Chronic fan:

The arguments on this topic goes to show the nature of posters on this forum more than anything else. Lindegaard's statement is very clear to the understanding mind. He was only painting a scenario with those comments to stress the importance of clean sheets- something that gets highlighted on here most times when discussing match results. But for some weird reasons, those comments are now been twisted by some hypocrites to mean a different thing. Some saying he's selfish(which every human is to varying degrees), and others giving some funny and irrelevant analogies and examples.

Fact is that Lindegaard comes across as a plain person that doesn't hide his feelings, and will say things the way he sees them without mincing words or being hypocritical, more like an Evra kind of personality which i admire so much. But sadly, certain posters on here don't reason like wise therefore, finding it very difficult to come to terms with simple and obvious realities.

I wonder if this username is plastered over the forum enough someone may actually do something about it? BTW The hacker gave me this username ..

Moyesy:

There are some incredibly stupid posters on this forum!

All he's saying is that he loves keeping clean sheets.

If a keeper makes 3 outstanding saves, isnt it similar to a striker bagging a hat-trick at the other end?

Also, at the end of the day, if you dont conceed a goal, you cant lose the game!

Moyesy:

There are some incredibly stupid posters on this forum!

All he's saying is that he loves keeping clean sheets.

If a keeper makes 3 outstanding saves, isnt it similar to a striker bagging a hat-trick at the other end?

Also, at the end of the day, if you dont conceed a goal, you cant lose the game!

Xlr-Ej:

RedVariant:

Sneijder.18:

Xlr-Ej:

Sneijder.18:

Xlr-Ej:

Sepp Blatter:

Selfish? A win is a win plus he gets a clean sheet. A clean sheet to most goal keepers is like a goal to a striker. As a GOAL KEEPER he'd be pretty silly to say that he'd be happy to concede at ANY time.

I know, but common, you would honestly rather see us win 1-0 than 10-1??!!!

same logic with going to school and passing the examinations LOL ... "I'd rather score 51/100 than score 90/100 or 95/100 ... etc etc ... as long as I pass" LOL

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

another example LOL ... instead of making $2 or $3 or $4 in Profit (in Busniess) ... "Im content with making only $1 ... its a GOOD Business ... LOL"

Poor examples, what would be more accurate is, 1. Does it matter how much i score in an exam as long as i get an A? 2. Would you rather run a business that was in debt, or one which was free of debt(unlikely), even if the former would yield SLIGHTLY (goal difference is hardly ever the deciding factor in the league title) higher profits. Moving on, this is PURELY MY OWN PREFERENCE, but I prefer a game where both sides have a chance of win the game, as long as at the end, we come out on top. That's what makes the game interesting isn't it, and one of the reasons why I'm a man utd fan. I mean, if we won 10-0 every game, where's the excitement? the drama? If we won every game easily, then football would be much less interesting to watch, wouldn't it? If every game the opposition are literally guaranteed to lose. I want us to win the league as much as the next man utd fan, but not easily like Barca, but in a competitive and exciting league like the EPL. And what Lindergaard has said is correct. If you look at it from HIS perspective, it is justified for him to prefer a 1-0 than a 10-1, because it would mean that he's done a fantastic job, compared to a 10-1 where the team dominates the entire game and still manages to let in a goal, in other words, he's done a poor job. So yes, he is correct so don't find ways to fault him thanks.

They may be poor examples, but they are funny examples, and they send the message across

ManUTDecade:

What he said merely meant that he wanted a clean sheet , that's what every goalkeeper would like . He only exaggerated the example with that scoreline to stress the pont he's making . You guys are reading too much into it . And as usual its the Lindegaard haters who are all too over protective of their precious De Gea . Every little single thing Lindegaard said just have to come across as a threat to De Gea is it ? Why can't you guys just support both ? Haters will hate , he has done decent as a back-up be thankful .

JasonC:

"Clean sheets are like goals for goalkeepers," Lindegaard told MUTV and ESPN afterwards. "In 10 games, nobody will remember how many fantastic saves were made - they will remember how many clean sheets were kept. For my sake, I would rather win 1-0 than 10-1 because I am a goalkeeper and I want a clean sheet.

Doesn't the right context make better sense?

All he's saying is that he loves keeping clean sheets.

If a keeper makes 3 outstanding saves, isnt it similar to a striker bagging a hat-trick at the other end?

Also, at the end of the day, if you dont conceed a goal, you cant lose the game!

CITYBOOTY:

For me it`s 10-1 anytime. The goal difference between us and city is frightening.