[matt23]

He's a decent example of why most managers don't select players while they're injured.

 

[snk123]

Completely stops and moves away from the ball and player.. then proceeds to jog back only to lose track of his man again. World class pointing though.

 

[Adnan]

Completely stops and moves away from the ball and player.. then proceeds to jog back only to lose track of his man again. World class pointing though.

I'm not his biggest fan, but he did fine in the clip you've posted, mate..

 

[darko]

He's a decent example of why most managers don't select players while they're injured.

He's just not right at this time. It's to grind on a player if he's not healthy.

 

[Dominos]

What’s happened to him. Fallen off a cliff. Putting in some of the worst performances I’ve ever seen this season. Must be a Euro hangover surely?

What do people even mean when they say this? Why would him playing in the euros justify him performing poorly in November? Is every player who played in the euros playing to a Sunday league standard?

 

[Kaos]

What do people even mean when they say this? Why would him playing in the euros justify him performing poorly in November? Is every player who played in the euros playing to a Sunday league standard?

Yeah I don't get it either. Most the England squad seem to be doing OK. Declan Rice and Mason Mount are having fantastic seasons for starters.

Unless he's still bothered by what happened in Greece. If so he shouldn't be playing until his head's right.

 

[Ronaldo's ego]

Ole knows what United’s all about and this man is his captain. The club is a joke all round.

 

[snk123]

I'm not his biggest fan, but he did fine in the clip you've posted, mate..

Seems like his absolutely shocking performances have reduced the defending standards here. Watch the clip again.

 

[Shane88]

Completely stops and moves away from the ball and player.. then proceeds to jog back only to lose track of his man again. World class pointing though.

He loves to point. Almost as much as he loves to put his arm up for offside and look confused at the linesman as his flag doesn't go up.

 

[TsuWave]

I'm not his biggest fan, but he did fine in the clip you've posted, mate..

you're joking right?

 

[Steven-UK]

Maguire is an awful….awful defender, and nowhere near good enough for this club. We all got scammed by a couple of games in the World Cup…

 

[InfiniteBoredom]

If we bought him straight from Hull instead of Leicester, he would be known as one of the Chuckle Brothers in no time.

Reality of the situation is our defense has not improved or even gone backward with him as the senior CB compared to LvG/Mourinho's defense. 18/19 was a freak year due to the latter sabotaging the team, and was bound to improve next season even if we hadnt gotten him in and kept Smalling.

We've wasted 80m on a defender whose best attribute is heading the ball, yet our set pieces both offensive and defensive is still atrocious, and whose bad/average games are at best about equal in number to good/great performances.

 

[SAFMUTD]

He's been absolutely shit since he came back from his injury. Really putting 1/10 performances. Must be dropped, he won't be obviously because Ole.

 

[Adnan]

Completely stops and moves away from the ball and player.. then proceeds to jog back only to lose track of his man again. World class pointing though.

I've watched it a few times and he does fine. We've over-committed in attack and Atalanta are countering us in a 2v2 with Bailly getting attracted to the ball, hence Maguire points towards Bailly's defensive zone which has been left unattended. Bailly then retreats and fills the void, whilst Maguire positions himself in his defensive half space which forces Muriel to
shoot from a tight angle which de Gea easily saves.

There was many things to criticise Maguire over, but the clip you posted where we were chasing the game in a high defensive line wasn't one of those things.

 

[Adnan]

you're joking right?

I'm serious, see my previous post.

 

[United in sin]

Joke of a player, even more of a joke is that winners like Ronaldo and Varane have to call this guy captain.

No one respects this guy in the dressing room, it's so obvious. Remember Rashford insulting him on the pitch? I also think the rumor about Bruno chastising him during half time of that Spurs horror show (6-1 loss) is true

 

[EtH]

Champion of tribalism.

 

[justboy68]

A shambles of a transfer. Its a joke that he's even playing for us never mind captaining.

 

[Winrar]

Why does Ole continue to play this man who's clearly out of it right now?

The captain shall always play?

 

[Albin Johansson]

It is embarrassing that some of you think he should start before Lindelöf, whom has been more consistent for over a year now.

 

[Abizzz]

I've watched it a few times and he does fine. We've over-committed in attack and Atalanta are countering us in a 2v2 with Bailly getting attracted to the ball, hence Maguire points towards Bailly's defensive zone which has been left unattended. Bailly then retreats and fills the void, whilst Maguire positions himself in his defensive half space which forces Muriel to
shoot from a tight angle which de Gea easily saves.

There was many things to criticise Maguire over, but the clip you posted where we were chasing the game in a high defensive line wasn't one of those things.

He didn't attack the ball carrying player before he didn't intercept / block the pass before he didn't block the shot or attack the receiving player. Other than that he was fine.

 

[CG1010]

He has lost all confidence. Doing his best impression of Lindelof with that passive defending. If this is how he will be, we might as well pair Lindelof with Varne for the time being, atleast we get the original Lindelof , not the imposter. Having said that both of them are injured now so we are stuck with Maguire anyway.

 

[Adnan]

He didn't attack the ball playing player before he didn't intercept / block the pass before he didn't block the shot or attack the receiving player. Other than that he was fine.

Attacking the ball player high up the pitch in a 2v2 scenario would've been silly due to his lack of acceleration. He actually played that passage of play well and even directed Bailly to get back into position after Bailly had vacated his defensive zone. Maguire retreated to his defensive half space on the left and cut off Muriel's path centrally and forced him wide, which meant the angle towards goal was difficult and the resulting tame effort by Muriel was easily gathered by de Gea.

In that passage of play, we had sacrificed defensive stability for goals and Maguire did well. There's many other things in the game which Maguire can/should be criticised for, but the passage of play in question isn't one of those.

