He has morphed into the second coming of Beckenbauer over the last few weeks. More so when not playing. Even Klinsmann compared him to Lucio. who was a monster defender (on PES).
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Questioning my knowledge of the game simply because I don't share your opinion doesn't make you appear more knowledgeable. The same can be said of your usage of buzz words like 'Chuckle brothers'. Very original. Get off that high horse, sir. Maguire is a descent centerback but let's not pretend he's been a game changer
Do you honestly think Maguire would've prevented Lindelof from playing a part in Villarreal's only goal through his poor defending? Again, we did face 7 corners from Villareal and they hardly posed a threat.
How many goals from set pieces did we concede all season prior to that game? The answer is 11! 7 from corners and 4 from free kicks, more than any other top 4 side, and the commanding Maguire was there for all of those games.
Trying to do it on his own because his partner and 2 fullbacks can’t head
Considering that a football match is a chaos equation, it's highly unlikely the exact same situation would have occurred if Maguire was on the pitch. Hence, your argument is meaningless.
Good to see him fit again. Looked good as well.
Not at all, all of the plaudits have come since his return when people appear to have finally awoken to just how good he is.
Played well, important player for club and country.
What a performance! Vidic-esque
I think Shaw is very good in the air myself. Lindelof, AWB and de Gea are a problem together, though. Especially with Lindelof and AWB both being on the same side.
Thought he played really well tonight, really up for it and came out with the ball really well. Good performance.
Can only bode well for next season.
Can only bode well for next season.
He’s nothing special on the ball but his confidence alone in moving with it makes a big difference. Chalk and cheese compared to Mings
He’s better than the others that’s for sure. But I’m probably better than those 2 in the air!
It was a great cross.I thought it was a great cross but I'll let you have this one
vida would have dived at it though
I always wanted Luke from Southampton because I thought he looked incredible defensively and classy in possession, but the biggest surprise for me since coming here is his aerial ability. 9/10 he wins his duel, and the amount of clearances I've seen him make at the back post from a cross coming in from the right is remarkable.
Having both him and Maguire on the left is cheating. Unfortunately for us our right side is the polar opposite and negates our left hand side cheat code!
Lindelof is weak in the air. It’s no surprise opposition strikers target him as he ain’t going to compete with them physically in the air. Maguire doesn’t lose many aerial battles in comparison to Lindelof who doesn’t look anywhere near comfortable when the opponent is firing crosses into our area.
When Maguire got injured, we lacked leadership, calmness and composure at the back. We conceded 10 goals in 5 matches when he got injured! (majority of in fact nearly all of them were crosses into the box from both set-pieces and general open-play crosses from the wide areas). 10 goals in 5 games, shows how much of a missed presence at the back he was for us when he got injured
He was bossing it tonight which is kinda weird as I often find him the one being led by Lindelof. It was good to see. Long may it continue. Thought he played really well. Did he even get back at a player in Muller
What the feck? Maguire is clearly the more vocal and proactive on the pitch. If by lead you mean points fingers and tells others to cover his area then yes Lindelof is world class in this regard.
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Remember when someone tried to argued Lindelof is as good on the ball as Maguire
What the feck? Maguire is clearly the more vocal and proactive on the pitch. If by lead you mean points fingers and tells others to cover his area then yes Lindelof is world class in this regard.
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Remember when someone tried to argued Lindelof is as good on the ball as Maguire
It came to a point that there is no medicine for that poster and I had enough.
Lindelof is the weaker player but I feel you're giving Maguire too much credit here. Six of the ten goals we conceded after his injury came in two back to back games (1-2 loss to Liecester and 2-4 loss to Liverpool).
The victory against Villa guaranteed a top four finish and our season pretty much ended that day. Liecester and Liverpool had more impetus to win against us as they were chasing top four and our players were going through the motions seemingly.
Counting back five games before Maguire's injury (including the 1-3 win against Villa) we conceded 7 goals, including 5 really cheap ones against Roma in the EL semifinal when we should've been at the top of our game. Where was the calming presence there? Maguire, Lindelof and Bailly were poor over the two legs, particularly the second match. De Gea had to save us in the second leg 3-2 loss which could've been much worse as Roma had so many attempts on goal. Roma could've scored 6 themselves that day like we did in the first leg.
