The thing is though when he gets a good run of games, he's still awful and makes a ton of errors.
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At the time people were talking like he was the second coming of Beckenbauer with his ball playing skills, but he's not better than Smalling in any way shape or form. Biggest robbery ever and Smalling was ousted for this guy. Far better defender and offensive header than this laughing stock. Woodward and Ole - well fecking done!
Now do the second half
Look at all these nobodies in here commenting just for the clicks.
England had the win until Pope ruined it, Maguire did enough!
England had the win until Pope ruined it, Maguire did enough!
His Foden impression high up the pitch cost us that second goal. Just no need for that type of play from a guy who's so slow and cumbersome right now
Maguires a very very good passer of the ball, one of the best in the epl. It's just he takes 5 touches and has to get his pencil and notebook out to work out the trajectory beforehand. Pretty sure snipers take less time.
Problem with Maguire is he needs pace around him like a Walker and he loses the ball in stupid places, has major airhead, brainfart issues.
Theres career montages of his errors from just one season.
I really hoped he turned it around but at this stage I wouldn't mind a better squad player brought in, I think doing that would mean losing the passing ability he has though. Issue is if the balls not in the air and it's at his feet he's just clumsy and gets done for pace too.
What? This isn’t Twitter..
The thing is I've seen this mentioned a lot but how does pace around him compensate for his lack of pace? He's had pace around him, he still gets exposed for his own lack of pace.
Maguire was responsible for both of the first 2 goals
He’s slow & terrible
backed by that fraud Southgate & that fraud ole
backed by that fraud Southgate & that fraud ole
If you have a really quick fullback his side it gives them chance to recover (if he's not brainfarting penalties for example).
The same way when you have a 34-35 year old defender you usually have a quick player to help with recoveries.
United Reserves can help.
You said that for clicks.
Or a loan. For five years.
Why are you obsessed with clicks?
I think United and the United Reserves are owned by the same parent company
I meant a loan to a championship side.
Bit early in the week to be pissed?
The clicks, this isn't the daily mail.
Maguire fouled the player for a penalty for the first goal, and lost the ball high up the pitch for the second.
Are you Maguire?
Another game he started without a win... I feel like after today he's surely lost his England place too. Especially another 2 months of being on the bench at United.
Amazing
Are the Caf sea urchins out ?!
I used to be disgusted now i'm just amused.
Let’s assume, pray and hope that Varane and Martinez don’t suffer any injuries, so Maguire remains a sub. How does Southgate pic him in the starting 11 for the WC and it not cause a media and punditry outrage.
What did he do?
He has become so slow. The other facets of his game are also mediocre and therefore he is exposed too often to play at the highest level.
It's a joke that's gone terribly, horribly wrong.
I assumed if the opinion was ridiculous enough no one would take it seriously. You seem to realize only Harry could actually think that.
Gave away a penalty with a comically slow attempt to nick the ball.
Does this occasion not call for humor? Laugh not to cry?
Is he humble enough to accept it? We can force him to play for the reserves.
Aha good to know
We get this every year or so, a section of fans that are totally blinded by the United shirt.
He's not good enough lads, he never was, he just had some good form and we paid daft money for him. If he played for another team right now, would you want United to buy him? Let's say he was available for £20m, last year of his contract at any team in the PL, would you be happy if we signed him?
He's not good enough lads, he never was, he just had some good form and we paid daft money for him. If he played for another team right now, would you want United to buy him? Let's say he was available for £20m, last year of his contract at any team in the PL, would you be happy if we signed him?
He needs a move in January.
The pace of the Italian league should suit him if he can’t get an English club.
The pace of the Italian league should suit him if he can’t get an English club.
The good news is I think we’re in the end game with him now. He’ll probably go in January because he demands to play elsewhere, whether that’s loan or a cheap sale. How long is left on his deal? 2 yrs?
@Beans talking shit..guess that’s what beans do to your arse..flatulent consequences
"Both of the first 2 goals"
Smalling was horrendous on the ball, but serviceable. Van Gaal had him balling out ('Mike Smalling'). I could definitely see a Martinez-Smalling partnership in a parallel universe.
People talk about Maguire's pace, and sure, he isn't the quickest. But for me, it's his speed of thought that lets him down massively. He doesn't anticipate danger, he just reacts, and being that he's not the quickest to begin with, he always seems like he's on his heels.
Smalling has him beat hands down in both physical and mental pace. One thing Smalling has is a knack for smelling out danger, and of course the physical aspects (agility and mobility).
Just a bad football player.
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