Sorry if I wasn't clear, what I meant was Maguire is better on the ball as compared to Smalling but in all other regards they are comparable
Yeah Maguire is very good in the air and being very good in the air is also Smalling's main strength.
In all competitions last year, Maguire had 3 goals whereas Smalling had 4 goals. Maguire may be better in the opposition box, but I don't think our problem is not having enough giants. Untill we have someone who can deliver accurate crosses and take good corners, we can fill our team with giants, but we are not going to score a single goal. Hopefully Periera can help us in that regard.
Also Maguire is 3 years younger than Smalling. For me that's not a big difference,at least not big enough for us to be spending a World Record sum on Maguire. Also we don't know how Maguire will develop or if he has reached his ceiling.