Harry Maguire

[blueparrot]

Why we would do this when Alderweireld can be had for £25m is beyond me.

Wages ? Alderweireld would want the money saved on the fee in his pocket.

 

[citizen1894]

The 4 we had this year had clear profiles and all different each other.
Maguire will push John and continue developing

 

[cjn]

Wages ? Alderweireld would want the money saved on the fee in his pocket.

Supposedly he's only on £80k a week at Spurs. We could nearly triple that with bonuses without an issue

 

[Cityfan]

I'm genuinely asking can someone please tell me how maguire makes us a better team ? Makes no sense what so ever.

I certainly don't claim to know all about Maguire and have mainly seen him for England and against us. However one way in which he undoubtedly might make us a better team is aerial threat. We have a pretty poor record in set pieces and from what I have seen of Maguire he's a real asset at them. The idea of some of KDB's dead balls going towards Maguire is an appealing one.

 

[kun]

I think Maguire would kill it here tbh.

- He's very good on the ball, especially bringing it out from the back.
- He's (nearly) as physical as Kompany.
- He's fantastic in the air.
- He's used to playing at LCB and RCB.
- He's played (well) with Stones and Walker before. They also seem like good mates.
- He's homegrown.

Would be expensive but as soon as we win something his value would probably increase. He wouldn't be my first choice as a centre back (de Ligt would be) but he would fill the role that Kompany has played (on the pitch, not off it) this season (obviously not the screamer vs Leicester but you know). He would come into games where we'd need a big physical presence to combat a certain team and style of play.

 

[Homar]

The 4 we had this year had clear profiles and all different each other.
Maguire will push John and continue developing

Think we need to be particularly careful with regards to stats for centre-backs. That chart suggests that Phil Jones and Chris Smalling are vastly superior to Toby Alderweireld. My only concerns with Maguire are around his pace, and his acceleration in particular. His reading of the game is usually pretty good. He is physically strong, good in the air and competent on the ball. But, whilst not particularly slow, he does seem to struggle against some of the quicker attackers - particularly those quick on the turn. Koulibaly would be my first choice, but he'd cost a fortune and he wouldn't qualify as homegrown.

 

[TravisBickle]

Why we would do this when Alderweireld can be had for £25m is beyond me.

Age maybe? Pep hasn’t bought a player over the age of 30 apart from Bravo

 

[Fast Forward To The Past]

I certainly don't claim to know all about Maguire and have mainly seen him for England and against us. However one way in which he undoubtedly might make us a better team is aerial threat. We have a pretty poor record in set pieces and from what I have seen of Maguire he's a real asset at them. The idea of some of KDB's dead balls going towards Maguire is an appealing one.

KDB made Bas Fucking Dost look like a superstar at Wolfsburg.
There could be quite a few goals in that.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Ake would be cheaper and offers versatility.

 

[Lee1983]

Ake would be cheaper and offers versatility.

Purple Ake? Is he still out of prison?