If Özil can do it...
Victor Lindelöf | Officially signs
- Thread starter Zoo
- Start date
-
In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
i already like this guy and his girl too. seems like a down to earth and fun couple. nothing like the usual glamour footballer couple mor like a hip instagram couple. hope he does well
Yep, thought the same.
an Instagram couple is a type of relationship now?
Probably not the most ideal phrasing.
I'm in an instagram relationship with Ana Cheri, she doesn't know it though.
I'm in about 5 instagram relationships.
He's mutating! Kill it with fire!
Really funny photo. Props to them."Im Sorry, but @ericbailly24 Is his new partner now."He's mutating! Kill it with fire!
Some pretty funny texts between him and his girlfriend:
https://www.reddit.com/r/reddevils/comments/6hmbvd/maja_nilsson_victor_lindelöfs_girlfriend_has_some/
just seen this now. Girlfriend tells him they're going Ikea for the day..."ok but it'll have to be speedy as shit...in and out"These pictures are awesome man.
Can anybody tell me what do they call the socks victor is wearing?Singing the national anthem ahead of Sweden U21 vs England U21 with Guidetti (I think). (Un)fortunately it was in mute.
Invisible Socks.
sneaker socks
Thank you very much
Haha yeah that's something we call them :P
Photos of him drinking beer are not very encouraging.
I was initially going to say it's not such a big deal on his last couple of days before pre-season training since it seemed like they were just sharing one at the Adele concert, but then I saw the pictures posted a day before that at some random restaurant with another beer.
It's slightly weird but I guess not everyone is going to have the commitment of Ronaldo. We'll get him in shape for the start of the season.
It's slightly weird but I guess not everyone is going to have the commitment of Ronaldo. We'll get him in shape for the start of the season.
Man likes beer and enjoys one on holiday. I don't see a problem myself. He's only human. He looks in great shape too so i assume health wise he has no concerns on that front aswell.
What's weird about someone having a beer?
People already thinking he's gunna go full Paul Merson on us. On another note, do we have a sneaker sock sponsor?
Having 1 beer is most definitely not that damaging in one's athletic performance. Our own Wazza's best time of his career also coincided with his wildest partying time...
In Pro High performance athletics it reduces body's flexibility when taken regularly and also slows down metabolism of the body which converts food into energy. So when taken regularly too often a athlete's reaction time increases and body's ability to instantly convert stored energy into work is reduced.
Other alchohol in moderate amounts does no harm but a regular beer drinker can never be a example of a prime athlete.
You know he's on holiday, right?
Well yeah , i Understand its a part of european culture, Specially of northern europe so it might sound weird to some people but the body unfortunately never goes on a holiday. Cheating a few times does not do any harm but when 1 becomes 2 , 2 becomes 4 and 4 becomes 10 if not controlled, alarm bells should start ringing in a pro athlete's life.
fecking hell chill outJust when I thought people on here couldn't find anything else to moan about 
Somebody better whisper to the lad that if you are having your photo taken, MOVE THE BEER OUT OF THE WAY.
Rooney is a good example of why players should be more careful with their lifestyle imo.
Some people in this thread need to tell Bundesliga players to cancel celebrating the beer festival its detrimental to their careers!
oh yes no doubt it is a factor in a long term point of view. But in term of performance while he's good enough for us it really doesn't amount to too much
So he likes to bask under the sun, laze around pool, selfies, and beers. Rooney MK 2
I mean... He spent 5 years in Lisbon. What do you expect
Man United defender Victor Lindelof's journey from Vasteras to the top
VASTERAS, Sweden -- When Victor Lindelof makes his Manchester United debut at Old Trafford in the Premier League next month, he will do so in front of 75,000 fans. It will be a world away from his first-team debut in senior football as a 16-year-old in the Swedish third tier with Vasteras SK.
Now one of the most sought-after central defenders in Europe after joining United from Benfica for over £30 million this summer, the 22-year-old Sweden international had to learn quickly back in 2010, playing in an unfamiliar position after the coach had dispensed with six experienced players.
"With no money, we had to go to what we had so, ready or not, he was one of them," Kalle Granath, who was then the coach of Vasteras, tells ESPN FC.
When Lindelof started training with the senior team he was a midfielder "15 years old weighing 67 kilos" and, while he was among the best players in his age group, he wasn't considered the outstanding talent. The team had an average age of only 19 and there certainly weren't any thoughts back then that Lindelof would go on to play for one of the world's biggest clubs.
"You don't think like that in the third division in Sweden when you have a team that barely knows how to play football," Granath says.
