Lindegaard

[Lynk]

I know it wasn't quite the emirates cup () but I was impressed with him tonight, good distribution, yells like a lunatic and seems to be a decent shot stopper.

 

[quethenoo]

was thinking the same, he appears to have the necessary character......to be our back up keeper.

 

[Red Dreams]

yes. very impressed with him. De Gea has got to be pretty darn good to be better than this lad.

 

[Twisted_Woody]

I always liked Kusczcak but Sir Alex seems to pick up keepers in groups and have them leave in a similar fashion. We had Barthez/Carroll/Howard/Ricardo, then Van der Sar/Kusczcak/Amos, now De Gea/Lindegaard/Amos.

 

[olesmyhero]

His distribution was really good.

 

[RedCanuck]

Liked him tonight, I had far more confidence in him than in Kusczcak.
I know its unfair since any keeper needs to be seen over time, but Im glad we moved on.

 

[holdsteady]

He really impressed me against Portugal around the time we started being linked to him. He'll do well here.

 

[ricky-romeo]

he yells a lot to his defenders, which is a good thing for a start.

 

[Snow]

I always liked Kusczcak but Sir Alex seems to pick up keepers in groups and have them leave in a similar fashion. We had Barthez/Carroll/Howard/Ricardo, then Van der Sar/Kusczcak/Amos, now De Gea/Lindegaard/Amos.

No he didn't. Barthez was replaced, Carroll was replaced, Howard was replaced. All because they weren't good enough. Ricardo, Kuszczak and Lindegaard were brought in as back ups and Amos came through the ranks and is our number 3 by default.

VDS cemented himself and De Gea is his replacement.
Lindegaard wouldn't have been bought if Kuszczak wasn't okay with being 2nd fiddle.

 

[Unam333]

He really tries too hard to look and act like Schmeichel. Passing on instructions is ok, but yelling all the time can get defenders on their nerves. Don't forget we have really young defenders in our squad like Fabio, Rafael, Evans, Jones, Smalling. If I was a young defender with little experience and my keeper is barking instructions all the time, getting on my back, I will get a bit nervous.

An experience keeper with a calm presence like Edwin would be perfect.

 

[Darren_z33]

He really tries too hard to look and act like Schmeichel. Passing on instructions is ok, but yelling all the time can get defenders on their nerves. Don't forget we have really young defenders in our squad like Fabio, Rafael, Evans, Jones, Smalling. If I was a young defender with little experience and my keeper is barking instructions all the time, getting on my back, I will get a bit nervous.

An experience keeper with a calm presence like Edwin would be perfect.

Nothing wrong with a vocal keeper.

 

[Red Indian Chief Torn Rubber]

He really tries too hard to look and act like Schmeichel. ....

Why are you so sure that isn't his natural style? Surely Big Peter can't be the only keeper ever to have such a personality. IMO you are being kinda harsh.

 

[devilish]

He really tries too hard to look and act like Schmeichel. Passing on instructions is ok, but yelling all the time can get defenders on their nerves. Don't forget we have really young defenders in our squad like Fabio, Rafael, Evans, Jones, Smalling. If I was a young defender with little experience and my keeper is barking instructions all the time, getting on my back, I will get a bit nervous.

An experience keeper with a calm presence like Edwin would be perfect.

Schmeichel used to yell at players even when the mistake came from his part. He didn't faired to badly didn't he? I do understand your point, However I don't agree with it. A young defender needs more tutorship then an experienced one.

It would be interesting to see what would happen if Lindegaard decide to shout in Vidic's face though. Maybe there's a reason why SAF has not yet sold PIG....

 

[Richter]

He pretty much did shout in Vidic's face after that early diving header that just went wide

 

[dinners85]

I said much the same last night during the match.

He reminds me a lot of VDS in the way he moves, collects, distributes etc - with a bit of Schmeichel's gobbyness mixed in.

I know we've spent big on De Gea but I'm still wondering if there's going to be some competition there.

 

[kouroux]

He really tries too hard to look and act like Schmeichel. Passing on instructions is ok, but yelling all the time can get defenders on their nerves. Don't forget we have really young defenders in our squad like Fabio, Rafael, Evans, Jones, Smalling. If I was a young defender with little experience and my keeper is barking instructions all the time, getting on my back, I will get a bit nervous.

An experience keeper with a calm presence like Edwin would be perfect.

Shouting isn't a Schmeichel thing only.

 

[Decotron]

He seems to be able to kick the ball, thus not reminding me of Kuszczak

 

[SATA]

He could certainly pick up a pass with his feet. I was at one point hoping for Fergie to save the dosh on De Gea and give Lindegaard a chance as number 1 and see how he does. Still wouldn't mind to see that happen

 

[tintedsepia]

Never liked Kuzcak - always seemed jittery to me and this transmits to defenders.

Like the look of Lindegaard so far (haven't seen him much!)

 

[Trigg]

He really tries too hard to look and act like Schmeichel. Passing on instructions is ok, but yelling all the time can get defenders on their nerves. Don't forget we have really young defenders in our squad like Fabio, Rafael, Evans, Jones, Smalling. If I was a young defender with little experience and my keeper is barking instructions all the time, getting on my back, I will get a bit nervous.

An experience keeper with a calm presence like Edwin would be perfect.

Communication is one of the most important things in football, especially when playing at the back. Give me a vocal player everyday of the week.

 

[INF-AMOS]

was thinking the same, he appears to have the necessary character......to be our back up keeper.

Great keepers are about character, shed loads of keepers with natural ability but mental strength is where its at.

 

[#07]

He pretty much did shout in Vidic's face after that early diving header that just went wide

Evidence that he'll succeed in my eyes.

