The irony is he was addressing this as if he has something to prove or show before we consider him a good defender. He is backing himself up but of course we all will take issue with this because of the immature anti Maguire twitter/reddit compilations out there."I'm always looking to improve and fight for my spot. At this level you can't afford to be complacent and I know there are always brilliant players looking to push into the starting XI around me so I need to stay sharp and at my best or I know I'll be passed up"
Wow I came up with that in 10 seconds. It's not that hard to give a non-deluded answer that doesnt' reek of complacency
Why should we care what an Arse supporter thinks? Your captain gave your match-going fans the middle finger and they're still fawning over him.Trust fans to make a mountain out of a molehill.
This won't affect Maguire's standing in the squad. This will only get fans with an agenda even more riled up at his presence in the squad (which again, the manager/players is not concerned about). Not match going fans either. feck em.
It's not an agenda, I just cannot stand him. The quicker he's gone, the better.Trust fans to make a mountain out of a molehill.
This won't affect Maguire's standing in the squad. This will only get fans with an agenda even more riled up at his presence in the squad (which again, the manager/players is not concerned about). Not match going fans either. feck em.
He's on his way out whether or not he gives diplomatic interviews or not.It's not an agenda, I just cannot stand him. The quicker he's gone, the better.
Fans pay their wages, Harry.He's on his way out whether or not he gives diplomatic interviews or not.
Players are too respectful of shit talking fans IMO, but that's a side note.
He always has something to prove though! Especially after his recent years here. Christ every footballer has to prove himself constantly or he's going to be cast off and out of a club, welcome to professional sports. People don't just randomly decide to start complaining/disliking players, I promise you the fanbase didn't wake up one day and just say "feck this guy". Hell for the longest time everyone here was discussing his "right partner" and trying to figure out everything we could do to mitigate his weaknesses when the reality is he's a fecking mid/bottom table type defender, which has been proven almost instantly this year with the improvement in our defense without him in it.The irony is he was addressing this as if he has something to prove or show before we consider him a good defender. He is backing himself up but of course we all will take issue with this because of the immature anti Maguire twitter/reddit compilations out there.
Even now when he makes a sub appearance or starts the odd game the criticism is completely ridiculous.
In a way, that is what happened.He always has something to prove though! Especially after his recent years here. Christ every footballer has to prove himself constantly or he's going to be cast off and out of a club, welcome to professional sports. People don't just randomly decide to start complaining/disliking players, I promise you the fanbase didn't wake up one day and just say "feck this guy". Hell for the longest time everyone here was discussing his "right partner" and trying to figure out everything we could do to mitigate his weaknesses when the reality is he's a fecking mid/bottom table type defender, which has been proven almost instantly this year with the improvement in our defense without him in it.
This need for everyone to defend him because he's "a nice bloke" and plays well for England is just bizarre. People act like he's a club legend that's being phased out and hated by the fanbase after giving everything to the club. He's not.
I would say his biggest strength is his heading ability. Lacks in most other attributes. He has no right to be at a club which aspires to play progressive football. He's too slow and takes an eternity to release the ball allowing the opposition to get into shape.The irony is he was addressing this as if he has something to prove or show before we consider him a good defender. He is backing himself up but of course we all will take issue with this because of the immature anti Maguire twitter/reddit compilations out there.
Even now when he makes a sub appearance or starts the odd game the criticism is completely ridiculous.
And he will also have a pretty basic game which gets lauded as a good performance.In a way, that is what happened.
His criticism was 100% fair especially from the more educated fans on here but he became a meme of a defender, and you and I both know that was not fair. Likely because he's a Man United defender (easy target) and it reflects poorly on us with the amount we spent on him but that transfer fee is not his concern.
There is so much crap out there against Maguire as if he's one of the worst defenders this league has seen. None of that criticism is fair at all. It's just trolling/mockery as if he's a simple joke of a defender. In the context of all this, Maguire is saying he doesn't have to "prove" anything. That is what I understood anyway and maybe I'm wrong but given the trolling of Maguire it makes sense to me why he would say what he did.
The defense of Maguire is because it's gone over the top. He'll have a regular/average outing for us and fans will start going nuts over one missed tackle or something. We've seen it happen to players of ours in the past for instance Fellaini or Fred.
