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Southgate Delivers Useful Maguire Advice to Manchester United
Southgate Delivers Maguire Advice to Manchester United.
Gareth Southgate insists Manchester United’s Harry Maguire can still compete at ‘highest level’
Manchester United’s need for a new dominant centre back was clear and this was reflected in the world record £80m transfer fee they paid for Harry Maguire in the summer of 2019. Three years on, though, the Old Trafford outfit still require a leader at the back with Maguire enduring an extremely difficult individual season.
“Harry Maguire has got England to a World Cup semi-final and a European Championship final, so there’s no doubt he is more than capable of playing at the highest level. He was very good for us in the autumn and, yeah, the club are in a difficult moment. There could be any number of reasons for that.”
Gareth Southgate has labelled Harry Maguire an England ‘cult hero’ and reiterated his belief that the defender can perform for his country despite his struggles at Manchester United.
It’s been a hard season for Maguire who has repeatedly come under fire for some poor performances and costly mistakes. The latest example coming in United’s last match before the international break in the Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid, in which the captain’s name was sarcastically cheered by some of the Old Trafford crowd when he was substitute.
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Some eyebrows were raised when Maguire remained in the England squad considering his poor run of form but Southgate has once again backed the centre-back, pointing out how important he has been for the Three Lions in recent tournaments. “I think my experience of Harry Maguire with England has been our fans singing their song about him drinking whatever,” he told talkSPORT.
“He’s been a cult hero for England and he’s been a critical part of us getting to a World Cup semi-final and the European Championship final in a tournament in which he was one of the players of the tournament and named in the Team of the Tournament.
“So, of course, one of the difficulties of playing for England is you’ve got club rivalry and it’s tribal and people will jump on things. I recognise that at his own club, he’s perhaps not feeling that full support of the fans at the moment.
After nearly three full seasons at Old Trafford, it’s unlikely Maguire will straighten out his fundamental weaknesses. The 29-year-old is slow on the turn, can be sluggish on the ball and frequently loses track of opponents around him. As an elite level performer, Maguire certainly has his shortcomings.
If Manchester United can find a buyer, or maybe even a loan suitor, for Maguire this summer, they might be tempted to cut their losses. The 29-year-old’s club form could also be a problem for England with the 2022 World Cup on the horizon. Gareth Southgate has publicly admitted Maguire has given him something to think about.
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There is NO REASON for Gareth Southgate to be linked with the Manchester United job
Gareth Southgate is the only person in the Universe who can turn Manchester United into Middlesbrough within no time
The English media is trying all their best to push Southgate to united, but he is championship level manager at best
The England national team is waay better than this Manu squad, and he has had 0 success ( reaching semis ain’t success). So what exactly are people expecting if he becomes Manu boss
Absolutely no way! Why would Man U hire Southgate? That would be the worse decision in the history of the game.
ETH outwitted Klopp last weekend in one of the best and most dramatic FA cup clashes in years and I’m sorry but Southgate would not have won that game and ETH has had to deal with Ronaldo, Sancho, Greenwood and so on, he deserves more time
Soccer Football – Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag on the pitch before the match REUTERS/Umit Bektas/ File photo
I have been saying this for weeks now. If United were under any other manager especially Southgate, they would be fighting for relegation right now. The problem at United is not Ten Hag but the players.
People keep saying that Ten Hag’s style of football at United is not attractive and no identity but there is so much that a manager can do if the players themselves are not good enough or not putting enough effort. Ten Hag’s Ajax were playing attractive football and he managed to get them to the SF of the CL.
Without him, look at Ajax now. And the media keep pushing their agenda to get Ten Hag sack and replace him with a much worse manager like Southgate. If Ten Hag is managing England right now, with the players they have, we won’t see such a passive football like we saw yesterday vs Brazil. Ask Liverpool fans, would they replace Klopp with Southgate? I rest my case.
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Liverpool only have themselves to blame for loss to Manchester United. Had to find a way to squeeze in the random Bruno slag off in between. Dude was dead on his feet at full time, and had to slot in to center back for the last 30 minutes.
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How come everybody seems to have forgotten that 2 of LFC’s goals were pure luck?
More shots, same shots on goal, higher goal expectancy. What is this narrative that Liverpool should have put this game away, if anything we should’ve put this game away! They had a good 20, 25 minute stint where they kept the ball in the second half, but did nothing with it, we deservedly won this game.
David de Gea is still without a club since leaving Manchester United this summer (Image: Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images)
For Liverpool fans: don’t say that we lost to Manchester United because Jota Trent Alisson and jones didn’t play. We have to stop doing that every time a team loses a big game it’s very stupid because had you won, you wouldn’t be saying that. Don’t forget that when y’all drew 0-0 to them at home Trent Alisson and Jones started. Keep in mind how well they’ve been playing despite having lots of injuries they almost beat Manchester City’s full strength squad last week.
Also, you lose to Manchester United, 2 fringe players for them decided the game for them, Liverpool didn’t play well and a loss is a loss you have to accept it otherwise you’re a sole loser and are unwilling to take it.
It’s interesting how nothing much is said about the mistakes made by Liverpool, but all criticism is piled on Bruno; how supposedly poor he was.
Ten Hag claims United is moving in the right direction 👀 WHAT DIRECTION IS THAT?!
Every time he speaks after a dismal performance after the match I always sit there saying to myself “What on Earth are you talking about”.
The media trying so hard to get ETH sacked…..when liverpool had bad injuries with VVD out, y’all didnt have the same energy
Most fans want ETH out because of his poor tactics and substitutions. I also felt he should be braver to drop non-performing players irrespective of names, and even play academy players if he has to.
Now I’m ETH in because I realise from Rooney’s and Ole’s recent interviews that the mentality of these players are incredibly low and it’s no longer just speculation that the players can’t cope on this stage.
I can understand ETH saying positive things and coming off as “crazy” but if you have players who are weak minded and aren’t willing to fight, you can’t be tough cos they’ll cave and where does that leave you for the rest of the season?! Jason Sancho case in point. I rather come across as insane to the media but hope that I’m lifting the team enough to get a string of performances to save my job and give the fans at least something to cheer about until I can have a summer clear out.
Keane is a freaking legend but that approach with these weak players will kill them and ETH would lose the dressing room.
This man keeps dropping off bombs on and off the field..A gift that keeps on giving..Most delulu man on this green earth
What a GIFT! Hand him a 15 years contract and 5 years add ons
The problem for Utd in recruiting an elite manager in the Summer is that Liverpool, Bayern and Barca will also be looking for new managers.
From the moment I heard “A new era begins. .” from ETH. I knew it was the joke of the century. He has the guts to say it while Klopp/Guardiola are competing against each other by 1 point in the Primer league he acted like he can compete with them ro
