Victor Lindelof was signed by Manchester United from Benfica in summer 2017. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Manchester United are not finding it rosy this season in the Premier League considering their results so far as they keep struggling to make the top four on the standings. - Victor Lindelof of Manchester United has not been dribbled this season in EPL, - The 25-year-old has played 21 games out of the 22 Premier League matches, - Solskjaer and his men are currently occupying fifth position on the standings. Still, despite the record, few would have Lindelof down as one of the league's best centre-halves. I don’t think Lindelof is good enough to play at Barca but I can definitely not see Maguire play there. In it, Alex, Colm and Jamie congratulate Jose on a well deserved win for Spurs at Old Trafford. One of the few players in our that can pick out a good pass, also directs from the back pointing out players in space and where the danger is. Listen to the latest United Hour Podcast episode here. Fred has improved since last season, sure, but playing any worse than 2018/19 would have been virtually impossible. Victor Lindelof is the only defender this season who hasn’t been dribbled past in the PL. A bit underappreciated, probably because he isn't British and Axel is from the academy. Please reach us through news@tuko.co.ke or WhatsApp: 0732482690 and Tuko news. Lindelof proud to make his United debut External Link. He's a strange one isn't he. Study finds that devoted football fans are at greater risk of heart attacks due to stress, Mathematicians have simulated the next one million seasons of the Premier League, David Beckham's greatest team of players he played alongside is absolutely insane, France Football name the most influential people in football (50-26), Spurs set to hand new deal to promising youngster, Cristiano Ronaldo: Video shows Portugal star's debuts for Sporting, Man United, Real Madrid and Juventus, Maguire, Rooney, Keane: Ranking Man United's captains in the Premier League era. And Pique's talent was in another stratosphere compared to Lindelof. But despite their performance in the topflight, defender Victor Lindelof has been superb for the Red Devils in his department. His strength/physicality can certainly be worked on and improved. © 2020 Sports New Media Limited. © 2020 Sports New Media Limited. Well, the reason no one has dribbled past him is because he always backs up when someone goes at him, leaving the tackling to Maguire or AWB. Out of 22 Premier League games United have played this season, Lindelof has featured in 21 ties playing full 90 minutes. Jul 31, 2020 #4,706 Ekeke Full Member.
Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back. The 15 Man United academy graduates handed debuts by Louis van Gaal - where are they now? You can still win the league with him in the first 11, if you have exceptional players on most other positions. Lindelöf and de Gea both piss me off with their passive, reactionary nature. For the record, WhoScored defines the stat as: “taking on an opponent and successfully making it past them whilst retaining the ball.”. DJ Mo: Kenyans hilariously react after woman claims she had an affair with Size... DJ Mo: Kenyans hilariously react after woman claims she had an affair with Size 8's husband, Kajiado: Disgust, anger amid reports poachers are selling snake meat as fish fillet to residents, Schools reopening: Activists move to court to challenge Magoha's back to class directive, Emmy Kosgei excited after being featured in one of Nigeria's leading newspapers, Woman who got lost during equator tour hailed for paying elderly woman's hospital bill using her fare, Mchekeshaji Othuol Othuol alazwa tena katika hospitali ya Kenyatta, Woman grateful to be alive 5 years after doctors said she wouldn't make it, Aliko Dangote: Africa's richest rolls out Arsenal takeover plan, Victor Wanyama: Jose Mourinho hails Kenyan as good professional, Bruno Fernandes: Sporting star agrees 5-year deal with Man United, Ruthless Ronaldo embarrasses Smalling with audacious piece of skill during Serie A clash. Was good against Leicester and can be very consistent but as mentioned before he just seems to lack in the strength/physicality department which means certain PL forwards can get to him and when his confidence goes he can look a trainwreck. Liverpool, Chelsea & Arsenal: Who is each PL club’s best and worst value signing? Do you have an inspirational story you would like us to publish? As Lindelof has always been.