That’s the thing though, because we’re use to watching him play poor or make mistakes that when he has a quiet game or doesn’t have to do much then it looks like he’s had a good game.And he will also have a pretty basic game which gets lauded as a good performance.
Have we ever read something along the lines of him admitting that last season was a true calamity and he was really bad ? I really hate it when players don't admit they've been bad when they've been very bad.That’s the thing though, because we’re use to watching him play poor or make mistakes that when he has a quiet game or doesn’t have to do much then it looks like he’s had a good game.
When does this ever happen?And he will also have a pretty basic game which gets lauded as a good performance.
He did, but in the same quote pointed out how everyone else around him was bad too. Check OP, it's in last tweet.Have we ever read something along the lines of him admitting that last season was a true calamity and he was really bad ? I really hate it when players don't admit they've been bad when they've been very bad.
Yep.What a load of horseshit, a pro athlete must always prove themselves.
It does, just need to read some posts and (beurk) listen to some "experts"When does this ever happen?
Give it a rest, it was an interview about England.So essentially he is quoting stats at everyone as proof that he is up to United standard. But there’s literally no context to these stats.
Highest scoring defender - so he should be. His head is massive. But that’s not his job, pointless statistic. It’s like saying “Striker X is good at pressing a defense and defending set pieces so his poor goals to game ratio doesn’t matter”. It’s nice to have but it’s not required and it’s putting a plaster on his actual metrics.
200 appearances for United - They paid £80 million for you, it’s not City where you’ll rot on the bench, your going to play. United want a return on their investment in you. Again, this really ignores reality. Nothing to do with performance and more to do with your competition, perma -crocks Bailly and Jones for a start. At times they simply didn’t have any choice but to play you.
3 years as captain - everybody knows you should never have been made captain.The fact it was given to you is more damning of the lack of leadership in the club at the time. If you had signed today, you wouldn’t be close to it, fact.
Poor last season, everyone was poor.. - while this was clearly true (like my own club this year) there’s two big red flags here. Failure to acknowledge he has been inconsistent at best for more than a year and secondly, you’re captain fecking own your shit and stop throwing everyone under the bus in a clear and poor attempt at deflection you cnut. In a season you can write off as a fan, you should be able to look at certain players and think, they tried their best but they can’t do it alone. Absolutely no one has every thought that about slabhead. When the team goes missing, he is usually part of the problem.
Poor poor leadship and an absolute car crash interview. This is Randy Andy level.
Spot on, don't mind the fanboys.So essentially he is quoting stats at everyone as proof that he is up to United standard. But there’s literally no context to these stats.
Highest scoring defender - so he should be. His head is massive. But that’s not his job, pointless statistic. It’s like saying “Striker X is good at pressing a defense and defending set pieces so his poor goals to game ratio doesn’t matter”. It’s nice to have but it’s not required and it’s putting a plaster on his actual metrics.
200 appearances for United - They paid £80 million for you, it’s not City where you’ll rot on the bench, your going to play. United want a return on their investment in you. Again, this really ignores reality. Nothing to do with performance and more to do with your competition, perma -crocks Bailly and Jones for a start. At times they simply didn’t have any choice but to play you.
3 years as captain - everybody knows you should never have been made captain.The fact it was given to you is more damning of the lack of leadership in the club at the time. If you had signed today, you wouldn’t be close to it, fact.
Poor last season, everyone was poor.. - while this was clearly true (like my own club this year) there’s two big red flags here. Failure to acknowledge he has been inconsistent at best for more than a year and secondly, you’re captain fecking own your shit and stop throwing everyone under the bus in a clear and poor attempt at deflection you cnut. In a season you can write off as a fan, you should be able to look at certain players and think, they tried their best but they can’t do it alone. Absolutely no one has every thought that about slabhead. When the team goes missing, he is usually part of the problem.
Poor poor leadship and an absolute car crash interview. This is Randy Andy level.
Genuinely, what agenda would someone have against Maguire?Trust fans to make a mountain out of a molehill.
This won't affect Maguire's standing in the squad. This will only get fans with an agenda even more riled up at his presence in the squad (which again, the manager/players is not concerned about). Not match going fans either. feck em.
