Harry Maguire

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Stoned Rose said:


Nothing here, against us nonetheless, to suggest his passing is not up to scratch, or he ‘drops deep to cover a lack of pace’.

He’s a very good defender and a better footballer than a lot give him credit for imo.
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In the first 5/6 clips he’s defending in his own box twice and plays two poor passes. One pass out to the left back which is putting him under pressure when he had time to take a touch and give himself time, the other to the wrong side of the centre back in which I think Phil Foden very nearly robs him of possession.

I was only playing devils advocate, I personally don’t think he’s that bad, I don’t think he’s that good either but you couldn’t have picked a worse video to try to prove your point.

Just look at the clip at 1:30, he gets very very very lucky. Why not just drop back to offer the player in possession an option? Instead he stands there like a pudding and eventually gets the ball but it’s poor play (in a highlights reel).
 
vincent said:
Keyboard managers. Do you mean have a different opinion to you/others. If you think he is top class then fair enough, I wouldn’t criticise you for having an opinion. I certainly wouldn’t call you or other keyboard managers.
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No, I mean keyboard managers who couldn't manage a pub team but think they are elite PL Managers :)
 
vincent said:
Keyboard managers. Do you mean have a different opinion to you/others. If you think he is top class then fair enough, I wouldn’t criticise you for having an opinion. I certainly wouldn’t call you or other keyboard managers.
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That’ s fine but if we buy him it’ll be because the one person that isn’t a keyboard manager thinks he’s the best option available to us. Of course he could be wrong or it might not work but there’s a fair to good chance he won’t be.
 
ctid1894 said:
In the first 5/6 clips he’s defending in his own box twice and plays two poor passes. One pass out to the left back which is putting him under pressure when he had time to take a touch and give himself time, the other to the wrong side of the centre back in which I think Phil Foden very nearly robs him of possession.

I was only playing devils advocate, I personally don’t think he’s that bad, I don’t think he’s that good either but you couldn’t have picked a worse video to try to prove your point.
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You’re talking absolute shite and only seeing what you want because your original post was bollocks and you dug a big hole with your sweeping and unsubstantiated statements.

You must surely know how much Pep values possession? It’s everything to him. He demands his CBs are adept in possession, in tight passing spaces, and are happy to play balls to team mates that require ‘trust’ of that team mate. He does that over and over in that clip.

If Pep Guardiola perceives that Maguire has the required skills, capabilities and qualities that should be enough for me, you or anyone else.
 
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Really surprised we are after him. A mid-table defender that, in a better era, would be nowhere near the England team. Praised for his ability on the ball, yet all he can actually do is run with the ball well, which rarely leads to anything but looks great. He gives the ball away in dangerous areas nearly every game I have seen him in. For £20m I would say fair enough, he is English and an aerial threat. For the price being mentioned I just cannot see why we are interested.

I will let Pep do what he wants. Plenty have improved under him so who am I to judge! But he will really have to work some magic for Maguire to be worth signing in my opinion.
 
Maguire will be fine if he comes. The most difficult task he will have is adapting to our system.

Its likely that he won't get much of a settling period from the fans which will be a little unfair as the rest of the team were given the best part of a season. Kun being a prime example.
 
Damanino said:
Very worried about this. I dont think he is that good. I really dont. With Mahrez I knew what we are getting but even he is struggled to really break trough and show himself coming from a weaker club where he was the biggest fish.

For Maguire to come from Leicester where he is the best defender to come here and having to prove he deserves to start over Stones or Otamendi is a big jump. Could end up an expensive sub imo unless he hits the ground running.

Is he really that much better than Stones?

We will be made to pay similar sum like Pool did with Van Dijk and big wages too but is he a rock like him? I very much doubt that.

I still have a feeling his agent is pulling City's name into this "bidding war" and trying to get more out of United...

For the quoted price and salary above why not go for De Ligt who could be the Mbappe of the defence...

Wouldnt mind Maguire for 40m as a sub or one with rotation with Stones. But club record signing, even maybe closer to 80 than 60m, is he fucking Alessandro Nesta or Paolo Maldini?
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Use your head,he won't be on that money
 
We've had brilliant signings down the years.
Kompany, Tevez, Silva, Toure, Aguero, Fernandinho, Sterling, De Bruyne, Sane, Bernardo, Laporte, Maguire. Ahhhhh.
 
Topbins said:
Maguire will be fine if he comes. The most difficult task he will have is adapting to our system.

Its likely that he won't get much of a settling period from the fans which will be a little unfair as the rest of the team were given the best part of a season. Kun being a prime example.
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manimanc said:
It's an alligator with no teeth..
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haha
 
flb said:
There are a lot of foamers on here questioning Peps choice of a player, these poor little de Ligt fanboys aren’t half getting there underpants in a twist.

Perhaps tena for men might be in order?
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Sorry I can't give you more than one like.
 
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