Mainoldo
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No shock really.. it’s as John Terry; Phil Jones (if he was good) stereotypical as it gets.
Lindelof hasn't outclassed him.He was basically chosen as the captain the moment we were after him for that money & when he set his foot at OT which is a bit of a disgrace to the club and the players. What he's proved as a leader to be selected as a captain? Even Lindelöf outclassed him so far this season and Leicester fans also admitted that he's no leader. We seem to be desperate to make this transfer and "British core" thing work.
Take it however you wish.I’ll take that as a no. Figured as much.
same here and its really crazy as im probably one of his biggest fans. Love the guy, love his personality , his game , the way he goes about life in general. But right now ive just checked out and see him as someone else's playerI've kind of moved on from him psychologically. I don't really think of him as part of the team anymore.
Quit crying. If you haven't realised our defence is actually better then you need to watch some football games.Maguire has been given the armband after 5 months of utterly underwhelming performances...?
Stop whining like a baby about other people having opinions that differ from your own.Quit crying. If you haven't realised our defence is actually better then you need to watch some football games.
He is clearly a leader on the pitch and the players seem to respect him.
You can have different opinions but clearly you lack the understanding of what it takes to be a captain if you are mentioning Pogba as a potential.Stop whining like a baby about other people having opinions that differ from your own.
Maguire has shown absolutely nothing on the pitch to deserve such a position - and his performances since joinging us as the most expensive defender of all time are underwhelming to say the least.
If he was foreign, the mere notion of him being handed the Captaincy from what he's achieved here thus far would be laughed out of the room.
Look at Leicester's defence post Maguire ffs.
Had a feeling you'd know the answer. Incredible stat, thanksYou might have to go back to Frank Barson in the late 1920's...but no player has joined the club since the late 1930's and been made club captain after 30 games (or half a season) on a permanent basis.
Yes he has. Especially in he last couple of weeks Lindelöf has been better than Maguire. Not only in defending but also in his passing & playing out from the back. And this is coming from someone who doesn't rate Lindelöf & prefers Rojo, Bailly etc. over the Swede.Lindelof hasn't outclassed him.
Leicester fans admitted a player they sold is in hindsight no leader. Wonderful. I'm sure there's absolutely zero bitterness there.
Maguire has proven his willingness to play through injury for the club. He has taken ownership of the defense which is allowing fewest shots in the league, 5th most goals, and have the 2nd lowest xGA. He's clearly improved us defensively despite how much many supporters want to pretend we're just as poor as we were last season when we had our worst defensive stats in the PL era.
It would be great if we had more qualified candidates who had been at the club longer than Maguire, but we don't. Other than Rashford, there isn't even a single person at the club who I care has been "passed over".
Lindelof hasn't outclassed him at any point, no. When Maguire was out of the side against City, Lindelof looked like a complete clown trying to organize anything defensively and was awful playing out from the back.Yes he has. Especially in he last couple of weeks Lindelöf has been better than Maguire. Not only in defending but also in his passing & playing out from the back. And this is coming from someone who doesn't rate Lindelöf & prefers Rojo, Bailly etc. over the Swede.
He was and he is for United. That Leicester have a proper DM and replaced Maguire adequately with Soyuncu doesn't change that. Kudos to Leicester on the great business they did, but Wes fecking Morgan was not leading Maguire anywhere. That's utter nonsense.There was an idea coming from United fans in the summer that Maguire was a leader at the back for Leicester and resident Leicester fans here always said Maguire was not a leader but Wes Morgan was the one in their defence so maybe that's an argument to correct the myths rather than bitterness.
We've got plenty of leaders now, Maguire, Williams, McTominay, Rashford they're all leadersMaguire got it because we have no leaders on the pitch. Maguire being "one eyed in the world of blind" hardly means earned it
Personally I prefer my "leaders" leading by example. Rashford would be a far more obvious choice... Works hard, puts in continued positive performances and is an example to young players of the benefits of hard work and enterprise from academy to one of the top attackers in world football.Maguire got it because we have no leaders on the pitch. Maguire being "one eyed in the world of blind" hardly means earned it
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Yes, great comment. I agree with this 100% (or, as footballers put it, 110%).Captaincy is a weird aspect to gauge just from games. To see a true captain you need to be in the dressing room, see who is rallying the team, having a word with younger players to keep heads high or discipline them, etc.
It's not always the obvious looking ones from the pitch tbh. Maguire may well be that guy for us, he's obviously a long term player for the project.
This concept that the best performer has to be the captain is misguided and a bit frustrating tbh.
Completely agree. Well said.Personally I prefer my "leaders" leading by example. Rashford would be a far more obvious choice... Works hard, puts in continued positive performances and is an example to young players of the benefits of hard work and enterprise from academy to one of the top attackers in world football.
Appointing Maguire after half a season of progressively poor performances and failing to do the basics (keeping a strict offside line, basic positioning and simple passing) sends out the absolute wrong message. A message of English hype, mediocrity and posture over actual performance/ability/hard work.
Appointing Rashford was a no brainer.