Club Captaincy is a smokescreen

Stripping Maguire of the captaincy at this time with the resulting media furore would be counter productive.

What's happened to his Greek trial?

comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 6 minutes ago
What's happened to his Greek trial?
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Olympiakos cancelled it.

I actually don't think that retaining Maguire as club captain solidifies his position in the starting lineup
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I agree. I think ETH has probably done the sensible thing here - stripping him of captaincy would probably have caused more problems in the squad than it solved.

I do however think Maguire is pretty certain to start most games - if nothing else, due to Varane's inability to stay fit.

I just think it’s as simple as him liking Maguire. I’m sure he’ll get to know the real Maguire in the next few months but one thing I’ve learnt over the years is there’s a real disconnect between how us fans see things and how managers see them (like how popular McFred was for so long).

You need 5-6 captains to win a title.

comment by Robb ☀️ ‘It was hot in 1976!’ ☀️ (U22716)
posted 47 minutes ago
I just think it’s as simple as him liking Maguire. I’m sure he’ll get to know the real Maguire in the next few months but one thing I’ve learnt over the years is there’s a real disconnect between how us fans see things and how managers see them (like how popular McFred was for so long).
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Fletch, Park, Evans, Valencia, Young, Fellaini, Lingard, Matic, McFred...

comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 17 minutes ago
You need 5-6 captains to win a title.
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And one or two cliche's.

I think ETH has done the right thing. He hasn’t created a needless story. I think Maguire will start the season in the side but with the addition of Martinez I can see him being dropped if he’s not playing well.

comment by Robb ☀️ ‘It was hot in 1976!’ ☀️ (U22716)
posted 8 hours ago
I just think it’s as simple as him liking Maguire. I’m sure he’ll get to know the real Maguire in the next few months but one thing I’ve learnt over the years is there’s a real disconnect between how us fans see things and how managers see them (like how popular McFred was for so long).
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Yeah this is very true. I’m not a fan of Maguire, but I recognise that he’s highly rated within football - far more than fans rate him. He’s a much better player than he showed us last season as well. I’d be surprised if he doesn’t start the majority of our games at the back.