Maguire and Lindelof Partnership

[Dinghy]

Maguire didn't put a foot wrong. Lindelof is just an awful defender.

"Iceman", ffs....

 

[Ekeke]

Yes he was good in that game, actually brilliant.

Absolute nonsense. He just didnt make a big mistake like most of his previous games

 

[LLMU]

Lindelof looks a liability in headers. We will lose more points if this partnership is the preferred one.

 

[Man-United]

Absolute nonsense. He just didnt make a big mistake like most of his previous games

Absolute nonsense. He was superb in that game. Man of the match.

 

[Ekeke]

Maguire didn't put a foot wrong. Lindelof is just an awful defender.

"Iceman", ffs....

I'm guessing he's called "Iceman" because when things get hot at the back he keeps making his defense slip up

 

[MikeKing]

We probably wouldn't have conceded over half our goals if we instead had a partnership of our best defenders consisting of Smalling-Maguire. I don't understand why we persist with Lindelof, it is clear he is struggling when not playing next to a pacy and strong defender like Smalling.

 

[devips]

Our 'improved' defence! Meanwhile, Smalling plays for Roma.

 

[Lee565]

All them fans praising getting rid of supposed deadwood smalling, another mistake by the manager to get rid of him.

 

[redshaw]

Not looking good so far. I would've liked to have seen Smalling with Maguire before sending him off to Rome.

Could be a really bad move by Ole

 

[MadDogg]

Lindelof was clearly our best defender last year.

There was no 'clearly' about it. Smalling was better for the first half of the season, Lindelof in the second half. Lindelof probably just shaded it overall.

 

[Pexbo]

Can we let them build a partnership before we write them off too?

 

[RedIke]

Lindelof is definitely not in form now. And can directly connected points being dropped. I'd sit him.

 

[::sonny::]

Lindelof is s liability

Worst CB in the squad

 

[FootyGirl88]

It's pity Bailly is injured, an in form Bailly is much better than Lindeolf and he doesn't get easily bullied.

 

[RooneyLegend]

Can't we recall Smalling.

 

[arthurka]

Lindelöf isnt good nothing will change it for me.

 

[DWelbz19]

Are they any better than Smalling and Blind as a partnership? I really don’t think so.

 

[hobbers]

Well, at least 50% of our defense is now good.

Just another £130m needed for the other 50%.

 

[Lentwood]

Ive really tried to get behind Lindelof, he is good in possession and pretty good at reading the game but he lacks physical attributes

This is where people misunderstand - the PL is not necessarily “better” than Serie A or La Liga BUT it is different. A La Liga team would never have scored the sort of goal Southampton scored today and this is where Lindelof is exposed

 

[tomaldinho1]

Can we let them build a partnership before we write them off too?

Banned from the caf for such rational thought

 

[Isotope]

Can we let them build a partnership before we write them off too?

Lindelof could have Maldini as partner, but it still wouldn't prevent that goal.

 

[Ekeke]

Can we let them build a partnership before we write them off too?

How many games would you give them a free pass on? And why don't our other CBs get the same luxury?

 

[Casanova85]

We slaughtered the wrong pig...

Maguire + Smalling could have worked.

 

[Stretfordender]

Lindelof -mid table player not good enough. Talk about panic panic on the ball, like a hot potato.

 

[MrMarcello]

Why did the club allow Smalling to leave? Did he request out?

Rather have got rid of Jones and/or Rojo and retained Smalling for cover/probable starter at some point.

It's pity Bailly is injured, an in form Bailly is much better than Lindeolf and he doesn't get easily bullied.

But Bailly has not been in-form since his first few months at the club. His first few matches last season were abysmal. Like playing a long ball under little pressure towards his own goal resulting in a corner the opposition inevitably scored from.

 

[RedRonaldo]

Hmm... not promising so far.. we keep losing soft goals...

 

[Pexbo]

Lindelof can have Maldini as partner, but it still wouldn't prevent that goal.

No? Carry on then.

How many games would you give them a free pass on? And why don't our other CBs get the same luxury?

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[CM]

Are they any better than Smalling and Blind as a partnership? I really don’t think so.

Nope

 

[Red_toad]

Maguire didn't put a foot wrong. Lindelof is just an awful defender.

"Iceman", ffs....

Maguire just looks like a United defender, recovers any small errors he makes, covers his team mates, drives the team on.
I’m not really seeing a partnership yet, more a very good defender and the guy next to him. Maybe they’ll develop a good partnership? But I’m not seeing it so far. Lindelöf is like a shorter not as good version, I always think players who are different make better partnership. Vida/Rio, Pally/Bruce, Hansen/Lawrenson, Adams/Captain Caveman, Terry/Carvalho etc.

 

[OnlyTwoDaSilvas]

I used to think Bailly was the worst header of the ball in the squad. But it might be Lindelof.

And I'm not talking about the goal, because Westergaard is like one of the monstars from Space Jam. He's a mutant. Lindelof lost a few headers against players smaller than him when it looked like he had both positional and height advantage, and he keeps doing it.

His passing isn't even that good to justify him as some sort of slick ball playing centre back.


Maguire is good. Happy with him. I don't think Smalling is/was the answer, but based on the past couple of games, I'd rather see him next to Maguire than Lindelof right now.

 

[Isotope]

No? Carry on then.



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Those conceded goals were not about partnership, but individual quality.

 

[Ekeke]

No? Carry on then.



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So if we play Maguire and Lindelof in 12 matches and we concede 15 goals it doesn't matter, because only now they've "built a partnership" ?

Why wasnt Smalling, Jones, Bailly, Rojo etc given 12 matches next to Maguire to see if they could "build a partnership"?

 

[Casanova85]

Lindelof is the kind of guy who would die beheaded in a medieval battle.

 

[marktan]

I think Maguire and Smalling would've made a good partnership. A little bit of Rio and Vidic in each. Lindelof is good on the ball but lacks defensive skill.

 

[R'hllor]

Not all defenders are the same, loosing a duel in the air can happen but during pre season when i saw him ducking, was thinking, Christ from Vidic to this.

 

[Edy2]

All them fans praising getting rid of supposed deadwood smalling, another mistake by the manager to get rid of him.

He got rid of him because he cannot pass the ball and so cannot play the way ole wants.

 

[Vidyoyo]

Jury's out for me on this. There are flaws now but I expect them to cement a better partnership as the season goes on.

 

[Kounan]

We brought two good defenders and who also are doing the job and we still managed to f*ck it up with insisting with Lindelof, as his mistakes are usually huge. If anything will cost Ole his job, it's this decision. He can only hope that Tuanzebe can step up, but that's it, Rojo, Jones and Bailly will definitelly not help.

You can see that teams aren't really creating chances against us, but we are making enough big mistakes so they can score (and usually it is one player who makes the mistakes).

 

[Ekeke]

If its fine and expected for a CB to lose the ball in the air all the time against taller players, I guess everyone saying that would prefer Smalling to be starting instead of Lindelof then? Since Smalling is taller and would cover that

 

[SteveW]

We probably wouldn't have conceded over half our goals if we instead had a partnership of our best defenders consisting of Smalling-Maguire. I don't understand why we persist with Lindelof, it is clear he is struggling when not playing next to a pacy and strong defender like Smalling.

I was certain it would be Smalling Maguire by xmas. Now I'm just scared.

 

[DRM]

I still maintain that smalling is a better defender than lindeloff