You can take whoever you want, as this was about Bailly. 95% of all defenders in PL would deal with that specific situation in a calmer way than throw a last ditch two legged tackle. And just like the majority of PL centrebacks, I prefer the calmer and controlled way.
I know the limits of Lindelof. But this was about something else. My opinion is that AWB was good but very overrated because of his spectacular style. His tackles were hiding the fact that he had many deficiencies like poor ball handling, awareness and positioning. When I wrote that after his “Sterling game” a year ago I got a huge amount of critique and insults. It’s the same now. Bailly has been good in his last games agaisnt Luton and Brighton B team, but it’s not enough to compare with Lindelof and Maguire who played more or less every PL game together last season. Again, he has played well in those games but he is overrated because of his way of playing. People say he is the best defender at the club.He kept two clean sheets against weak teams, just like the other defenders did. Bailly has had his weaknesses with awareness, decision making and positioning. He wants to be where the ball is, not where he should be. He often misses what is happening behind him. Etc. Could be he has fixed that as I haven’t seen any problems with that in the two last matches. Or it was just because it was only 2 matches against weak teams.
Again the bolded bit is just your confirmation bias. I can give the same ridiculous generalisation. 95% of PL centrebacks are far more aggressive and decisive than Lindelof, which is why also 95% of RedCafe will openly say Lindelof is far too passive.
It was a 50/50 ball to be won and Bailly made a calculated risk and dealt with it. In the Premier League, you will win the ball more for your team and create advantages, if you challenge and are able to engage in those 50/50s. Let's be honest we all
know what Lindelof would have done. He'd 'cover' across, hands already behind his back and try to block a shot/cross whilst comfortably being 2 yards away i.e no pressure. In isolated incidences this is not a bad approach but it's pussy footing around a situation and treating all attacks in-or-near our penalty box like the opposition is Messi.
Is Bailly is the answer? No one knows as he hasn't been available or been given a chance; it is what it is. However, don't try to criticise Bailly/AWB's 'risk' and then elevate Lindelof in separate posts.
AWB's and Bailly's 1-on-1 handling of situations are good, full stop. Don't conflate their poorer positional play as being the same thing. You can be good in duels and poor at the latter. It is not overrated. it a skill/quality all defenders should have. Lindelof has (I shudder at the thought of praising this because I don't think he has but for argument's sake, I'd say it here) 'good' positional sense but weak 1-on-1 ability. As someone posted earlier, if we want to be 'impartial' then you would say Bailly's instinctive qualities, which draw him to the ball and Lindelof's approach to be socially distanced from it are both equal 'risks'.
I personally don't have a problem with your critiques of everyone not named Lindelof. It just speaks of double standards that you trot on every other player and then defend/justify without irony or awareness of Lindelof's shortcomings. It's hard to take your analysis seriously when you don't apply it equally or fairly. You choose to focus on the obvious hyperbolic comments like 'Bailly is the best CB' etc and then build a view that supports your partiality, which is basically 'Bailly is overrated and hasn't done enough, Lindelof is still the better option'.