Thrice every game Maguire will either head or boot a long ball out into touch or the opposition player even when there's no one pressing him, on occasions when he tries to bring it down, his touch is so bad that he then gets closed and has to either go back to the keeper or clear it out or give it to the opposition anyway.
I find myself screaming at the tele every time this happens.
If that's your major criticism of Maguire then get over it FFS !!
I find myself defending Maguire on here alot amidst the torrents of abuse he receives, most of which is personal and uncalled for.
He is a centre half, he wasnt bought for his searing pace, brilliant reading of the game and progressive football. He was a old fashioned centre back, good in the air, physical and always good against us in defensive teams, whether it be for Sheff Utd in the youth cup, Hull or Leicester. Ole bought him to play in a counter attacking team and to sit back, which was ideal for Maguire to be part of.
The price tag was too high, but this was not his choice, he was made captain and up until Ole rushed him back against leicester last season was a steadying influence for us with the occasional feck up like any player has.
The abuse he got after the Leicester game snowballed and he became an easy target, no wonder his confidence was shattered, he never recovered. Idiots were even blaming him for goals conceded when he wasnt even on the pitch.....Agree he didnt help himself gesturing on England duty but that was his way of hitting back at the critics who hound him daily.
Im not gonna sit here and say he is a great captain, he is clearly not, but who else is there? Please dont tell me the petulant underperforming Bruno is, or CR7 who so desperately wants to leave us. The social media stuff he psots is managed by the club, the club push this and he is the captain... so he has to comment..again some of these comments after bad results havent helped.
As a centre half myself who played at a good level, I watch Maguire and see he has zero defensive protection in front of him and poor full backs either side. He doesnt struggle with England when there are better players around him. He was superb in the euros and made team of the tournament.... as a team we are so easy to get at from an attacking point of view, easiest team to play against in the league say neville and other pundits.
Fast forward to today, so many fans whether it be fan channels or social media followers have daggers out for him before a single ball was kicked. I thought he was one of the better performers against Brighton and was poor against Brentford like all 12 or 13 of his team mates, but he wasnt the worst..... but again he is being singled out unfairly.....