped him.
I know you really like Bailly and it was a great block, but tbh it wouldn't be super strange if Ole went back to Lindelof/Maguire. They are our established pair who played more or less every PL game together for 1.5 season when everybody else was injured. With them we have taken us back to the top and with them we have been able to play our most offensive football in terms of goals scored. Personally, I think we will see more rotation now.he isn't resting Bailly, he dropped him.
There's no chance he plays Bailly saturday and tuesday now.
What a way to repay the guy that just saved your ass against Villa
Established in the past doesn't mean better.
You say average, but it has allowed us to get to the top of PL again, concede very few goals in open play and at the same time score a lot of goals. That is probably worth something to Ole. However we don’t know how he is reasoning. Maybe he prefers Bailly, maybe not. Maybe he will rotate. In the end we need three capable CBs and right now we have that.
Let's not pretend it's our solid defensive record that's got us there!
The main reason was, probably, that he still plays for Bayer-04.
We can improve for sure. As written before, Lindelof and Maguire have conceded very few goals in open play but many at corners. There is no 1 we need to improve.
Are you really getting your panties in a bunch because I spelled his name wrong? If you're going to reply to every post with a "speling mistaek" you are going to be a very busy boy
I have a particular beef with those who spell Bailly's name wrong because somehow it's a common mistake even though he's been here for 4 years now and his name is literally written on his shirt. I'd be equally triggered if someone were to write Marsial or Skoles.
From now on I will make sure to spell it wrong
We've conceded more goals than Fulham in the PL. Only 6 teams have conceded more goals than us in the entire league. We aren't top of the league by virtue of an incredibly leaky defence, we're joint top in spite of it. It also cost us in the CL, as we conceded some inexplicable goals.
Yeah makes me feel physically sick that he just dropped him after the last few gameshe isn't resting Bailly, he dropped him.
There's no chance he plays Bailly saturday and tuesday now.
What a way to repay the guy that just saved your ass against Villa
Can it not be a case of Ole managing his games carefully? Given he's incredibly injury prone.he isn't resting Bailly, he dropped him.
There's no chance he plays Bailly saturday and tuesday now.
What a way to repay the guy that just saved your ass against Villa
So play AXEL then not bloody LINDELOF
Yeah that was what sensible managers would have done but Ole is obsessed with playing this pair even though it clearly is a liability and just doesn't work at all
He should have at least tried it yesterday and if it didn't work then bring on Bailly but certainly not Lindelof
Im sure fans would have loved ole for that in the semi final if it backfired spectacularly
Anything is better than playing Rosie & Jim together
Considering the injury record of the other cb s he doesn't have much options.
Needs to rotate Axel/Bailly alongside Maguire if he is worried about that
In case anyone missed it!
Did he not?
Those two but still don't rate the partnership at all because makes us defend far too deep
Right - drop the defender who's been consistently playing for us for a year and a half and throw in a young player in a high pressure semi final. Makes total sense.
He just looked so confident against PSG and did a number on two of the best in the world that's why I wanted him to play
I don't particularly rate the partnership myself, but both have proven reliable and able to stay fit. So it would have been harsh on Lindelof to lose his place due to his first minor injury in a good while to a guy who has been injured quite often but just happens to right now be fit.
I don't mind Lindelof provided he is alongside either Bailly or Axel otherwise it's watch behind the sofa time
Whether Eric can stay fit and maintain his recent decent form I don’t know. But it has highlighted the need for a fast CB with a skill set similar to Bailly’s.
He absolutely is, Bailly is a very fine defender when fit, but he never is. Nothing suggests he will play the whole season a la Maguire etc. That in itself makes Lindelof a better player, because staying fit really is part of the «ability».
Very much highlighted the need for us to sign a fast CB but don't see that until the summer
