I've watched Lindelof over the last few seasons and have come to the opinion that he could make a top-class DM. I believe what we need is a player who can close down space, tackle, can pass through the lines, composed on the ball, and is a good reader of the game; Victor has all these attributes; he's far more suited to the DM role than CH as he is not physical enough or good enough in the air for the role. It's a Carrick like the player we need, and Lindelof could be worth a go in the position.
Lindelof - new DM?
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No. Takes a whole different level of technical ability to play as a midfielder for Manchester United. I remember a few years ago when we all wanted Rio to play as a #6 and he was out of his depth when we tried him once in midfield. Rio was twice the player VNL is.
Agreed. Similarly, Fred showed great composure and movement for his goal yesterday. We should give him a go as a false 9.
No. Playing good passes from CB is different from playing as a DM.
No, and I doubt we will ever see it. Victor will be a good squad player and step in when we want to play three at the back. Nothing more than that.
Will RedCafe’s obsession with playing players out of position ever end? It was Wan Bissaka just before Lindelof.
Who’s next? Dan James at RB?
Who’s next? Dan James at RB?
What about the ability to receive a pass under pressure from potentially every direction though?
I hate these threads so much. Just because a player has 1/2 attributes that are required for a position doesn’t mean they could play that position. There’s like hundreds of other things to consider and that means hundreds of reasons why not.
——————GK—————————
James - Maguire - Matic - Fred
————— Lindelof——————
Caf logic
James - Maguire - Matic - Fred
————— Lindelof——————
Caf logic
No.
Waste not, want not.
Matic isn’t much slower than him.
It’s a very small amount of posters that think this is a good idea. Not sure why you would call it ”caf logic”.
Nah.
Im interested to know what @Dante thinks of having Dan James up front, Fred in goal and former Leeds player Gary Kelly on the opposite wing to Lindelof.
Until he’s tried there, you never know, but it’s a massive ask for any CB.
Playing passes from the back when you only have to worry about what is in front of you is so easy compared to having potential opponents from any and every angle, not to mention less space and time on the ball to make those passes.
Playing passes from the back when you only have to worry about what is in front of you is so easy compared to having potential opponents from any and every angle, not to mention less space and time on the ball to make those passes.
Was wondering when this thread would be made. It comes from the pity of seeing Lindelof losing his place to Varane, and wanting him to still play rather than be a rotation player.
End of the day, don't play players out of their position because you feel for them. He has never played in that position, and only Ole and the coaches would know if there is a remote possibility he could make that move, so a bit pointless considering it here.
End of the day, don't play players out of their position because you feel for them. He has never played in that position, and only Ole and the coaches would know if there is a remote possibility he could make that move, so a bit pointless considering it here.
Not a change.. Maybe in 99/2000, but not today. He does neither have technical skills, aggression or the work rate needed to be a good DM
No but if Rice could play that role, why not Lindelof. (always thought Rice is like a CB playing in midfield)
Nope
God forbid we have him on a bench, so lets try to force him into some other position.
That was a good one
Surely it would be just one direction at a time?
It's a whole different thing to be always facing the play as a CB than to be in midfield where you need to always know what's all around you. I can't think of a single CB who would be technically competent enough to play midfield.
He has some of the attributes and has played there when he was younger (much younger), but think he’s too old to re-learn. But we’ll never know until it’s been tried.
I’ve seen some suggest he should play more RB as well. For me that’s a position where he’s close to useless, just like the other CBs we have. Ok to fill in when we get an unexpected injury during a game or so, but should be last alternative.
I’ve seen some suggest he should play more RB as well. For me that’s a position where he’s close to useless, just like the other CBs we have. Ok to fill in when we get an unexpected injury during a game or so, but should be last alternative.
No.
New bench, hopefully.
New bench, hopefully.
I thought they have disbanded?
Maybe in your heart they have.
Nah
No. He is a solid center half. He'd make a very average dm.
No
I'm pretty sure that it has already been suggested previously.
No No
…. There’s definitely a limit
My thoughts exactly, must shoehorn him in. What happens if we buy a DM will we try to shoehorn him into keeper then? At some point people need to admit that he’s a bench player at United
I actually don't think this is the most ridiculous idea! Well, I wouldn't try him as a right back but as a wing back, he might do a job. Uses most of his best attributes - workrate, running power, less focus on the final output and more on what he can do to offer an outlet.
Lindelof as a midfielder is a load of rubbish, far too cumbersome and slow thinking.
I could see that being a decent solution, as a wing-back at least.
Stop proving my point, lads
who are you taking out of the team to put lindelof in midfield? 