 

[DRJosh]

Gone are the days of a Rio-Vidic type partnership. We’re so porous it’s laughable

 

[Abizzz]

Attacking the ball player high up the pitch in a 2v2 scenario would've been silly due to his lack of acceleration. He actually played that passage of play well and even directed Bailly to get back into position after Bailly had vacated his defensive zone. Maguire retreated to his defensive half space on the left and cut off Muriel's path centrally and forced him wide, which meant the angle towards goal was difficult and the resulting tame effort by Muriel was easily gathered by de Gea.

In that passage of play, we had sacrificed defensive stability for goals and Maguire did well. There's many other things in the game which Maguire can/should be criticised for, but the passage of play in question isn't one of those.

Honestly think we'll need to agree to disagree on this. To me he got lucky that Muriel's shot was a feeble effort.

 

[Adnan]

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Honestly think we'll need to agree to disagree on this. To me he got lucky that Muriel's shot was a feeble effort.

I do agree with you that the shot was a feeble effort. But you have to take into consideration how high our defensive block was, which meant the opportunity to break for the opposition was a very real threat. And then you have to remember that Maguire isn't best suited to defending space in 1v1 scenarios, so limiting the opposition to a shot from a angle where you'd back your keeper to come out on top, was a good result IMO.

But that doesn't justify Maguire's poor form and we should expect much better.

 

[golden_blunder]

Maybe we will get yet another cb this summer

 

[LordSpud]

I'm not entirely convinced he's much better than Mike Smalling

 

[Fluctuation0161]

He just exudes despair and anxiety. Thinking back on Krkić & the likes (I'm sure there are dozens if not hundreds more), I really hope that he gets some help, he just looks completely broken down and I'm not sure if he's capable of breaking the cycle on his own.

This is so true. I notice this even in his interviews from last season. Such an inappropriate captain choice.

 

[JoaquinJoaquin]

Seems at times like he is purposely trying to get Ole the sack, that's how bad he has been.

Completely fell off a cliff this season. Simply has to be dropped on Saturday, but he wont be.

 

[Chaky_Best]

Horrible since the beginning of the season. Probably thought that he was better than he imagines because of the Euro final, but he s off the place.

Sorry but he would need to be benched, him and Shaw, as soon as we can. Horrible with the ball, doesn't commands anything.

Horrible

 

[Member 76197]

Bailly looked like a man playing with a point to prove last night. The difference in their defending was so startling there should be no excuse for Maguire still being ahead of him in the pecking order.

When Bailly was going in to tackles, making blocks and clearances it was all so sharp and quick, like he believes he is winning the ball every time and will do whatever he has to to make it. With Maguire it's all so slow, so soft, so weak for such a big lad. I imagine him as the sort of guy will apologise to a striker if be steps on his toe a little bit by accident.

Time and time again he is caught out on the ball and it looked like Atalanta had identified this and rushed to press him every time knowing 'he'll give you it'. Whatever excuses are made for him just coming back from injury or whatever I just don't buy, was he even out that long?

He needs a period out of the team and then to prove himself to earn a spot again but unfortunately I don't think Ole has that in him.

 

[BrilliantOrange]

Bailly looked like a man playing with a point to prove last night. The difference in their defending was so startling there should be no excuse for Maguire still being ahead of him in the pecking order.

When Bailly was going in to tackles, making blocks and clearances it was all so sharp and quick, like he believes he is winning the ball every time and will do whatever he has to to make it. With Maguire it's all so slow, so soft, so weak for such a big lad. I imagine him as the sort of guy will apologise to a striker if be steps on his toe a little bit by accident.

Time and time again he is caught out on the ball and it looked like Atalanta had identified this and rushed to press him every time knowing 'he'll give you it'. Whatever excuses are made for him just coming back from injury or whatever I just don't buy, was he even out that long?

He needs a period out of the team and then to prove himself to earn a spot again but unfortunately I don't think Ole has that in him.

Agreed! He should then get just as much changes to prove himself again as Donny is getting now!

 

[#07]

 

[Classical Mechanic]

He needs time out of the first XI. I don't think Southgate should select him to start for England either in the up and coming break.

 

[Zoo]

All in the name of banter eh. Nothing said about Bailly's part in the goal.

 

[Carlsen19]

The problem is, and always will be, his pace (lack of) and mobility. The tiniest bit of hesitation from him or one step in the wrong direction and he’s done for - there’s not the slightest bit of room for error. Need rid.

 

[tenpoless]

Almost all the comentators spelt his name Hairy Maguire.

 

[#07]

All in the name of banter eh. Nothing said about Bailly's part in the goal.

Well there's two ways of looking at it. One, Bailly should have played it safe and stayed touch tight to Zapata. I don't necessarily disagree.

However, if the instruction was to step out in sync and play offside then Maguire's the one who makes the error. An error he compounds by being too far from Bailly, despite the fact he can look across the line and see everything happening. If he was even 5-10m closer to Bailly and Zapata he probably would've made it across to block Zapata.

Once again, I'm afraid, its an example of how Maguire is often caught flat footed and fails to sniff out danger.

 

[Adam-Utd]

He HAS to be playing injured right? he genuinely looks like he can't run.

There was a moment in the 2nd half where they had a counter attack and instead of trying to pressure the attacker, he just backed off and pointed to Bailly to come and deal with it.

He looked like he was refusing to sprint, and his mobility from a standing start looks really bad at the moment. He used to draw attackers in then dribble passed them and start a counter attack, now he can barely control it without being tackled.

Is he thinking that he has to play even if he's on 1 leg just because he's captain or something? I have no idea why Ole is putting him through this either, it's bonkers.