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Some of these stats can be skewed. He is good in the air but for a Leicester team that for most of the season played Counter attacking football which meant they let teams come at them = more crosses into the box = more attackers, so he will have to make interceptions and clearances. When he makes a move to a bigger club, his positioning and anticipation will be tested.Won most duels in the air last season. is good on the ball, and can tackle. Only set back is his price.??
Yup, don't remember the likes of Tony Adams, John Terry or Franco Baresi being blessed with blinding pace, but wouldn't mind having any of them in our backline. For the best defenders its more about positioning and reading of the game in my opinion.Far too much nonsense about pace in this thread. Both Maguire and Lindelof are fast enough. Good defenders aren’t built on pace. It would be an excellent partnership. Centre backs that rely on pace are more often than not shite defenders. Pace is just a bonus.
Good point and I agree with this, I’m just not convinced Maguire and Lindelof as a pair possess these skillsAnticipation and positioning are almost everything for a defender, the other aspects that people often forget is agility and explosivity, the ability to turn and quickly change direction is more important than top speed, players are rarely at full speed.
Overrated? Generalizing a bit there, chumSome of these stats can be skewed. He is good in the air but for a Leicester team that for most of the season played Counter attacking football which meant they let teams come at them = more crosses into the box = more attackers, so he will have to make interceptions and clearances. When he makes a move to a bigger club, his positioning and anticipation will be tested.
For England, in the summer he looked suspect against a Dutch team that didnt have the greatest attack.
Overrated, overpriced, will not improve the team like what most people think.
That's no excuse. He still had to win these duels. He is a good defender, it's the price I am questioning. I would rather we went for Milenkovic.Some of these stats can be skewed. He is good in the air but for a Leicester team that for most of the season played Counter attacking football which meant they let teams come at them = more crosses into the box = more attackers, so he will have to make interceptions and clearances. When he makes a move to a bigger club, his positioning and anticipation will be tested.
For England, in the summer he looked suspect against a Dutch team that didnt have the greatest attack.
Overrated, overpriced, will not improve the team like what most people think.
Overrated? Generalizing a bit there, chum
Overpriced? Definitely.
Won't improve the team? Pull the other one
The reason I said over rated - do you think he is worth £80m?Overrated? Generalizing a bit there, chum
Overpriced? Definitely.
Won't improve the team? Pull the other one
Accceleration (Fifa Index)Yeah, acceleration is very important than top speed/pace. So all the top speed stats are not of much use.
So, what you're actually saying is :The reason I said over rated - do you think he is worth £80m?
He is a good defender but surely his price is £40m which is what I would rate him as, a solid CB but not one that will solve our defensive problems, be a leader?
Well, he will improve us but not to the extent everyone is hoping, most CB in top 8 clubs are better than Smalling, Rojo, Jones.
The reason I said over rated - do you think he is worth £80m?
He is a good defender but surely his price is £40m which is what I would rate him as, a solid CB but not one that will solve our defensive problems, be a leader?
Well, he will improve us but not to the extent everyone is hoping, most CB in top 8 clubs are better than Smalling, Rojo, Jones.
What is that supposed to be? How do they quantify it?Accceleration (Fifa Index)
Maguire ---- 42
Jones ------- 54
Smalling ---- 63
Rojo -------- 68
Linderof ---- 74
Bailly ------- 75
Tuanzebe --- 78
Accceleration is Maguire's weakest defensive stat.
I agree he is a good defender - but £80m is surely a joke. For that money you have to compare to to De ligt, VVD, koulibaly Varane etc.. In my opinion he is not the int he top CB tier. If you want to challenge, you need a CB that is top tier.That's no excuse. He still had to win these duels. He is a good defender, it's the price I am questioning. I would rather we went for Milenkovic.
Forget it Jake, it's Fifa.What is that supposed to be? How do they quantify it?
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Yes, but wouldn't you want a CB who will improve us and become world class? If the fee was £40-60m but over £70m for a player who has not played any European football?So, what you're actually saying is :
He's overpriced, overpriced and he will improve our team.
I agree.
I know but EASport actually do some data analytics, the only issue is that since I don't know the recipe I can't really tell if it's relevant to anything. If I'm not mistaken Opta professional stats are supposed to have these type of informations too.Forget it Jake, it's Fifa.