Personally felt that if we had him in the Europa Final we would have won.
Would have given us some passes and ability.confidence to attack more.
Would have given us some passes and ability.confidence to attack more.
He's been a great signing. Not only did we sign a top centre-back we signed a leader.
The last couple of years he has been very good.
Most fans dont take to him because he is english with a boring image..
Kids want the 'sauce', well edited video clips and all the bullshit it entails.
On the internet at least, it doesnt seem fashionable to rate Maguire.
The last couple of years he has been very good.
Most fans dont take to him because he is english with a boring image..
Kids want the 'sauce', well edited video clips and all the bullshit it entails.
On the internet at least, it doesnt seem fashionable to rate Maguire.
For me Maguire is a Pallister/Bruce hybrid..
A towering presence and comfortable on the ball like Pally,
brave and intelligent like Bruce.
Agreed, I think some fans will only realise, or begrudgingly recognise, how good a signing he’s been when he retires or leaves and we’re trying to replace him.
In my whole life i was not so wrong about one player. Just wanted to say that. He has flaws and i know that his lack of pace will piss me off next season again but he is class.
Finally, the praise he deserves. Maguire has been colossal for us this season and his importance has been highlighted even more since he was injured.
There is a reason why Southgate took him injured, he is one of their most important players. Superb.
There is a reason why Southgate took him injured, he is one of their most important players. Superb.
Great performance! We know he is always good when he is part of a wall of flesh, or what we should call England’s defensive setup.
He's been an absolute rock for 2 years at United, and even before that for Leicester.
I've defended him on here for the best part of his time at United, till I'm blue in the face.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. He's one of the best in Europe, he's a leader, he improves the team. Sections of United fans simply don't like him, probably because of his transfer fee, because he's quite slow one on one. So were so many other world class CB's in my lifetime.
We wouldn't have qualified for the CL in 19/20 and we certainly wouldn't have finished 2nd in 20/21 without him. The revenue from back to back CL campaigns alone will have paid his transfer fee.
I've defended him on here for the best part of his time at United, till I'm blue in the face.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. He's one of the best in Europe, he's a leader, he improves the team. Sections of United fans simply don't like him, probably because of his transfer fee, because he's quite slow one on one. So were so many other world class CB's in my lifetime.
We wouldn't have qualified for the CL in 19/20 and we certainly wouldn't have finished 2nd in 20/21 without him. The revenue from back to back CL campaigns alone will have paid his transfer fee.
What a defender, classy player, his composure is sencond to none, not the quickest but he makes up for that with his positional awearness... We need Varane to compliment his abilities, i believe with them as a pair we'll win the Leauge.
Super player and shows what we missed in the EL final.
Nice to see him thank the Utd staff last night too
Nice to see him thank the Utd staff last night too
It would be nice to see him at United with a CB partner who can hold his own, that's for sure. I'm critical of him, but the caveat is that he's barely able to focus on his own job at United, whereas for England, he is.
I don’t think we will play many games with this defensive style of five at the back plus two defensive midfielders.
Other than conceding a silly free kick at the edge of the box, what a dominant performance.
No, but having a stable base around you enables you to focus on your own game rather than always having half an eye on others, which is why we need a new CB and a top notch defensive screen in front of them to transform this part of the pitch.
The stable base you talk about is players always having half an eye on others. My point was that this doesn’t really translate to how we play, except maybe PSG away.
But yes , it gets easier to play the better player you are surrounded with. Absolutely.
You've seen how important he is to both United and England over the last few weeks when he's been missing and the difference he makes when he's on the pitch.
Looked quality against Germany. Good to see the injury hasn’t affected his form.
So glad that he was able to put his shit together after that Greece debacle.
Such an important player for us.
Such an important player for us.
He was brilliant. I was worried that he would be sluggish, but he’s stepped right back it.
Mings did well, and far better than I thought he would do. It it’s night and day, between him and Maguire. Mings to Maguire is a bit like when we went from Smalling to Maguire.
He’s crucial for both club and country.
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