After the 1-0 defeat to Wolves, United's main players have been criticized almost repeatedly. In addition to C Luo, who withstood the fiercest artillery fire, Maguire, the king of 80 million defenders, also became the target of public criticism. The high value allows Maguire to be put under a magnifying glass, and any mistake will be pulled out to "criticize the fight".
Earlier, former England international Mills and Manchester United star Keane once again "formed a group" to shell Maguire in an interview, and one was sharper than the other. Big Brother Keane said: "How many times has Maguire's 'fighting', 'can't go on like this', 'understanding criticism' nonsense been said back and forth? I basically don't go to see his post-match interviews now. ”
It is also said that every time when the team is not performing well and the personal condition is depressed, Maguire will always show the responsibility of the captain after the game. For example, in the latest statement, Maguire said: "If a lot of outside criticism is justified, then we all have to take responsibility, as the captain, I am like everyone else, and even I need to take on more responsibility." I'm here to fight for the team and I know my teammates are the same. ”
"For me, in this team, the players shouldn't be motivated by outside criticism. If a player of this level wears this shirt but has no motivation to play for this club, then something must be wrong. We're all angry [at the recent performances], we all want to play at our best, sometimes there may be bad play on the pitch, but the team spirit is good. ”
'We have big players in the squad, we have leaders, I'm tired of repeating that over and over again, but we can't go on like this, we need to start in good shape and start with Monday's game.
I'm tired of saying it, and it's no wonder Keane "doesn't want to hear it anymore." Truth be told, since landing at Old Trafford with a halo of £80 million, Maguire has never shown a performance that matches his worth. After joining Manchester United, his value on the German turnaround has been stable at around 50 million.
But objectively speaking, Maguire's improvement to the Manchester United backline is still there. In particular, in the first full season, in 38 rounds of league, he handed over 1 steal, 1.97 interceptions, 4.13 clearances, 4.6 scrambles, 6.2 times to regain the ball, and many statistics ranked in the top 5 of the same position in the Premier League, and averaged 7.12 points per game, which was also 4th in the Premier League center-backs. That season, there was no Doubt that there was No Maguire's Manchester United, and the backline was completely 2 levels.
But perhaps because of a change in tactics or the physical impact of overuse, Maguire has clearly gone wrong since last season, and almost all defensive stats are declining. By the end of the season, his performance could be described as dismal. All kinds of mistakes are constantly made, and every time you take the ball in the backcourt, it is a thrilling sight. The stats continued to fall, and even his best header fell to an average of 2.4 per game, averaging 6.56 points per game, ranking 46th in the Premier League as a centre-back.
To be honest, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's dismissal, Maguire's amateur red card action is hard to blame. Such a performance comes from a centre-back who has transferred 80 million pounds, and the criticism is impossible to hold.
Mills's remarks are sharper than those of his celebrities. "I don't know why Maguire is still playing at Manchester United. I judge a player by how well he's doing on the pitch, not by saying 'we need to stick together' and what the level of crap is. ”
Why is Maguire still playing at Manchester United? This is actually nonsense. So if you buy it at a high price, don't you use it? Which Manchester United centre-back is more reliable than Maguire today? It was because he felt that "Lind leaky" was unreliable before he bought Varane, and now the French champion center-back has also made frequent mistakes in the game. Bailey? God went back to the Africa Cup of Nations. Jones? The last league game was good, which was a good choice, but it definitely needs to continue to wait and see.
It's also quite a mystery. Several of the heavyweighters brought in during the Solskjaer era received widespread acclaim at the outset, but by this season they were almost invariably questioned. Even the "big B brother" B fee, which was used to rival De Bruyne, was involved in the rumors of leaving the team, which was unimaginable a year ago. Does this mean that in the near future, Manchester United's new manager will come to a "Ole Gunnar Solskjaer" purge? We'll see.