Yeah, it's not like I argued Maguire has good acceleration.Accceleration (Fifa Index)
Maguire ---- 42
Jones ------- 54
Smalling ---- 63
Rojo -------- 68
Linderof ---- 74
Bailly ------- 75
Tuanzebe --- 78
Accceleration is Maguire's weakest defensive stat.
I would love it! Thing is, there is no way any of us can know if Maguire is this mystery defender you're dreaming of. There is no certainty. Nada! He might actually even be worth 80mill. We will only know once we see what he brings to the team and how he improves.Yes, but wouldn't you want a CB who will improve us and become world class? If the fee was £40-60m but over £70m for a player who has not played any European football?
Please tell me you're not using FIFA 19 stats to prove anything. Jesus this thread is embarassingAccceleration (Fifa Index)
Maguire ---- 42
Jones ------- 54
Smalling ---- 63
Rojo -------- 68
Linderof ---- 74
Bailly ------- 75
Tuanzebe --- 78
Accceleration is Maguire's weakest defensive stat.
Accceleration is Maguire's weakest defensive stat.
Previously there's a discussion about Accceleration, in this thread. FifaIndex Stats say it's Maguire's weakest defensive stat. Did you agree with that?, or do you think Maguire has a weaker defensive stat than his accceleration?What is that supposed to be? How do they quantify it?
If you paid £50M for Wan Bissaka, Maguire has to be worth more than him.The reason I said over rated - do you think he is worth £80m?
He is a good defender but surely his price is £40m which is what I would rate him as, a solid CB but not one that will solve our defensive problems, be a leader?
Well, he will improve us but not to the extent everyone is hoping, most CB in top 8 clubs are better than Smalling, Rojo, Jones.
I have no idea, I think that he lacks agility and his acceleration doesn't seem good but that's only a feeling not a stat and I don't really know how I would compare it to his reading of the game, positioning, decision making and anticipation. Also I don't know what to make of FIFA index, I have no experience with it which is why I asked you these questions.Previously there's a discussion about Accceleration, in this thread. FifaIndex Stats say it's Maguire's weakest defensive stat. Did you agree with that?, or do you think Maguire has a weaker defensive stat than his accceleration?
Q: How do they quantify it?
A: All their stats are percentages. I don't know how it's allocated but I guess someone watches matches, compares duels, and sees which player is quickest to the ball. I can't think of another way apart from an athletic test (which I bet coaches keep secret).
Bang on the money. AWB has one season to refer too, where as Harry has several plus some impressive performances for England.If you paid £50M for Wan Bissaka, Maguire has to be worth more than him.
How do you come to that conclusion?If you paid £50M for Wan Bissaka, Maguire has to be worth more than him.
What? How can you assess that based on team performance? This is insane.The argument for Maguire is he's a better defender than any United currently have. I agree.
But is Maguire a top 4 defender? Does not look like it because 6 teams conceded fewer goals than Leicester last season.
Goals (2018-19). Ordered by goals conceded.
------------ For ---- Against
Liverpool -- 89 ---- 22
Man City -- 95 ---- 23
Chelsea --- 63 ---- 39
Spurs ----- 67 ---- 39
Everton --- 54 ---- 46
Wolves ---- 47 ---- 46
Leicester -- 51 ---- 48
Newcastle-- 42 ---- 48
Arsenal --- 73 ---- 51
Man Utd -- 65 ---- 54
The issue with this stat, is that it tells us absolutely nothing about Maguire, teams defend with 11 players. If you take United most of our chronic defensive issues come from the six players in fron of the back four, they seldomly slow down or contain opposing attacks, they barely contribute to anything and the best way to play against us is to simply run on straight line down the middle, no one will even try to stop you.The argument for Maguire is he's a better defender than any United currently have. I agree.
But is Maguire a top 4 defender? Does not look like it because 6 teams conceded fewer goals than Leicester last season.
Goals (2018-19). Ordered by goals conceded.