Lindelof was put into the team as a right-back and showed an impressive level of game intelligence for someone so young, knowing when to attack and defend and how to adapt his game according to the player he was marking.
The youngster cemented his place in the team as they won promotion to Sweden's second tier and it was during the following season that Lindelof confirmed to his manager how good he was. Vasteras were facing high-flying Brommapojkarna and the 16-year-old was up against one of Sweden's most highly rated young players: under-21 international Miiko Albornoz.
"He [Lindelof] demolished him in every way," Granath says. "Not only playing smart and together with the team, he destroyed him with physique, technique, tactics, everything and then you realise, OK this kid is not only good at adapting and making smart choices together with others, he can also handle his own."
Lindelof continued to improve and soon teams where the players were full-time professionals started to show interest. Initially it looked as though IFK Gothenburg would be the ones to sign the teenager but instead he agreed to join Portuguese giants Benfica in 2011 before moving a year later.
"We were all shocked," Simon Johansson, who was one of Lindelof's teammates and a current Vasteras player, says. "Many players go to England from here when they are young but not Benfica so that was something special."
As well as playing alongside Lindelof in the first-team, Johansson played against him between the ages of 10 and 15 too. At that point, Lindelof was a midfielder -- "very talented with the ball and always working hard for the team" -- with good passing and vision, but a player who gave no notice that he would go on to become a superstar.
"I thought he was really good but not at that level that he was going to be the next star of Sweden and play for a giant club like Manchester United," Johansson says. "I thought he was going to be a good player, playing [Swedish top division] Allsvenskan or something like that.
"He's very smart with the ball. He's never doing anything stupid with the ball; always the right decision. Not spectacular with the ball like [Lionel] Messi or something like that, just that he doesn't give away the ball easy."
Johansson added that he expects his former teammate to be a success at United, bringing a new dimension to the team's defence with his vision and passing ability.
After Lindelof left for Portugal, whenever he was back in his hometown, "Vigge" would go and watch his old team train, seemingly unaffected by his success. "He's still the same guy," Johansson admits.
The money that Vasteras will receive as part of the deal that took him from Benfica to Manchester United will make them one of the richest clubs in Sweden. It's a remarkable change in fortunes for a club that was not far from going out of business less than three years ago.
"In November 2014 it was really close to laying down the club," current chairman Christina Liffner told ESPN FC. "Then there was an extra general meeting and the supporters mainly said 'we will not let this happen', private people, really devoted supporters."
The supporters managed to raise around $70,000 between November and the end of December to enable the club to pay some of its creditors.
Those previous financial troubles are why the club is determined to make gradual steps towards their ultimate goal of returning to the country's top division.
"First of all, be calm don't make any quick decisions," Liffner says of the windfall. "You should not just spend money and after three years you're back in the old financial situation."
The club plan to spend some of the cash on new youth training programmes and some on players and staff.
Anders Tengstrom, a lifelong fan of the club, who was one of the supporters behind the fundraising effort in 2014, says the club is "well due to advance in the divisions," adding: "We've been up there before, so everybody's thinking that now the club has a good chance to actually advance to the first division [Allsvenskan]."
That will require the club to make constant improvement and to make the most of any opportunities when they arise - much like their former player.
If Vasteras do realise their ambition of returning to the first division, there is no doubt that Lindelof would return to celebrate with his former side despite his newfound standing at one of the world's biggest clubs -- with humility being one of his greatest strengths.
"That's also a part of his success," says Granath. "Being humble to conquer a challenge, I need to be humble that I cannot disrespect the player than I play against, I cannot disrespect the work I need to put in, I cannot ignore what I need to get better at. I think that's basically his magic recipe."
http://www.espnfc.com/club/manchest...or-lindelofs-journey-from-vasteras-to-the-top
VASTERAS, Sweden -- When Victor Lindelof makes his Manchester United debut at Old Trafford in the Premier League next month, he will do so in front of 75,000 fans. It will be a world away from his first-team debut in senior football as a 16-year-old in the Swedish third tier with Vasteras SK.
Now one of the most sought-after central defenders in Europe after joining United from Benfica for over £30 million this summer, the 22-year-old Sweden international had to learn quickly back in 2010, playing in an unfamiliar position after the coach had dispensed with six experienced players.
"With no money, we had to go to what we had so, ready or not, he was one of them," Kalle Granath, who was then the coach of Vasteras, tells ESPN FC.
When Lindelof started training with the senior team he was a midfielder "15 years old weighing 67 kilos" and, while he was among the best players in his age group, he wasn't considered the outstanding talent. The team had an average age of only 19 and there certainly weren't any thoughts back then that Lindelof would go on to play for one of the world's biggest clubs.