The worst thing for a centre half is a 'keeper who's quiet, a keeper who doesn't let them know where they should be, a keeper who doesn't tell them if he's coming off his line or if they need to attack the ball, a keeper who doesn't give them the security they need to know how to position themselves because they've got no idea if the man between the sticks is covering them.

We've seen that with many of the 'keepers we've had over the past decade. Lets not forget Van der Sar has been the exception rather than the rule sadly. Fortunately Lindegaard's attitude seems to suggest he'll be more good than not for us. Hope he keeps it up.

 

[Escobar]

I'll judge him after a few PL or CL games and when he is under the spotlight and under pressure

 

[Snow]

You guys need to chill a bit. Might see him play in 5 games next season.

 

[Ekeke]

From the matches I've seen he's a good keeper, just lacks the big character and emphatic talent to be our number 1. I doubt he'll ever let us down in whatever role he's given though. I'm very happy we signed him and that he came in during last season, despite his injury, I'm sure he still settled in the country and that will help during the season

 

[Shimo]

Yeah very good distribution. Was impressed when he put a ball right at Giggs feet close to the half way line.

As for the yelling - he was screaming for Ando to get into the wall (for the FK leading to Revs goal) - unfortunately if Ando had stayed where was, probably would have blocked the kick. Was nice to see him confident to command his area and demand better from those in front of him.

 

[Cling Bak]

I always liked Kusczcak but Sir Alex seems to pick up keepers in groups and have them leave in a similar fashion. We had Barthez/Carroll/Howard/Ricardo, then Van der Sar/Kusczcak/Amos, now De Gea/Lindegaard/Amos.

No he didn't. Barthez was replaced, Carroll was replaced, Howard was replaced. All because they weren't good enough. Ricardo, Kuszczak and Lindegaard were brought in as back ups and Amos came through the ranks and is our number 3 by default.

VDS cemented himself and De Gea is his replacement.
Lindegaard wouldn't have been bought if Kuszczak wasn't okay with being 2nd fiddle.

Naturally there are crossovers in the transition, but he does have a point. Barthez, Carroll and Howard had similar spans of career with us; as did Van der Sar, Kuszczak (all this is assuming he leaves, which has been rumoured) and Foster (even though he said Amos) and now we have De Gea, Lindegaard and Amos.

Carroll played regularly due to Howard's dip in form, I don't think he was ever there to be a first choice.

I was a young defender with little experience and my keeper is barking instructions all the time, getting on my back, I will get a bit nervous.

But that's why you're not a professional footballer. A young defender needs coaching and telling and a goalkeeper behind them who is organised and confident instills confidence in others.

Even experienced pros like Pallister and Bruce would tell you they preferred Schmeichel shouting to not, despite how they felt at the moment he was screaming those obscenities.

 

[Pexbo]

I actually think this guy has got something about him. An assured confidence that is rare but very important in goalkeepers.

 

[Lynk]

Anders Lindegaard says David De Gea will have to earn goalkeeper's jersey at Manchester United | Mail Online

 

[Walrus]

My concern about Lindegaard is that he won't settle to be #2. Don't get me wrong, ambition is good, but we have seen time and time again that when fergie spends a lot of money on a player, he will afford that player a lot of gametime even when their form dips, and this will be the case with De Gea.

I think we may see Lindegaard only being here for 2-3 more seasons, until Amos is ready to step up to be our #2. Too early to tell yet I know, just themfeeling I get.

 

[Chirag]

I too think he will be itching to play 1st team football sooner rather than later.. Although I do think that SAF can give him quite a bit of playing time especially for the cup games..

 

[krazyrobus]

I know it's too soon to tell but I was really impressed with his overall keeping, especially his distribution with feet, it was good. Pity spending all that money on De Gea puts SAF in a situation where he is obligated to play De Gea whenever.

 

[Bryan_Munich]

I know it's too soon to tell but I was really impressed with his overall keeping, especially his distribution with feet, it was good. Pity spending all that money on De Gea puts SAF in a situation where he is obligated to play De Gea whenever.

Obligated to who?

 

[SmashedHombre]

I know it's too soon to tell but I was really impressed with his overall keeping, especially his distribution with feet, it was good. Pity spending all that money on De Gea puts SAF in a situation where he is obligated to play De Gea whenever.

Like spending £30 mil on Berbatov put Sir Alex in a situation where he was obligated to play Berbatov whenever?

 

[Wumminator]

Like spending £30 mil on Berbatov put Sir Alex in a situation where he was obligated to play Berbatov whenever?

Well yeah at the start. Berbatov got a lot of games earlier on.

Lindegaard looks good though, very impressive.

 

[Snow]

I know it's too soon to tell but I was really impressed with his overall keeping, especially his distribution with feet, it was good. Pity spending all that money on De Gea puts SAF in a situation where he is obligated to play De Gea whenever.

Obligated? De Gea is a much better keeper. Lindegaard is the Bendtner of goalkeepers.

 

[krazyrobus]

Like spending £30 mil on Berbatov put Sir Alex in a situation where he was obligated to play Berbatov whenever?

You think De Gea is not going to walk into #1 spot? The only thing that will remove him is colossal blunders. I'd actually like to see how Lindergaard performs in competition.

 

[TheGame]

Obligated? De Gea is a much better keeper. Lindegaard is the Bendtner of goalkeepers.

You've seen him play how many times?

 

[UnitedBoy]

yeh hopefully he will be given a fair shot, hes definatly not put a foot wrong..
but i wouldnt be suprised to see de gea number 1

 

[Snow]

You've seen him play how many times?

Who? The 27 year old OB reject from Aalesund that the Danish greatest keeper ever says wasn't good enough and comes of as a cock in interviews or De Gea?