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Victor Lindelöf | Officially signs
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What qualities foes Lindelof possess?
MEN Sport spoke with Aftonbladet’s Patrik Brenning in January to discover more about one of Scandinavian football’s rising stars.
What qualities does Lindelof possess that attracted Mourinho to him?
He is a modern player, good with his feet and his head, and a centre-back that could also be used as an offensive weapon with his passing game. He is also a smart player and a genuinely good person.
He is a very humble guy with both feet on the ground and very popular among his teammates in the Swedish national team.
What qualities foes Lindelof possess?
MEN Sport spoke with Aftonbladet’s Patrik Brenning in January to discover more about one of Scandinavian football’s rising stars.
What qualities does Lindelof possess that attracted Mourinho to him?
He is a modern player, good with his feet and his head, and a centre-back that could also be used as an offensive weapon with his passing game. He is also a smart player and a genuinely good person.
He is a very humble guy with both feet on the ground and very popular among his teammates in the Swedish national team.
My friend tells me he's very similar to Bonucci, even identical weaknesses.
Friend also says like Bonucci, he will find the first few months very difficult.
Friend also says like Bonucci, he will find the first few months very difficult.
Then we will have to show some patience like with Vidic and Evra.
Finally a kindred spirit... Cheers!
Shrewd bit of business in this mad world of inflated prices. TBH, I get more excited about getting a relatively unknown but evidently talented player and turning him into a star than I do just buying a ready made star for silly money! Bailly was a revelation and a wonderful surprise last season - which made the signing so much more satifying and rewarding.
I don't know much about this guy but i'm just glad we aren't signing Will Keane's brother
I think him and Bailly will complement each other. Bit like Rio and Vidic. One the silky ball player, the other no nonsense defender. If they end up anywhere near as good as them then we will have 2 top defenders for the next 8-10 years.
PRobably at most only one of Jones and Smalling would be sold if thats the case. Maybe neither as Rojo will be missing for chunks of the new season. Not to mention both of them are injury prone.
I have a feeling it will be Smalling that goes. I think Mourinho likes Jones...not his injury prone nature of course.....but his fight and committment. No one can argue that he doesn't play his heart out.....although by doing this he can be physically rash, which probably is the reason why he gets injured so much.
You're missing a comma after the word 'finally'.
I'm not sure he's even been signed as a defender; I feel he'll be moulded into the midfield anchorman by Jose.
It's obvious Dier is/was the primary holding midfield target, but if Spurs are refusing to sell, the sudden revival of interest in Lindelof for circa the price United were looking to pay for Dier suggests he was the second choice destroyer.
He's not really a 'Mourinho defender'; he stated earlier last season that he's not arsed how good a defender is on the ball as long as they primarily want to defend. At this point Lindelof's ball-playing game easily eclipses his core defensive one.
Don't be surprised to see 'Will Keane's brother' still be the primary defensive signing this summer.
It's obvious Dier is/was the primary holding midfield target, but if Spurs are refusing to sell, the sudden revival of interest in Lindelof for circa the price United were looking to pay for Dier suggests he was the second choice destroyer.
He's not really a 'Mourinho defender'; he stated earlier last season that he's not arsed how good a defender is on the ball as long as they primarily want to defend. At this point Lindelof's ball-playing game easily eclipses his core defensive one.
Don't be surprised to see 'Will Keane's brother' still be the primary defensive signing this summer.
I am really excited for this signing. I've never seen him play but I'd never seen Bailly play who was absolutely fantastic last year. The added bonus of him supposedly being fantastic on the ball is a great one.
I really didn't think this was happening.
Anyway...haven't read through this thread but anyone care to shed a light on what kind of defender he is?
Anyway...haven't read through this thread but anyone care to shed a light on what kind of defender he is?
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They will all be old by the time Jose leaves.
Where did he say that?
Supposedly similar in style to Bonucci. Very comfortable on the ball, very composed, very efficient in his tackling. He makes a lot of interceptions and only tackles when he needs to because of good positioning. His weaknesses lie aerially unfortunately, but it's not BAD and can be improved on.
He moved Ramos back to CB and had success with the likes of Carvalho and Lucio so he has had defenders who were great on the ball(psst John Terry was great on the ball too).
He said something like that when he was praising Jones after his comeback.
Kagawa, RvP and maybe more.
Thank you. He sounds very promising.
I think his defensive signings have been his best work in his transfer dealings where ever he has gone.
He seems to have a good eye for defenders.
I think every man and his dog know who the other 2 are but who is signing number 4 ?
George Weahs brother
I wonder if Zlatan had a word in his ear.
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I am sure too. Was just a tongue in cheek comment.
Thanks. I slipped
His aerial ability is the thing I'm most interested in. It's the one big flaw in Bailly's game, so having a partner to complement him is going to be important.09:10
What qualities foes Lindelof possess?
MEN Sport spoke with Aftonbladet’s Patrik Brenning in January to discover more about one of Scandinavian football’s rising stars.
What qualities does Lindelof possess that attracted Mourinho to him?
He is a modern player, good with his feet and his head, and a centre-back that could also be used as an offensive weapon with his passing game. He is also a smart player and a genuinely good person.
He is a very humble guy with both feet on the ground and very popular among his teammates in the Swedish national team.
Who says Lindelof is weak in the air?
Bit harsh on Bailly too.
Thought I'm the only one who loves the Oxford comma. We should start a club.
% aerial duels won in the league
Cracking stuff, welcome to Old Trafford Victor. Let's hope he compliments Bailly as I think he might - quality CB pairing ahoy, with Rojo being a great rotation option.
Get in there, Lindelof booiiiiii!
Get in there, Lindelof booiiiiii!
Yea exactly, this guy has many different looks, plus he looks a bit old too with shaved head.
Most of the reports in this thread are mentioning it.
Bailly is just so weird. His timing with interceptions is great, but he times his headers completely wrong, he's always on the way down and usually hits them with the top of his head.
Don't know much about him.
At least this can put an end to all the nonsense about wanting to sign Michael fcking Keane. Watching people try to pretend he was good enough for us was getting irritating.
At least this can put an end to all the nonsense about wanting to sign Michael fcking Keane. Watching people try to pretend he was good enough for us was getting irritating.