Due to his fall in the pecking order behind Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane, Maguire was expected to leave Manchester United in the summer. The defender chose to stay at Old Trafford despite West Ham pursuing him and reaching an agreement with their Premier League opponents for a £30 million deal.
The 30-year-old’s choice has paid off, as he is currently one of Erik ten Hag’s key players.
Saturday afternoon at St James’ Park, Maguire got off to the start of his eighth straight Premier League match as United lost 1-0.
Former Premier League defender Ashley Williams gave an explanation of why he believes Maguire has been “hiding” in response to his performance against Newcastle.
Williams stated on the Vibe with Five podcast, “How many times did he get in the position where he knew, I know that he knows – ‘I cannot get this ball off Onana and I’m leaving him’, that’s what I can’t deal with.”
“It’s not fair that you’re not coming back, and I can’t stand this cunning… How often do you enter the building, gesture toward Wan-Bissaka, and say, “Give it to Wan-Bissaka, and I’ll get it next”?
There are numerous reports that he is hiding. He’s the captain, and everyone has said something about him, so that’s why my melon was going when I watched it. “He’s made progress.” No, you haven’t. They claim that his defense was strong. Alright, it makes sense. However, you press high when you’re Newcastle.
You are unable to avoid the press since there is no target man. They attempt to play around the press, so you have to be good. You must at the very least make an effort to assist.
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Ten Hag is currently facing more and more pressure due to United’s dismal performance.
Several media outlets have been “banned” from Ten Hag’s press conference ahead of Man Utd’s match against Chelsea on Wednesday night, following widespread reports that the Dutchman is “losing” the Old Trafford dressing room.
According to Football Transfers, “two players who leaked stories to the media have angered the Manchester United squad.” The report includes.
“We recognize that the majority of the team is upset about these unfavorable leaks, which are all the result of two players, and that they don’t accurately represent the state of affairs at the club.”
Although there are occasional disagreements among the team, most players are upset that two players’ media teams are giving press briefings.
These leaks are exaggerating the concerns of what are actually just two people about how much jogging they have to do during training and about their selection (or lack thereof) for a starting spot in the team. There’s a perception among certain players that they can fire a head coach because they’ve done it in the past when things don’t work out.
