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It's always a bad sign when a new manager comes in and then the only players you're linked with are the ones he's managed before.
Maguire gets a lot of stick and I suppose it will always happen considering how much they paid for him. But put him in a back three or alongside someone with pace and he's a far better defender than he has generally shown for United. He's always been rock solid for England, and his leadership at the back is missed when it's not there like against Hungary.
He would be far better in La Liga where it's far less hectic and end to end than the Premier League.
He'd do fine in a back 3 PL team, he's fit perfectly well in our back 3 for example Under Conte. It's just that he was an utter shit show for Utd because the club is an utter shit show and team had no direction.
Frenkie de Jong is an excellent addition to their midfield, but it wouldn't surprise me if they finish outside the top four again next season.
He'd do fine in a back 3 PL team, he's fit perfectly well in our back 3 for example Under Conte. It's just that he was an utter shit show for Utd because the club is an utter shit show and team had no direction.
Yeah it’s total bull shit. Just found the idea mildly amusing.There is 100% no chance that is true is it. People will believe anything nowadays.
He looked pretty ropey against Germany, may be his united form starting to catch up.Maguire gets a lot of stick and I suppose it will always happen considering how much they paid for him. But put him in a back three or alongside someone with pace and he's a far better defender than he has generally shown for United. He's always been rock solid for England, and his leadership at the back is missed when it's not there like against Hungary.
He would be far better in La Liga where it's far less hectic and end to end than the Premier League.
He looked pretty ropey against Germany, may be his united form starting to catch up.
He would look a clogger in la Liga imo.
He looked pretty ropey against Germany, may be his united form starting to catch up.
He would look a clogger in la Liga imo.
Declan Rice is a 40/45m player (60m with English tax) that West Ham want minimum 100m for, all clubs should avoid him till he's got about 18 months left on his contract.They can't offer Champions League football and they'll have to sign the scraps, players that other top clubs didn't want for whatever reason. Although de Jong would be a very good signing, it seems like it would be against his actual wishes as he desperately wants to stay at Barcelona, and that's never a good thing when a player signs because he had to and not because he actually wanted to.
They should forget about him and focus on Declan Rice. They'll have to pay way over the odds for him but a top class defensive midfielder is something they've been desperate for, for a while, and despite United being so pants right now he will still see them as a step up from West Ham and will be eager to join. Unless he's holding out for Chelsea so he can join his lover, Mason Mount.
Declan Rice is a 40/45m player (60m with English tax) that West Ham want minimum 100m for, all clubs should avoid him till he's got about 18 months left on his contract.