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He has no pace. We can't have defenders that turn like a tractor unfortunately. Inspite of being good in the air and decent on ball.
You would have to pair him with Bailly, Lindeolf and Maguire would be too damn slow.
 

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I like him. For a reasonable price I'd be happy with him as our summer central defender signing. I think he and Lindelof could make a good pairing. Both are good on the ball. He's English too and knows the league so there wouldn't be the usual bedding in process for him too. He'd fit right in.
 

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You would have to pair him with Bailly, Lindeolf and Maguire would be too damn slow.
Yeah lack of pace/mobility turned me away from him. Ideally we should get a leader like VvD- that's more experienced but got turn of pace to keep strikers quiet on the counter attack. That should fit with any centre back we put next to him.
 
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The time to take a punt on him was when he left Hull.

Not worth the risk now.
 

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If Phil Jones could pass the ball he'd be Harry Maguire
 

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If Phil Jones could pass the ball he'd be Harry Maguire
Jones is a better defender in every aspect bar aerially. You would have to be certain of the value in Maguire running the ball out/passing to take him to a top team.
 

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Jones is a better defender in every aspect bar aerially. You would have to be certain of the value in Maguire running the ball out/passing to take him to a top team.
I'm not sure I'd totally agree with that but my point was that Maguire really isn't much of an upgrade over our worst CB so I guess that's a point we would both agree on
 

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Stay clear from him.

Another bullet dodged from the list of demands made by Mourinho.
 

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Had another terrible game this gameweek. Tries to pull an offside, and expecting Evans to have eyes in his back dragging up the offside, but instead Maguire's man Zaha scores. Then more bad actions, and then losing the ball leading to a 1-4 goal again.

He is absolutely shit and out of confidence at the moment
 

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Had another terrible game this gameweek. Tries to pull an offside, and expecting Evans to have eyes in his back dragging up the offside, but instead Maguire's man Zaha scores. Then more bad actions, and then losing the ball leading to a 1-4 goal again.

He is absolutely shit and out of confidence at the moment
It wasnt Evans it was the "leftback" Fuchs, who had decided to become the RCB and never go back to left back for some reason. He plays Zaha on
 

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Had another terrible game this gameweek. Tries to pull an offside, and expecting Evans to have eyes in his back dragging up the offside, but instead Maguire's man Zaha scores. Then more bad actions, and then losing the ball leading to a 1-4 goal again.

He is absolutely shit and out of confidence at the moment
What was he at fault exactly here? The LB Fuchs lacking a brain? Maguire was left exposed by the LB being completely out of position and playing the attacker onside.
 

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Wonder if Brendan will go 3-5-2. With Leicester squad as it is I think that's a better formation for them than the 4-2-3-1 Puel was welded to.
 

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Wonder if Brendan will go 3-5-2. With Leicester squad as it is I think that's a better formation for them than the 4-2-3-1 Puel was welded to.
'Other teams play with eight footballers, two CBs and a goalkeeper. I play with ten footballers and a Harry Maguire.'
 

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I always feel those ones are very harsh as there is clearly no intent to foul, yet he's sent off for a professional foul
 

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I always feel those ones are very harsh as there is clearly no intent to foul, yet he's sent off for a professional foul
What on earth is harsh about that mate? Player is through on goal. Player is fouled and denied a clear goal scoring opportunity. That’s the clearest red card you could ever see. How can you say there’s no intent to foul if the player is fouled?
 

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What on earth is harsh about that mate? Player is through on goal. Player is fouled and denied a clear goal scoring opportunity. That’s the clearest red card you could ever see. How can you say there’s no intent to foul if the player is fouled?
he catches his foot whilst running I don't think that was a deliberate attempt to trip, I've seen the cynical ones, I'm not saying it's not a red card either, personally I always feel those ones where the player is running and doesn't make a challenge or a deliberate trip are a tad harsh, it's possible for it to be be both a red card under the laws of the game and also be a harsh situation.
 

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Slabhead was a bit unlucky as the Burnley player crossed in front of him to cut the angle off (credit to the Burnley player) and he couldn't get his feet from under him without clipping his heels. This wasn't a last ditch tackle from behind or a hauling down.

It is a foul, it's very soft but a red because of an obvious goal scoring oppo.
 

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Ball watching instead of tracking the run, which allowed the separation for the attacker, then clumsy oaf defending in trying to make up for his original mistake. How many of our defenders is he actually better than defensively?
 

