Because I think that they are technically better defenders, or were at least despite being nutters
I don’t rate him as a defender, from day 1 I’ve said he’s not good enough and he’s not. I rated rojo and Bailly higher when fit / not banned. It’s a low bar though
Hmm... I think Lindelof is OK. Not more, not less. I'd even argue that he is more value for money than Maguire.
I don’t hate him I just don’t rate him as a defender
Ooh buttner good call though was be worse than telles? At least he scored a couple
I'd say so. Buttner scoring a couple of goals (in his first game against Wigan?) really glossed over the fact he was calamitous at everything else. Telles was just meh. He had good hair though and we know how important that is.
That's fine but you specifically go after him more than any other player. You could argue for not rating almost the entire squad at this point. He's pretty inoffensive in terms of the current team and players we've had in the past.
I just think he’s mediocre and we need to start to weed the garden if we want to grow a prizewinning one. Anyway that’s just my opinion, don’t want to turn this into another Lindelof thread. I loved him last weekend btw
I'd say a big part of his failure with us was he we played him. We played him as the furthest forward, playing on the last defender. His best football came after he left us, where he played behind the main striker. Pity about him as he could have and really should have been a better player for us.
Wasn't Lindelof the Iceman?
And a 23 goals and 12 assists all competitions season. 17 goals and 7 assists in just the Premier League that year.
We signed him fo £50m with the idea that he would be our main striker for years to come.
I think this is quite fair when you consider things like price and expectations.
Indeed, and I'd venture Blanc at the time he came here was worse than Rojo. World class player...years before we signed him at 36 where he couldn't outrun a glacier.
No it wasn’t. In his first season alone he scored vital goals in a successful cup run, including a last minute winner to get us into the final. He’s scored nearly 100 goals for us even, with many coming from the wing. He’s been rubbish for a few years now but what’s with the hyperbole?
Jesus, can't even exaggerate on here these days... Whilst we're fact checking, I also said he's been here a decade when in fact, he's only been here 8 years.
Everton in the FA Cup semi for me.
Fair few here not worth including as expectations weren't that high. I'd argue:
But he was “the one”
The winner against Everton in the fa cup semi final, the goal against Watford with the dragback and flick over the keeper against Watford, the brace at Stamford bridge, a couple of screamers against Stoke, the goal against Fulham when he ran from his own half. He’s scored loads of good goals and important goals but revisionism is rife for certain players on this forum.
