[Bobade]

He was decent. But I've always felt he was ok, never had a massive issue with him like some on here. He's a decent, mid tier CB and I'm sure he'll do fine with a run of games against lower opposition.

 

[Adisa]

He will play ahead of Maguire. Of that, I am 100% confident.

 

[flameinthesun]

Lindelof is a decent 3rd option, happy for him to stay. But we definitely need a 4th cb who is left footed as a Martinez backup.

 

[mitchmouse]

Another flawless performance when he had to come and when we were under a bit more pressure. been saying for ages that he was not the problem

 

[McGrathsipan]

He will play ahead of Maguire. Of that, I am 100% confident.

He has to.

 

[Real Name]

Good cameo. I think he should suffice for the remainder of games.

 

[golden_blunder]

Another flawless performance when he had to come and when we were under a bit more pressure. been saying for ages that he was not the problem

His individual mistakes have been A problem but was not the only problem

 

[izec]

We need a better 3rd choice. Pity Maguire has gone to shit.

Lindelöf is a 4th choice CB at best. Just too passive and and a non entity. I don’t trust him

 

[Red00012]

Playing a killer 60 yard pass to be fair….back to DDG

 

[arthurka]

Playing a killer 60 yard pass to be fair….back to DDG

Possession based man get with the times.

 

[golden_blunder]

Playing a killer 60 yard pass to be fair….back to DDG

I’m surprised he didn’t play it to AWB

 

[studs]

The elusive Iceman is good cover to have.

 

[SAFMUTD]

I rather play him than Maguire to be honest, problem is he's weak in the air. So far Varane has complemented Martínez really well but I'm not sure Lindelof can make up for it.

 

[Irwin99]

Did good although obviously wasn't troubled much. One or two nice passes.

Hope he keeps it up against West Ham as I imagine he'll play alongside Martinez.

 

[Vidyoyo]

A picture of poise and confidence out there tonight

 

[Van Piorsing]

A piicture of poise and confidence out there tonight

I don't know if it was surely him, but think he even made some crunchy slide tackle on right side of his box.

 

[A-man]

Comfortable in possession and defending but overall a quite calm evening. Anybody else who noticed how he time and time tried to correct Maguires positioning? Looked especially upset when we tried to overload the right side and Maguire didn’t move along.

 

[golden_blunder]

Did ok against lame opposition

one thing that I noticed, only saw it once so I might be wrong.. when Maguire got the yellow card and it was showing the replay. Lindelof looked like he was going to jump for it then changed his mind and Maguire came steaming in and got the yellow

 

[A-man]

Did ok against lame opposition

one thing that I noticed, only saw it once so I might be wrong.. when Maguire got the yellow card and it was showing the replay. Lindelof looked like he was going to jump for it then changed his mind and Maguire came steaming in and got the yellow

You could see they’ve played many games together. When Harry came steaming, Lindelof immediately changed his run and covered behind instead.

 

[golden_blunder]

You could see they’ve played many games together. When Harry came steaming, Lindelof immediately changed his run and covered behind instead.

Not really how i saw it, looked more like he backed off.. but perhaps he saw the other half of the laurel and hardy show coming in out of the corner of his eye

 

[A-man]

Not really how i saw it, looked more like he backed off

Yes exactly. Would be stupid for both CBs to go for the same ball I guess. One goes, one covers.

In this situation it would be smarter for Maguire to cover as Lindelof is already in position, but Maguire is not that type of player. is why it doesn’t work with him and Martinez imo.

 

[arthurka]

Did nothing wrong in an easy afternoon.

 

[AltiUn]

Only really had 2 moments of difficult defending to do and managed them both easily, was very good in possession which he usually is in fairness. Like with Fred and McTominay, he's filling in his new squad role admirably which is absolutely what we should want from our squad players.

 

[jackal&hyde]

He is good in possession usually and capable of the exceptional pass that breaks the lines or hit a good run by the forwards. He is also very good in defending the channels, something that is indicative of his understanding of the game. Unfortunately he can be very poor in physical duels and I don't understand why since he is a good athlete. He will do good in a ETH team IMO. At least most of the time.

