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Exactly what I said! Can someone remind him at his job is to stop attackers not just be close to them?Lindelöf is appaling. He defends space and cant even clear a ball
Exactly what I said! Can someone remind him at his job is to stop attackers not just be close to them?Lindelöf is appaling. He defends space and cant even clear a ball
He's good but that's about it. Ridiculous fee.Maguire is not average..
And how would you rate him? He's lost a header for their goal, and just look at his block for their ruled out goal. That's two goal mistakes in just one half, and few of very average interventions too. Do you call that world class maybe?Maguire is not average..
Ridiculous to criticise Maguire for their goal. VVD having a running jump will beat any defender in the world from a static position.And how would you rate him? He's lost a header for their goal, and just look at his block for their ruled out goal. That's two goal mistakes in just one half, and few of very average interventions too. Do you call that world class maybe?
Well said. And, for those who slated Smalling for his inability to pass under pressure, look at Lindelof. At least Smalling can head, and in both penalty boxes.Lindelof is a non defending centre back. His entire duty appears to merely be to blocks space rather than opponents. Also has little physicality to speak of and that of an AM rather than a centre back.
It's pathetic to see our other centre back didn't even bother to jump for the header...Ridiculous to criticise Maguire for their goal. VVD having a running jump will beat any defender in the world from a static position.
Top CB wins that simply by being positioned better. The likes of Vidic, Terry, even Kompany and Smalling would clear that before van Dijk even comes there because that should be a defender's ball.Ridiculous to criticise Maguire for their goal. VVD having a running jump will beat any defender in the world from a static position.
He’s closer to Average than “World Class”/“Outstanding”; whatever other term you’d use.Maguire is not average..
It's pathetic to see our other centre back didn't even bother to jump for the header...
Are we ignoring Gomez blocking Maguire off too?Top CB wins that simply by being positioned better. The likes of Vidic, Terry, even Kompany and Smalling would clear that before van Dijk even comes there because that should be a defender's ball.
The fact fans are having to defend our £80mil defender week in week out over questionable scenarios says it all.Are we ignoring Gomez blocking Maguire off too?
Zero fault of Maguire with the goal.
Separate conversation. We're talking about the goal in this game.The fact fans are having to defend our £80mil defender week in week out over questionable scenarios says it all.
For £80mil it shouldn’t be a weekly scrap over whether it is or isn’t his fault. He shouldn’t be completely faultless [the best of the best aren’t that] but we shouldn’t be having to dissect goals weekly in an attempt to absolve a “quality” defender of blame.
He remains a terrible signing given the squad composition; that is different to me calling him a bad player but he wasn’t the signing we needed given of self imposed spending constraints.
It’s not a separate conversation when it occurs every weekend.Separate conversation. We're talking about the goal in this game.
Spot on. The center-back who didn't bother to jump wasn't Maguire.Are we ignoring Gomez blocking Maguire off too?
Zero fault of Maguire with the goal.
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I reckon you just hit the nail on the headMaguire is ok, Lindelöf is the big issue, far bigger than anyone in our back 4. They all have their strengths and weaknesses, but Lindelöf has no strong attributes. He is a nothing player
All the more apt as Maguire is getting lumped in with Lindelof in his first season at the club. Now they're being criticized as a pair, as Smalling and Jones were.The new chuckle brothers.
I thought Maguire and Lindelof looked very solid against Burnley and it was a clear 2-0 victory despite the fact that AWB didn’t play. The last match against Burnley however, without Lindelof, was worse and a 0-2 loss.Lindelof is a ball playing CB and supposedly to be good In reading the game, apparently not in intercepting or header. I still can't understand why a Swedish international Centre Back is poor on header - likewise, can you name a Scot can't header? Lindelof partnering with Maguire is fine against certain opponents but not against typical EPL bottom clubs whose bread and butter is set pieces. IMO, Smalling + Maguire would be a better choice against the like of Burnley but Maguire + Lindelof might be better against Arsenal.
This comment made on Lindelof was general in nature but particularly after the Liverpool game. If I not mistaken it was Fred who man-mark VVD and Matic guarding the far post, for the 1st goal. Where was Lindelof? Leaving Fred to mark VVD, are you kidding, the most dangerous opponent on the header? If Lindelof wasn't involved, whether because of instruction from Ole (??) or he was scared, one of the CB should be marking VVD, don't you think? Having Matic guarding the far post, this was Neville, Rafael, Evra's job. I don't know the reason behind Jones replacing Lindelof, because I didn't even bother watching the 2nd Burnley game. But this team is weak in the air, and can't expect Maguire to be all over the places. It was not Ole's fault on recruiting Lindelof (who didn't know about the header deficiency), but it was clearly Ole's fault for letting go Smalling, not replacing Fellaini and Lukaku, who can help on set pieces.I thought Maguire and Lindelof looked very solid against Burnley and it was a clear 2-0 victory despite the fact that AWB didn’t play. The last match against Burnley however, without Lindelof, was worse and a 0-2 loss.
United often put a weak player (Williams in this case, but also AWB and Fred ) to stop the run of strong players at corners. It has been debated many times and most people seem to think it is a poor strategy, myself included. Lindelof is not strong in the air, he is PL average. Of course Smalling would increase the strength in the air, but it happens that he also loses relatively easy aerials at setpieces which end up in goal. The most recent I can think of was the first goal conceded against Juventus two weeks ago.This comment made on Lindelof was general in nature but particularly after the Liverpool game. If I not mistaken it was Fred who man-mark VVD and Matic guarding the far post, for the 1st goal. Where was Lindelof? Leaving Fred to mark VVD, are you kidding, the most dangerous opponent on the header? If Lindelof wasn't involved, whether because of instruction from Ole (??) or he was scared, one of the CB should be marking VVD, don't you think? Having Matic guarding the far post, this was Neville, Rafael, Evra's job. I don't know the reason behind Jones replacing Lindelof, because I didn't even bother watching the 2nd Burnley game. But this team is weak in the air, and can't expect Maguire to be all over the places. It was not Ole's fault on recruiting Lindelof (who didn't know about the header deficiency), but it was clearly Ole's fault for letting go Smalling, not replacing Fellaini and Lukaku, who can help on set pieces.
Yes they are, even at Smalling+Jones prime days. Problem is in organisation setup during set piece, and lack of OTHER players who can cover on aerial threat. Unless you think AWB, James, Martial, Shaw alike could stop VVD.Sometimes I wonder, Is Maguire+Lindelof really an upgrade to Smalling+Jones?
Probably are just about but are they better than smalling+blind?Sometimes I wonder, Is Maguire+Lindelof really an upgrade to Smalling+Jones?