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he catches his foot whilst running I don't think that was a deliberate attempt to trip, I've seen the cynical ones, I'm not saying it's not a red card either, personally I always feel those ones where the player is running and doesn't make a challenge or a deliberate trip are a tad harsh, it's possible for it to be be both a red card under the laws of the game and also be a harsh situation.
Fair enough mate. I personally don’t see it as harsh since that’s as pretty much letter of the law as possible, but I can see where you’re coming from.

The thing is, that’s football though. A player tripping over a defender’s leg in the box, even if the defender didn’t mean to trip him, is still a penalty.
 

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Ball watching instead of tracking the run, which allowed the separation for the attacker, then clumsy oaf defending in trying to make up for his original mistake. How many of our defenders is he actually better than defensively?
Hes tracking him, he just doesnt have the pace to accelerate when the attacker does.

Rojo, Jones and Bailly have made worse mistakes
 

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he catches his foot whilst running I don't think that was a deliberate attempt to trip, I've seen the cynical ones, I'm not saying it's not a red card either, personally I always feel those ones where the player is running and doesn't make a challenge or a deliberate trip are a tad harsh, it's possible for it to be be both a red card under the laws of the game and also be a harsh situation.
He knows exactly what he is doing. He runs across the back of him trying to look like it's accidental. You see this type of foul ten times in every game somewhere on the pitch. It's a red card all day long. You'd be better off letting him in on goal and test your keeper that early in the game as you would still have 87 minutes at full strength to chase the game.
 

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Hes tracking him, he just doesnt have the pace to accelerate when the attacker does.

Rojo, Jones and Bailly have made worse mistakes

He breaks stride and turns slightly at a point when the ball was about to be played, I think if he just continues the tracking run uninterrupted he is in position to deal with it. Can use his power to move the attacker off the ball, once he is scrambling with the attacker having the momentum it is done.

Brings to the fore his ability to play for a better team with a higher line rather a counter attacking team like Leicester. Think it was a reading of the game, awareness of danger issue rather than pure pace.
 

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He knows exactly what he is doing. He runs across the back of him trying to look like it's accidental. You see this type of foul ten times in every game somewhere on the pitch. It's a red card all day long. You'd be better off letting him in on goal and test your keeper that early in the game as you would still have 87 minutes at full strength to chase the game.
the winger cuts across Maguire not the other way around, smart of the attacker
 

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He breaks stride and turns slightly at a point when the ball was about to be played, I think if he just continues the tracking run uninterrupted he is in position to deal with it. Can use his power to move the attacker off the ball, once he is scrambling with the attacker having the momentum it is done.

Brings to the fore his ability to play for a better team with a higher line rather a counter attacking team like Leicester. Think it was a reading of the game, awareness of danger issue rather than pure pace.
Agreed, right around the moment in this pic he's slowed down and turned to have a look at the ball.



If he'd have busted a gut to get between the attacker and the goal the red card wouldn't have happened. He's not even outpaced as he has to catch up with the guy he fouls to make the foul, which he does.
 

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He breaks stride and turns slightly at a point when the ball was about to be played, I think if he just continues the tracking run uninterrupted he is in position to deal with it. Can use his power to move the attacker off the ball, once he is scrambling with the attacker having the momentum it is done.

Brings to the fore his ability to play for a better team with a higher line rather a counter attacking team like Leicester. Think it was a reading of the game, awareness of danger issue rather than pure pace.
He slowed because he was the last defender and there was a chance to play an attacker offside. He chose not to do that in the end which is what left him in the position where his lack of pace was going to be an issue. If he stopped running back before the last pass was about to be played it would have worked out. He put himself in a situation where he has a weakness which is a foot race
 

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Built his whole reputation on the back of one decent tournament with England. The £70 million+ valuations of him look stupid. He's a £30 million defender at best.
 

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Yeah that was good attack play. Basically Maguire either trips him and gets sent off, or has to stop his own stride and its basically a one on one. I think Maguire should have been more aware there and just let the player go and rely on your keeper.
 

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Yeah that was good attack play. Basically Maguire either trips him and gets sent off, or has to stop his own stride and its basically a one on one. I think Maguire should have been more aware there and just let the player go and rely on your keeper.
you obviously haven't seen Kasper play much this season, I wouldn't rely on him to spell his own name right now