He fouled Mbappe and it should have been a penalty, unlike Martials dive
Would Lindelof, Jones or Rojo have won the foot race?
Why pick of Maguire?
comment by Robb Pochettino (U22311)
posted 6 hours, 42 minutes ago
Ole played two pacey defenders either side of Lindelof today so in another game you could have Maguire where Lindelof was and the only difference may have been we cleared the header that Martial facked up on
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This, plain facking obviously.
comment by ● Billy The Yidd ● 2020* (U3924)
posted 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
He fouled Mbappe and it should have been a penalty, unlike Martials dive
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sure, keep thinking that.
Partner Upamecano with Tuanzebe next season and we're in business.
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Upamecano and a fully fit Axel Tuanzebe…
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
Would Lindelof, Jones or Rojo have won the foot race?
Why pick of Maguire?
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Prime Vidic or even Rio wouldn't have won a foot race against Mbappe either
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i think python is a bit of a nob, but ive gotta back him here.
Very few players would win a footrace with Mbappe, and that includes tuanzebe... who didnt win a foot race with him either.... Mbappe had control of the ball... axel didnt.. stick him in a one on one foot race he gets ripped apart.
really dont see the point in knocking maguire, yeah he has his flaws, but he also has his plus points, and he can certainly do things that axel cant do
If Axel and Eric could stay fit, then maybe we wouldn't have needed a CB such as Maguire to come in. I like Upamecano, but even he has his share of injuries. That's the one thing Maguire has over all but Lindelof. He's less injury prone. You could play a high line if all the others in defence are rapid. But with Maguire partnering Lindelof, then no.
We had that issue when Per Mertesacker was brought to Arsenal. Wenger wanted pressing at the front and midfield yet played a defender who couldn't do anything but sit deep (or get roasted by any ball in behind).
We were left with a team stretched from top to bottom of the pitch, gaping holes with some people pressing and others sitting back. Useless.
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Maguire is rubbish.
“But he’s a ball playing centre back...”
I don’t. None of these ball playing centre backs can actually defend. What happened to signing a defender because he wins tackles, reads the game, makes interceptions and wins headers? Someone actually looked at Maguire and thought “now there’s a guy spending £80m on.”
comment by No Thomas No Partey (U18355)
posted 38 minutes ago
Python getting BATTERED on this thread
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Am I. Where exactly?
It seems pretty obvious that Solskjaer tasked Axel with tracking Mbappe's runs, and also using that formation to enable Axel and AWB to double up when necessary. If Maguire had played, it's unlikely he would have been given that responsibility.
I can't off the top of my head think of any central defending partnerships that had no weaknesses. Vidic didn't have Rio's pace. Rio didn't have Vidic's warrior characteristics defending crosses. But they complemented each other perfectly. Maguire isn't perfect but our defence let in a lot fewer goals last season than it had the season before, even as we started to look a much more dangerous side in attack. We know his key weaknesses, and if Tuanzebe can emerge as partner who is consistently fit and playing at a level that his talent suggests he can, then that's not only good news for the club, but also probably the best thing that can happen to a defensive unit led by Maguire (in the absence of spending another £60m+ on a new partner).
Does Ole want to play a particularly high line?
I think Maguire was a club signing that Ole was fine with rather than being his target.
Bit harsh to compare Maguire's pace with Mbappe or even Tuanzebe really. Timothy Fosu-Mensah in rapid, would you put him at Cb no.
comment by No Thomas No Partey (U18355)
posted 3 hours, 20 minutes ago
Python getting BATTERED on this thread
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He really isn’t because he is right.
comment by Robb Pochettino (U22311)
posted 11 hours, 32 minutes ago
Ole played two pacey defenders either side of Lindelof today so in another game you could have Maguire where Lindelof was and the only difference may have been we cleared the header that Martial facked up on
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This is the correct answer.
---------------------- DDG ----------------
--- Tuanzebe -- Maguire --- Shaw ---
AWB ------- CM ---------- CM -------- Telles
--------------------- Bruno -------------------
--------------- ST ---------- ST -----------------
This should be the line up in games vs the absolute best sides.
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posted on 21/10/20
He fouled Mbappe and it should have been a penalty, unlike Martials dive
posted on 21/10/20
Would Lindelof, Jones or Rojo have won the foot race?
