No, actually we need to start assessing our players fairly and positively. We’re here to back them and discuss them. I thought you were too, but from these posts I see you just want to take him down as if he was an enemy.
Whilst my criticisms may be harsh, they are based on 'objective' points as much as subjective thoughts.
I don't hide that I don't rate Lindelof particularly and I have come around to accepting and believe he can do a job (sometimes good and even great on occasions) but I try to post with good reasoning. The three examples I've mentioned Sevilla, Burnley and in this game show Lindelof just isn't strong enough in the 1 vs 1 channel situations.
I like to believe I give equal benefit of the doubt and am critical of every player in the squad. I obviously like some more than others (which is based more on preference of ability/style rather than actual liking the person) but I will never blindly post overwhemlingly positive views or gloss over inadequacies with 'he did his job'.
I really like Fred and think he does an underrated job. I was glad someone made a comprehensive statistical post the other month about how his passing is more expansive and effective than the negative posts try to paint but it's also undeniable that we should expect more from him in terms of consistency on the ball. I hate the type of posts like 'he does his job protecting the back four and he isn't helped when the attackers are crap', which absolve him of being critiqued and that we should have less expectation for improvement. That epitomises what I feel about Lindelof and the belief that 'delaying', 'containment' and preferring to defer rather than engage is high level. It's not.
If Lindelof was dominant aerially, presses well high up the pitch or an elite ball carrier or passer, I could overlook the details of him not being particularly decisive from stopping an attacker travel to edge of our box. The issue is that he isn't so there's little leeway. 'Lindelof did the job in front of him' should not be taken as praise.