Harry Maguire

[kaz7]

To be fair how good is he compared to VVD , I'd sayiif VVD (which is the ckaibre of player we need) were a 9 then Maguire is a 7 at best. Laporte 7.5.Stones 6, Otamendi 5?

Nico 5? behave

 

[Love_Each_Day]

His acceleration and quickness wouldn't be an issue, better than Otamendi and similar to Laporte in that regard. A much bigger concern is how slow he is on the turn and occasional lack of awareness of players running off him. If you take the game Leicester lost 1-0 to United, Rashford peeling off his shoulder and Pogba clipped it over his head. A very easy goal and there were several other similar instances leading to chances and goals or Maguire not reacting to rebounds/deflections allowing an attacker to steal in and score. Our centre backs might make mistakes but very very rarely do you see them standing watching a goal go in because they've switched off completely.

He would sort us out from set pieces, seems to have a good understanding with Stones and Walker & Guardiola would probably improve him quite a bit. But would just cost too much for what he'd bring in my opinion. Would much prefer to try and persuade Otamendi to stay one more season and then see what's out there.

 

[Scottish Cityzen]

He wouldn't be my first choice. Not as flashy as signing De Light from Ajax, but if Pep wants him then that's good enough for me. He's solid and fairly good with his feet. He'd be a decent signing. The only thing I wouldn't be looking forward to is the potential price tag. I really couldn't be bothered getting into a bidding war with United for him. Obviously Leicester would want a good bit of money for him but I really wouldn't like to go overboard on the transfer fee.

Correct, if he costs the same, or more than De Ligt then people will compare the deals negatively. I’d rather have De Ligt but if we can’t get him Maguire May be the next best option.

I’m actually choking to see who we manage to get this summer.

 

[dajd1984]

I’d have Maguire as a replacement for Otamendi but not as a replacement for Vinny. Although Pep knows best and if Stonesy is ready to step up to be a regular starter then it might be ok. Laporte seemed better with Stones than Vinny anyway.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

Would be a huge waste of money in my opinion. If we can't sign De Ligt then I'd rather keep Otamendi and use Fernandinho as the 4th CB when needed.

 

[kenzie115]

If we do, what does that tell you ? Tells me if we buy him Pep and Txiki think he a good fit and can play a bit.

Like Mahrez?

Brilliant as they are, these people aren't infallible, they make mistakes as well.

 

[willipp]

Please no, for the love of god no.

 

[flb]

Would be a huge waste of money in my opinion. If we can't sign De Ligt then I'd rather keep Otamendi and use Fernandinho as the 4th CB when needed.

So Fern is a better CB than Maguire?

 

[80s Shorts]

Please no, for the love of god no.

Haha, a little OTT there. He's a very good CB and an England regular. You also have to remember the squad building and home grown quota. His head is also almost as big as Vincent's.

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Like Mahrez?

Brilliant as they are, these people aren't infallible, they make mistakes as well.

Mahrez wasnt as bad as people made out and outfield players we sign are always better in there 2nd season under pep.

 

[flb]

Not sure where all this crap comes from that Maguire is a paceless crap defender, hes as quick as Vinny and Otimendi and looks very composed on the ball , can tackle, big and strong, he brings the ball out excellently from defence into midfield and can pass.

If its good enough for Pep?

Would be a very good signing IMO.

 

[flb]

Youtube showreel, haha i hear you say, the lad would be a great player under Pep.

 

[richards30]

If pep wants him so bad then maybe we should trust him? De ligt is no doubt the number one choice but if he doesn’t want to come then I’m sure pep has done his homework on maguire and thinks he can make him a better player? Agree though, the fee is going to be a tough one to swallow.

 

[willipp]

Haha, a little OTT there. He's a very good CB and an England regular. You also have to remember the squad building and home grown quota. His head is also almost as big as Vincent's.

I am already having kittens at the thought of Ederson pinging balls at him surrounded by 2 pressing forwards.

In all honesty, he is a good defender who looks good in sides where defending is probably the main thing they do. For us he would have the ball so much more than he ever has before. Vinnie at times could look troubled with the ball at his feet on the turn, or trying to step into midfield with the ball and for me Vinnie looks a much better player with the ball at his feet than maguire does.

 

[warpig]

Not sure where all this crap comes from that Maguire is a paceless crap defender, hes as quick as Vinny and Otimendi and looks very composed on the ball , can tackle, big and strong, he brings the ball out excellently from defence into midfield and can pass.

If its good enough for Pep?

Would be a very good signing IMO.

It came from Pep himself in the Amazon documentary. He said to target him as he was slow. Agree with the rest and Pep has alluded to needing a tall, powerful defender in a previous interview.

 

[conormcfc]

I am already having kittens at the thought of Ederson pinging balls at him surrounded by 2 pressing forwards.

In all honesty, he is a good defender who looks good in sides where defending is probably the main thing they do. For us he would have the ball so much more than he ever has before. Vinnie at times could look troubled with the ball at his feet on the turn, or trying to step into midfield with the ball and for me Vinnie looks a much better player with the ball at his feet than maguire does.

Maguire is miles better with the ball at his feet than Vinnie. He's an excellent ball player, it's one of his main strengths and it's what has got him noticed by Pep. Southgate utilises that skillset with him for England, who play through him a lot to break the lines.

 

[flb]

It came from Pep himself in the Amazon documentary. He said to target him as he was slow. Agree with the rest and Pep has alluded to needing a tall, powerful defender in a previous interview.

Vinny and Otimendi are hardly the fastest mate tbh, if Pep gets hold of Maguire and gets a stone in weight off him the lad will be quick enough.

 

[BigOscar]

Vinny and Otimendi are hardly the fastest mate tbh, if Pep gets hold of Maguire and gets a stone in weight off him the lad will be quick enough.

There is a difference between being "not the fastest" and having the turning circle of an oil tanker. I like Maguire, but he's not a top defender in a progressive team. He'd do a good job in a classic Chelsea team, instead of someone like Terry or Cahill, but he's not the kind of player you want covering large distances. He also isn't very good on the ball at all under pressure, he's great for a rampage forwards, but his one and two touch stuff wasn't even good enough when he was playing for Sheffield United in League 1

 

[conormcfc]

Not sure where this idea that Maguire can't play football under pressure is coming from. Maybe it's because he has the tendency to look a little clumsy because of his build. Or because he was a big threat from set pieces at the World Cup.

He's literally a ball playing CB who is comfortable in breaking the opposition lines. It's highly likely that's why Pep is drawn to him.

 

[Phil1]

If nothing else it would probably get me taking an interest in international football again.
The next tournament could have an England team starting with 5 City players if we signed massive head.
Him, stones and walker, Foden and Sterling. Not too shabby.