"You don't think like that in the third division in Sweden when you have a team that barely knows how to play football," Granath says.
Lindelof was put into the team as a right-back and showed an impressive level of game intelligence for someone so young, knowing when to attack and defend and how to adapt his game according to the player he was marking.
The youngster cemented his place in the team as they won promotion to Sweden's second tier and it was during the following season that Lindelof confirmed to his manager how good he was. Vasteras were facing high-flying Brommapojkarna and the 16-year-old was up against one of Sweden's most highly rated young players: under-21 international Miiko Albornoz.
"He [Lindelof] demolished him in every way," Granath says. "Not only playing smart and together with the team, he destroyed him with physique, technique, tactics, everything and then you realise, OK this kid is not only good at adapting and making smart choices together with others, he can also handle his own."
Lindelof continued to improve and soon teams where the players were full-time professionals started to show interest. Initially it looked as though IFK Gothenburg would be the ones to sign the teenager but instead he agreed to join Portuguese giants Benfica in 2011 before moving a year later.
"We were all shocked," Simon Johansson, who was one of Lindelof's teammates and a current Vasteras player, says. "Many players go to England from here when they are young but not Benfica so that was something special."
As well as playing alongside Lindelof in the first-team, Johansson played against him between the ages of 10 and 15 too. At that point, Lindelof was a midfielder -- "very talented with the ball and always working hard for the team" -- with good passing and vision, but a player who gave no notice that he would go on to become a superstar.
"I thought he was really good but not at that level that he was going to be the next star of Sweden and play for a giant club like Manchester United," Johansson says. "I thought he was going to be a good player, playing [Swedish top division] Allsvenskan or something like that.
"He's very smart with the ball. He's never doing anything stupid with the ball; always the right decision. Not spectacular with the ball like [Lionel] Messi or something like that, just that he doesn't give away the ball easy."
Johansson added that he expects his former teammate to be a success at United, bringing a new dimension to the team's defence with his vision and passing ability.
After Lindelof left for Portugal, whenever he was back in his hometown, "Vigge" would go and watch his old team train, seemingly unaffected by his success. "He's still the same guy," Johansson admits.
The money that Vasteras will receive as part of the deal that took him from Benfica to Manchester United will make them one of the richest clubs in Sweden. It's a remarkable change in fortunes for a club that was not far from going out of business less than three years ago.
"In November 2014 it was really close to laying down the club," current chairman Christina Liffner told ESPN FC. "Then there was an extra general meeting and the supporters mainly said 'we will not let this happen', private people, really devoted supporters."
The supporters managed to raise around $70,000 between November and the end of December to enable the club to pay some of its creditors.
Those previous financial troubles are why the club is determined to make gradual steps towards their ultimate goal of returning to the country's top division.
"First of all, be calm don't make any quick decisions," Liffner says of the windfall. "You should not just spend money and after three years you're back in the old financial situation."
The club plan to spend some of the cash on new youth training programmes and some on players and staff.
Anders Tengstrom, a lifelong fan of the club, who was one of the supporters behind the fundraising effort in 2014, says the club is "well due to advance in the divisions," adding: "We've been up there before, so everybody's thinking that now the club has a good chance to actually advance to the first division [Allsvenskan]."
That will require the club to make constant improvement and to make the most of any opportunities when they arise - much like their former player.
If Vasteras do realise their ambition of returning to the first division, there is no doubt that Lindelof would return to celebrate with his former side despite his newfound standing at one of the world's biggest clubs -- with humility being one of his greatest strengths.
"That's also a part of his success," says Granath. "Being humble to conquer a challenge, I need to be humble that I cannot disrespect the player than I play against, I cannot disrespect the work I need to put in, I cannot ignore what I need to get better at. I think that's basically his magic recipe."
http://www.espnfc.com/club/manchest...or-lindelofs-journey-from-vasteras-to-the-top
Lindy meets Lord Varys.
And Lindy says " who the fook are you". The guy is going to be great for us.
His smugness reminds me a little of Kieran Richardson 
Though I suppose it's hard not to be a little smug when you've hit the jackpot
Though I suppose it's hard not to be a little smug when you've hit the jackpot
I like this guy already. Definitely likeable and will be a beast for us!
United and Game of Thrones. Possibly the two best things ever to have been on tv together in one place.
At least he didn't make him prove he was Varys the other way. That could have been odd.
Can't wait to see the kid in action.
Can't wait to see the kid in action.