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Weirdly even though we conceded three, he was fine today
Exactly - it’s weird that we can concede three and he actually had a decent game.I mean we only conceded 3 due to pathetic goalkeeping and a banger.
Bit like his first season here. Much better of the defensive partnership and generally carrying his centre back, which also happens to be Lindelof again.
Yep, can’t sit here criticising the defence when we have a clown in the sticks. Absolutely fecked us in this campaign.I mean we only conceded 3 due to pathetic goalkeeping and a banger.
Much better, but fecking hell how slow is he. Watching him trying to reach a ball not played directly to his feet is quite something.
Exactly, anything outside of a straight line was painful to watch.Especially when he needs to find his feet - chasing a loose ball for instance. If he can run with the ball in a straight line, then he's OK-ish. If he can track back in a straight line, he's still slow, but not that bad. When he needs to adjust, or find his feet, he looks like a 90-year old - absolutely no agility.
We have a real issue with him and Lindelöf in defense. Both are so slow that we need to sit much lower than any modern manager wants to. It creates so much space in the team. And we don't have a Kyle Walker that will chase down pretty much any player in the world just for fun, covering for his centre backs. AwB sometimes look a little slow himself.Exactly, anything outside of a straight line was painful to watch.
Maybe he should start yelling at the clown behind him? At least that's what our new GK did at his first opportunity when Harryd made a mistake in pre season.He's in the form of his life.... and yet we have conceded a record number of goals in the CL and have a goal difference of 0 or even minus figures in the league. It gives you an idea of his maximum potential really.
Even if he isn't the direct cause of the problem, he certainly isn't talented enough to help solve our issues.
The balance between them leaves so much to be desired. One is slow, so can't play high and one isn't aggressive enough to play high. AWB is just slow in his reaction times and Dalot wouldn't even think to cover his CBs. I think we'll see a marked difference when we change the defence to one who can play out properly, has more pace and are proactive in their defending.We have a real issue with him and Lindelöf in defense. Both are so slow that we need to sit much lower than any modern manager wants to. It creates so much space in the team. And we don't have a Kyle Walker that will chase down pretty much any player in the world just for fun, covering for his centre backs. AwB sometimes look a little slow himself.
The balance between them leaves so much to be desired. One is slow, so can't play high and one isn't aggressive enough to play high. AWB is just slow in his reaction times and Dalot wouldn't even think to cover his CBs. I think we'll see a marked difference when we change the defence to one who can play out properly, has more pace and are proactive in their defending.
He only had to cover for Linde because Shaw was terrible yesterday. Both Maguire and Lindelöf had a ton of extra work because of Shaw, Garnacho, Onana and a midfield that was a open road.
Blaming either of the two for yesterday is, quite frankly, silly.
Except Lindelof was generally very uninvolved defensively and didn't do much covering. There's a difference between reading a situation and then actually doing something to affect it. Time and time again, he 'covered' by moving into the space but did nothing proactive as he constantly backs away and doesn't put a foot in or try to take control of the situation. Then when he does take 'action', he sold himself in a dumb move:
Watch the 3rd goal again and tell me wtf what Lindelof was doing 'trying to cover for Shaw'. Absolutely amateur defending going so wide to vacate his area in the most important part of the pitch for a ball that would have gone down the channel at best. People are blaming Mainoo for that when he shouldn't have been needing to run past his own centre back from that position.
Maguire has absolutely been carrying Lindelof defensively the last few games because the Swede has been calamitous.
Onana was number 1 culprit hands down but I'm not absolving Lindelof for his own individual poor performance. His movement for the 3rd goal was just as pivotal of a single mistake.
Sad to say, but he’s keeping Varane out of the first 11. When would you ever say that?
I really think not having the captaincy on him helps.Fair play, he’s turned it around in the absence of Licha.
Our best player on the pitch, then cost us the point.
If that isn't the most Maguire thing ever, I don't know what is. It's tragic.
Our best player on the pitch, then cost us the point.
If that isn't the most Maguire thing ever, I don't know what is. It's tragic.