Why pick of Maguire?
posted on 21/10/20
comment by Robb Pochettino (U22311)
posted 6 hours, 42 minutes ago
Ole played two pacey defenders either side of Lindelof today so in another game you could have Maguire where Lindelof was and the only difference may have been we cleared the header that Martial facked up on
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This, plain facking obviously.
posted on 21/10/20
comment by ● Billy The Yidd ● 2020* (U3924)
posted 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
He fouled Mbappe and it should have been a penalty, unlike Martials dive
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sure, keep thinking that.
posted on 21/10/20
Partner Upamecano with Tuanzebe next season and we're in business.
----------------------------
Upamecano and a fully fit Axel Tuanzebe…
posted on 21/10/20
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
Would Lindelof, Jones or Rojo have won the foot race?
Why pick of Maguire?
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Prime Vidic or even Rio wouldn't have won a foot race against Mbappe either
posted on 21/10/20
Python getting BATTERED on this thread
posted on 21/10/20
i think python is a bit of a nob, but ive gotta back him here.
Very few players would win a footrace with Mbappe, and that includes tuanzebe... who didnt win a foot race with him either.... Mbappe had control of the ball... axel didnt.. stick him in a one on one foot race he gets ripped apart.
really dont see the point in knocking maguire, yeah he has his flaws, but he also has his plus points, and he can certainly do things that axel cant do
posted on 21/10/20
If Axel and Eric could stay fit, then maybe we wouldn't have needed a CB such as Maguire to come in. I like Upamecano, but even he has his share of injuries. That's the one thing Maguire has over all but Lindelof. He's less injury prone. You could play a high line if all the others in defence are rapid. But with Maguire partnering Lindelof, then no.
posted on 21/10/20
We had that issue when Per Mertesacker was brought to Arsenal. Wenger wanted pressing at the front and midfield yet played a defender who couldn't do anything but sit deep (or get roasted by any ball in behind).
We were left with a team stretched from top to bottom of the pitch, gaping holes with some people pressing and others sitting back. Useless.
posted on 21/10/20
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posted on 21/10/20
Maguire is rubbish.
“But he’s a ball playing centre back...”
I don’t. None of these ball playing centre backs can actually defend. What happened to signing a defender because he wins tackles, reads the game, makes interceptions and wins headers? Someone actually looked at Maguire and thought “now there’s a guy spending £80m on.”
posted on 21/10/20
comment by No Thomas No Partey (U18355)
posted 38 minutes ago
Python getting BATTERED on this thread
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Am I. Where exactly?
posted on 21/10/20
It seems pretty obvious that Solskjaer tasked Axel with tracking Mbappe's runs, and also using that formation to enable Axel and AWB to double up when necessary. If Maguire had played, it's unlikely he would have been given that responsibility.
I can't off the top of my head think of any central defending partnerships that had no weaknesses. Vidic didn't have Rio's pace. Rio didn't have Vidic's warrior characteristics defending crosses. But they complemented each other perfectly. Maguire isn't perfect but our defence let in a lot fewer goals last season than it had the season before, even as we started to look a much more dangerous side in attack. We know his key weaknesses, and if Tuanzebe can emerge as partner who is consistently fit and playing at a level that his talent suggests he can, then that's not only good news for the club, but also probably the best thing that can happen to a defensive unit led by Maguire (in the absence of spending another £60m+ on a new partner).
posted on 21/10/20
Does Ole want to play a particularly high line?
I think Maguire was a club signing that Ole was fine with rather than being his target.
posted on 21/10/20
Bit harsh to compare Maguire's pace with Mbappe or even Tuanzebe really. Timothy Fosu-Mensah in rapid, would you put him at Cb no.
posted on 21/10/20
comment by No Thomas No Partey (U18355)
posted 3 hours, 20 minutes ago
Python getting BATTERED on this thread
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He really isn’t because he is right.
posted on 21/10/20
comment by Robb Pochettino (U22311)
posted 11 hours, 32 minutes ago
Ole played two pacey defenders either side of Lindelof today so in another game you could have Maguire where Lindelof was and the only difference may have been we cleared the header that Martial facked up on
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This is the correct answer.
posted on 21/10/20
---------------------- DDG ----------------
--- Tuanzebe -- Maguire --- Shaw ---
AWB ------- CM ---------- CM -------- Telles
--------------------- Bruno -------------------
--------------- ST ---------- ST -----------------
This should be the line up in games vs the absolute best sides.
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