Our CB options were shit for years.
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Our CB options were shit for years.
He doesn't make a good pair with Lindelof. They're both individually decent though.
We had the best defensive record in the league for many seasons. Even when we had lots of injuries and problems.
A much better player than he looks at the moment and a much worse player than his price tag would suggest. I’d tend to think that he’ll improve. This looks more like a good player in poor form, rather than a decent player being found out by the step up.
It's this place after we haven't won a game.
Everyone is sh!t, Glazers, Ed, Ole, and every single player who did, and didn't play today.
You know the drill by now!
Looks like Woody was right the first time round. Maguire wasn't going to improve on what we already had.
Too bad he relented to pressure. Be your own man, Ed. You know better.
Too bad he relented to pressure. Be your own man, Ed. You know better.
I don't dislike him but is he enough better than Smalling to justify an 80 million outlay when we so sorely needed better midfielders and attackers? Absolutely no chance. He's a minor upgrade at best, and you don't spend 80 million on a minor upgrade.
I wanted him at United but the transfer fee is ridiculous has done him no favours, too much pressure on him, he's not the type of player that will carry the team. You would think the club should have known that, but here we are.
He will be very good, but you have to surround him with good players. But you don't pay the fee we did for a player like that.
He will be very good, but you have to surround him with good players. But you don't pay the fee we did for a player like that.
Genuinely think the club is cursed. Every player pretty much turns into garbage for us.
Thought he was absolutely crap today. I mean our whole defence was a shambles, but he was the worst of the bunch.
He's been rubbish for the past few games now.
He's been rubbish for the past few games now.
He was bad today but at least he goes into duels and more often than not does something useful. I can’t say the same for Lindelof. Both of them suffer from a shit midfield protection mind you.
I would wait and give him a season under new management. I cant judge players under Ole only. We know that Lindelöf and Fred are shite, but some players deserve some slack when coached by amateurs.
Thought he was poor today, can't believe we paid that much for him. Can't believe we spent on defense and are going backwards. Would have liked to see him under Jose though.
For 1 game he did. Everyone has a bad game, he's still been our best CB. Just hasnt been £80 million of improvement, a lot lot less
What’s worse than making a bad decision? Making the right decision initially and then changing it to a bad one after peer pressure. Shame on you Ed
Yeah I agree with giving the new players at least one season before finally judging them.
I disagree. We had 5 center backs, and 0 right winger. Let that sink in.
We bought a right winger. I suppose the sentiment applies to midfield too though.
His mobility will not improve by changing manager, hence he will not suddenly become a great (not mediocre park the bus) centreback.
Turns like an Oil Tanker, runs like he has no legs.
Rio and Vidic weren't some speed monsters but they both had some, enough to recover from mistakes or bad positioning.
Maguire needs to nail his positioning every time and that's not possible. He'll get exposed many times, especially with a mediocre partner like Lindeloff
Rio and Vidic weren't some speed monsters but they both had some, enough to recover from mistakes or bad positioning.
Maguire needs to nail his positioning every time and that's not possible. He'll get exposed many times, especially with a mediocre partner like Lindeloff
And Maguire is not mediocre?
Looks like Woody was right the first time round. Maguire wasn't going to improve on what we already had.
Too bad he relented to pressure. Be your own man, Ed. You know better.
The scouting team tell him the football side of things. He just gets the money
He's usually pretty solid, just not an £80 million CB. Better than average
He is average to be honest
I’d say he’s maybe.. MAYBE slightly better than Smalling because he doesn’t shit himself every time the ball is passed to him.
40 mil too much but Ole and Ed have a plan, probably involving some mangos too
Neither does Smalling
We bought a left winger that can play on right. A quality signing nonetheless but we desperately needed a right winger and still do.
In hindsight, we should have bought Evans from them instead.
If we played possession-based ala City at their best with few counterattacks against, then I'd be inclined to agree that Maguire would be good fit... But we do not. Smalling is a better overall defender as long as you don't play tiki-taka. I would rather concede goals due to personal mistakes than it being down to limitations in abilities. Personal mistakes are not something the opposition can depend on.
If we're doing hindsight, then it was Soyuncu but I dont think anyone saw him performing like he has this season... Except maybe Leicester
All defenders who play in this team will struggle, there isn't a midfield there and they get zero cover. When we start to play possession based football Maguire will become a better fit. That could also be said about Lindelöf, but they are a terrible fit.
Throw in a passive goalkeeper who's reluctant to ever come off his line and you've got yourself a dodgy defence no matter how much money you spend on defenders.
To be fair, Maguire is just one player in a long line who gets worse when he joins us.
Beat me to it. The vultures are circling AWB too and it won't be long DJ will be looking to the skies. It's amazing since SAF how these players turn up to OT and never look as good as the team they were signed from, each and every one of them. Sometimes it's easy to blame the players when there is something very very wrong with the club they sign for.....
we paid a top fee for an average/good defender, theres a reason why no top club outside the premier league was interested in him. I still dont get why is it a good thing to clearly overpay for a player for the simple fact that he is british?
I mean spanish teams dont overpay for spanish players, nor german teams gor german players, it may be due to marketing or something I guess.
I mean spanish teams dont overpay for spanish players, nor german teams gor german players, it may be due to marketing or something I guess.
No we don’t. Not desperately, not anymore. We have other players who play from the left, so we have him playing on the right. And not in the same way that Rashford, Martial, Lingard, Mata or Pereira have played from that side. He is a genuine option in that position and is a better player there than other first eleven players are in their roles, therefore our needs and priorities now lie elsewhere.
Didn't Southgate say he was worried about him playing too much football lately? He looked a lot better at the start of the season. Maybe he's knackered.
I don't think he's been terrible the past month or so but there's been a big dip. There's the odd error like against Chelsea and Partizan (i think it was) but there's nothing too calamitous as yet. He's just not dominating like I thought he would do.
I don't think he's been terrible the past month or so but there's been a big dip. There's the odd error like against Chelsea and Partizan (i think it was) but there's nothing too calamitous as yet. He's just not dominating like I thought he would do.
I haven’t seen today’s game but I thought he was our best player against Sheffield United.
It's amazing how hard it is for good players to look good in shit teams, why do you think Pogs wants to leave. Harry has to be careful too as he may find himself on the bench at the euros if Utd's form continues to dip.
A new CDM, CAM/CF and RW should be top priority, James doesn't change that. What happens if he has a bad injury? We're back to using Mata, Lingard and Pereira on the wing, which is disgracefully bad for a club like Utd. The depressing thing is that's the reality right now and it desperately needs to change. It's the situation we're having now with a Pogba-less midfield. To add I massively rate James and think he's doing a great job on the right.
I don't think he's average for England or when he was at Leicester. He's not an £80m player but until we get a manager that can actually set a team up right I'm not going to judge him too harshly.
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