Lindelof proud to make his United debut External Link. When it comes to top clubs in Europe I think is more even between them. But considering it transpired just a week after his terrible mistake against Manchester City, you can understand why plenty of rival supporters took it with a pinch of salt. They both need to man-up for want of a better phrase. I've never liked this stat for CB's. Once again, the reason he doesnt get dribbled is that he backs away from the dribbler. Victor Lindelof: The story so far External Link. He never attacks the ball or the player. External Link, Lindelof proud to make his United debut But I reckon he's done enough to deserve another season as a starter. I would say most clubs would prefer Maguire over Lindelof, especially because he would be much better in weaker teams who need to strengthen their central defence. What a ridiculous stat, stats like these prove how you can make anyone look good with the right stat. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I don’t think these are things he can improve on. 894. Good player.
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I'm waiting for someone to post this in r/soccer. The Swedish defender struck up a formidable partnership with Harry Maguire and the pair has formed the backbone of United's heart of defence this season. According to different sources Viggo maybe has a little bit of domestic “problems” atm. Lindelof, in my opinion, has been better than Harry this season, not sure how people come to such weird conclusions. Ordinary ha. But United's official Facebook account posted a statistic on Sunday that drew obvious comparisons with Virgil van Dijk, who many would consider the best in the world. Instead, it probably highlights that the stat isn't quite as impressive as many - particularly Liverpool fans - thought it was. Well, it appears United's less-than-revered centre-half has managed the same thing a year later. Still, if you average by minutes it does seem Victor is up there in dribbled past/minutes played. The obscure dataset came to relevance last season when Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk solidified his status as the world's best defender by going the entire campaign without being dribbled past. Victor Lindelof has been a near-ever-present in the Premier League for Manchester United this season. Whether that's a good thing or not is up for debate. On that occasion, Ricardo Pereira drew the short straw by way of being dribbled past three times per game - and a Premier League player still comes top when we widened the search this month. The United midfielder seems to have been improving in his second season, but his average of being dribbled past three times every match sees him finish rock bottom across European football. WOODWARD IS THE PROBLEM. Leeds United dealt blow in pursuit of 'frightening' winger, Portugal vs Spain: Cristiano Ronaldo was furious with referee during international friendly, Newcastle United reporter shares takeover theory that fans will love, France vs Ukraine: Real Madrid target Eduardo Camavinga scores beautiful bicycle kick, Tottenham exit talk gathers pace as decision is made over star's future. It's an eye-catching stat and one that many will remember about Van Dijk last season. Dawson to match McAuley status in FPL More News: Latest Player News Latest Player Videos. Nobody knows exactly what happened but according to gossip it went from bad to worse when the night was over. And in terms of United, Fred's average is more than double that of Brandon Williams, who is the second worst culprit but on a comparatively paltry 1.4 per match. Lindelof has not been dribbled past this season – could he go the whole campaign and match Van Dijk’s record? Posted by. Probably not. For example I distinctly remember two occasions, one v Spurs and one v Bournemouth where Maguire and Victor got dragged all over the place near half way. Was a stupid stat when it was about van Dijk and it's still stupid now, Yeah but r/soccer would he fapping if it was Van Dijk. That led us to wonder which players have been dribbled past the most in Europe's top five leagues, something we investigated in the Premier League alone back in August. Thats why Barca wanted Lindelof last summer and not Maguire. He also seems to struggle to reach his best consistently. It got talked about with Van Dijk because people used it to try and explain why he was the best defender in the world, the stat was pointless but it just added more weight to their point.
Follow Victor Lindelöf. Will people now hold up Lindelof as one of the finest defenders in the world, an immovable object at the heart of United's defence? He is a good defender (I like him) but we could upgrade on. Good post. You can't really do the same with Lindelof because we know he isn't the best in the world. The amount of times Victor Lindelof has been dribbled past in the Premier League this season..." Close. The Blind Tailor, I don't want people to pity me. ... the Dutchman also set a record after he refused to let any forward go past … While Van Dijk is unquestionably a great defender, the fact players don't dribble past him maybe isn't a sign of that.
All Rights Reserved. His mentality, I don't know. This term, Manchester United have conceded 25 goals in 22 games so far as they currently occupy fifth position on the standings. All Rights Reserved. That's the caf for ya. His average ability in the air compounds De Gea’s limited ability to take crosses. Barca wanted and got Pique who was very ordinary for us, means shit.
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