I know it's a cheap shot but we need to see him more with Martinez because there is a chance Maguire was part of the reason Victor was so nervous in seasons past. Even Varane looked worse then his usual self with Maguire. If we can accept that a player like Varane was hindered big time by Maguire, we should extend the same possibility to Lindelof.

 

[golden_blunder]

He is good in possession usually and capable of the exceptional pass that breaks the lines or hit a good run by the forwards. He is also very good in defending the channels, something that is indicative of his understanding of the game. Unfortunately he can be very poor in physical duels and I don't understand why since he is a good athlete. He will do good in a ETH team IMO. At least most of the time.

I know it's a cheap shot but we need to see him more with Martinez because there is a chance Maguire was part of the reason Victor was so nervous in seasons past. Even Varane looked worse then his usual self with Maguire. If we can accept that a player like Varane was hindered big time by Maguire, we should extend the same possibility to Lindelof.

Excuses. Lindelof was there 2 years before maguire joined and Maguire was actually good in his first season.
stop making excuses, he’s just not a very good defender. He makes a lot of basic errors for someone of his experience

 

[Isotope]

Tell me if I daydreamed, but did he do a superb sliding tackle once in the game?

 

[shahzy]

He's always been decent on the ball, now that we defend less because the team overall defends better, I can see him being adequate to fill in for Varane. Maguire though is still shit and will always be shit and makes everyone around him shit

 

[tenpoless]

He does okay everytime he replaces Varane.

 

[DJ_21]

He’ll be a lot better now that we’re playing possession based football. He’s comfortable on the ball and can make some really good long passes forward as we’ve seen before.

 

[Adam-Utd]

Tell me if I daydreamed, but did he do a superb sliding tackle once in the game?

I had to rub my eyes and pinch myself several times too. He actually showed some aggression for once.

Maybe he's seen what the little man brings to the table and realised what it takes finally. Lets hope he can continue that.

 

[Isotope]

I had to rub my eyes and pinch myself several times too. He actually showed some aggression for once.

Maybe he's seen what the little man brings to the table and realised what it takes finally. Lets hope he can continue that.

I don't know. He's also been with Smalling for years but never play like one.

Probably true. He knows his time here is under threat and he's been watching Martinez and Varane, and knows what type of CB that EtH wants.

 

[jackal&hyde]

Excuses. Lindelof was there 2 years before maguire joined and Maguire was actually good in his first season.
stop making excuses, he’s just not a very good defender. He makes a lot of basic errors for someone of his experience

Yeah he is not that good. But can be better maybe if playing with a confident combative player like Martinez.

 

[crossy1686]

He's a good possession based defender, but he can't defend, he needs someone else to do the dirty work for him, reminds me a bit of Pique actually.

 

[jackal&hyde]

He's a good possession based defender, but he can't defend, he needs someone else to do the dirty work for him, reminds me a bit of Pique actually.

Decent shout. I'd say he can defend in the sense or reading the game and defending the channels but he is poor on the physical side. As long as we can, as a team, maintain a high line and avoid sustained periods of pressure in our box he should be fine. Much like Pique as you say.

 

[crossy1686]

Decent shout. I'd say he can defend in the sense or reading the game and defending the channels but he is poor on the physical side. As long as we can, as a team, maintain a high line and avoid sustained periods of pressure in our box he should be fine. Much like Pique as you say.

Yeah exactly, that's why I think he has a role to play in this team under Ten Hag but it's really important that Martinez plays alongside him to do the Puyol role.

 

[TheReligion]

Apparently unwell so not playing today

 

[AbusementPark]

Apparently unwell so not playing today

Hopefully Maguire has a good game. Dont think West Ham have much pace up front.

 

[TheReligion]

Hopefully Maguire has a good game. Dont think West Ham have much pace up front.

I’m hoping he plays well too. He very much needs it. He has the armband too.

 

[AbusementPark]

I’m hoping he plays well too. He very much needs it. He has the armband too.

He needs his confidence boosted, hopefully a clean sheet today and commanding performance to kickstart his season.

 

[TheReligion]

He needs his confidence boosted, hopefully a clean sheet today and commanding performance to kickstart his season.

Bit of a concern is that WHU have pace if they get in behind.