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My thinking too. Have no idea what injury he supposedly has / had, but hope he at least manages to get to a place where he is training regularly with the first team again.
Nope first season where he actually achieved zero minutes
Time for the testimonial.
That is harsh. He was offered his new contract during the period when Ole was interim manager and at that point was a first team regular coming off the back of playing in the World Cup the previous summer. He has been injured for some time now, it is a knee issue and he has apparently suffered a number of setbacks in his rehab, I don't think for one second he does not care about playing and I am rooting for him to get fit and prove it here or elsewhere.
Crazy it’s been that long already. I still remember his phenomenal performance in midfield at the Bernabeu in the away tie.
Can it really be considered a partnership when one was a part timer?
That's a bit of an unjustified leap to make don't you think?
With an option for a further year.
He's already been at United for over a decade at this point.
My first thought was he was referencing Michael Johnson rather than Adam Johnson.
That's a while ago now. There is no real footballing future for him at Utd, he should have tried his luck elsewhere a while ago
Ah fair enough if that is the case I had forgot about him to be honest.
Forgot that. Any other industry, the guy who made that call is getting fired.
You missed the part where he was a regular when he got hurt and has not been fit since. How exactly is he meant to try his luck elsewhere when he can't currently pass a medical?
He played 8 games (2 in the league) in the last 2 seasons combined. All of them were in 2019-2020, he didn't feature at all last season.
Only way is up.
When Maguire was bought, it was the final nail in the coffin for his career. Plenty of players, who are injured, have signed for other clubs, it's been done before and it will be done
When Maguire was bought we sent Smalling to Roma. Jones at that point had signed a new contract a few months earlier and was playing regularly and quite reasonably believed he had a shot to be a starter alongside Maguire. The 19/20 season instead saw Lindelof cement his spot but during that period Jones picked up what has become a long standing nightmare of an injury. I am not for one second saying he has any future here, I just see a lot of people saying he is stealing a living and he does not want to play and yet the facts are that so far he has had no chance to leave due to his fitness issues. I hope he can prove his fitness in the next couple of months and if he does I feel there is a great chance we can move him on in the January window.
It doesn’t happen often and players are entitled to these protections. They’re only ever one injury away from the end of their career.
I don't say anything like he's stealing a living. I just think he has no real hunger or ambition to play competitive football regularly.
I didn't specifically say that you did but others have made that comment. I just don't understand why you feel he has no ambition to play competitive football regularly when that is exactly what he was doing before he got hurt. If he was fit and not playing and did not push for a move then sure I would agree with you but until he is cleared to play it is just your opinion and it is not supported by the facts.
What's his injury that takes more than 400 days to recover from?
Of course it's my opinion, I can still state it can't I ? A player doesn't need to be fit to show he wants to leave for other opportunities. Since Maguire has been established with Lindelof, it should have signaled to him to look for some new club. I'm sure a low ranked club would always be interested in an experienced player like him. He hasn't been injured for 2 seasons straight
Oh yeah you are right, I'm just too dumb to math right.
Isn't this also just your opinion and not based on any publicly available facts?
Not Adam Johnson, the midfielder who was highly rated and had his contract cancelled due to fitness and mental issues.
Yeah but that was only the day he was born, he was in A&e the moment they cut the cord and slapped his ass
No worries my mistake, someone else pointed it out. His name was Michael Johnson.