------------ For ---- Against
Liverpool -- 89 ---- 22
Man City -- 95 ---- 23
Chelsea --- 63 ---- 39
Spurs ----- 67 ---- 39
Everton --- 54 ---- 46
Wolves ---- 47 ---- 46
Leicester -- 51 ---- 48
Newcastle-- 42 ---- 48
Arsenal --- 73 ---- 51
Man Utd -- 65 ---- 54
Irrelevant statistic and analysis. Utd had one of the best defences in the league under LVG with Smalling and Blind at the back, but we just kept the ball and didn’t attack.The argument for Maguire is he's a better defender than any United currently have. I agree.
But is Maguire a top 4 defender? Does not look like it because 6 teams conceded fewer goals than Leicester last season.
Goals (2018-19). Ordered by goals conceded.
------------ For ---- Against
Liverpool -- 89 ---- 22
Man City -- 95 ---- 23
Chelsea --- 63 ---- 39
Spurs ----- 67 ---- 39
Everton --- 54 ---- 46
Wolves ---- 47 ---- 46
Leicester -- 51 ---- 48
Newcastle-- 42 ---- 48
Arsenal --- 73 ---- 51
Man Utd -- 65 ---- 54
The argument for Maguire is he's a better defender than any United currently have. I agree.
But is Maguire a top 4 defender? Does not look like it because 6 teams conceded fewer goals than Leicester last season.
Goals (2018-19). Ordered by goals conceded.
------------ For ---- Against
Liverpool -- 89 ---- 22
Man City -- 95 ---- 23
Chelsea --- 63 ---- 39
Spurs ----- 67 ---- 39
Everton --- 54 ---- 46
Wolves ---- 47 ---- 46
Leicester -- 51 ---- 48
Newcastle-- 42 ---- 48
Arsenal --- 73 ---- 51
Man Utd -- 65 ---- 54
That’s a silly metric. The season before Van Dijk left halfway, they were 8th in goals conceded.The argument for Maguire is he's a better defender than any United currently have. I agree.
But is Maguire a top 4 defender? Does not look like it because 6 teams conceded fewer goals than Leicester last season.
Goals (2018-19). Ordered by goals conceded.
------------ For ---- Against
Liverpool -- 89 ---- 22
Man City -- 95 ---- 23
Chelsea --- 63 ---- 39
Spurs ----- 67 ---- 39
Everton --- 54 ---- 46
Wolves ---- 47 ---- 46
Leicester -- 51 ---- 48
Newcastle-- 42 ---- 48
Arsenal --- 73 ---- 51
Man Utd -- 65 ---- 54
Whats Sanchez's wage got to do with anything?How do you come to that conclusion?
Does that mean if Sanchez is getting 350k a week, all new signings should be on that?
Wan Bisakka is 21 - potential to be our right back for 10 years.
Some of these stats can be skewed. He is good in the air but for a Leicester team that for most of the season played Counter attacking football which meant they let teams come at them = more crosses into the box = more attackers, so he will have to make interceptions and clearances. When he makes a move to a bigger club, his positioning and anticipation will be tested.
For England, in the summer he looked suspect against a Dutch team that didnt have the greatest attack.
Overrated, overpriced, will not improve the team like what most people think.
I could use the same thing back with the Sanchez, he is paid £350k cause he was the best attacker his country had to offer? that does not mean was right for this club?Whats Sanchez's wage got to do with anything?
With Wan Bisakka you are paying for talent and potential that he showed over 1 season, who has only played 42 professional games, I think he is a very good player by the way. With Maguire you are paying for a player who is probably the best CB his country has to offer, at a good age still not at his prime with a good experience of the league. Personally I think his value is around £60 - 70M, in relaiity though he will be sold for whatever Leicester want for him, he has four years left on his contract and doubt he would force a move.
You paid Sanchez £350K a week cause he only effectively cost you £27M and he wasn't the best attacker in England at the time, there were major question marks over his mentality.I could use the same thing back with the Sanchez, he is paid £350k cause he was the best attacker his country had to offer? that does not mean was right for this club?
He has good experience of the league but to say he is the best in for England with 0 European experience shows the lack of CB's in England. £60m maybe justified but not £80m. I rate him at £40 with £20m due to our desperation.
You can' compare them. van Dijk is a class above Maguire.That’s a silly metric. The season before Van Dijk left halfway, they were 8th in goals conceded.
I’m not comparing them, I’m saying that your metric makes no sense whatsoever. Why can you use goals the entire team conceded to judge one player and not another?You can' compare them. van Dijk is a class above Maguire.