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    [Henry Winter] Harry Maguire has to be ahead of Chalobah in the England central-defensive pecking order. It’s not even a serious debate.(.) Maguire is 33 but is in form & brings all the experience of 64 caps, including at two World Cups. He brings leadership, distribution, importance at corners (.)
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    [Henry Winter] Harry Maguire has to be ahead of Chalobah in the England central-defensive pecking order. It’s not even a serious debate.(.) Maguire is 33 but is in form & brings all the experience of 64 caps, including at two World Cups. He brings leadership, distribution, importance at corners (.)


    Harry Maguire has to be ahead of Trevoh Chalobah in the England central-defensive pecking order. It’s not even a serious debate. Chalobah, 26, has only 90 mins’ international experience, the friendly loss to Senegal. Maguire is 33 but is in form and brings all the experience of 64 caps, including at two World Cups. He brings leadership, distribution, importance at corners and penalty-taking.

    Chalobah also needs to regain fitness and get back in the Chelsea side. Maguire also has to be ahead of Dan Burn, a Thomas Tuchel favourite but not always the most confident against swift, elite-level attackers. Maguire himself can be caught out but currently showing his abilities, including anticipation of danger, after being restored to Manchester United’s defence by Michael Carrick.

    If Marc Guehi and Ezri Konsa are England’s first-choice pairing (depending on John Stones’ problematic fitness issues), then Maguire makes a reliable first change from the bench (especially with pace alongside). He also brings leadership off the pitch and an important sounding board for management, FA staff and younger players

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    6. 3entendre on

      Even though I’m a United fan and happy about Maguire getting back in to the England squad, I hate when journalists and pundits give their opinion on squads and starting line-ups like this! “has to be”??  Who tf are they to say that?! There’s nothing wrong with supporting Maguire and saying you think he’s good enough to make the world cup team. But he doesn’t have to be anything!

      Gary Neville at the last euros was also using every opportunity in front of a microphone to tell the world how Phil Foden had to start all England games and it would be criminal if he didn’t! TF?! It was easy to see how that kind of talk affected and swayed Gareth Southgate. It’s why he was even willing to take 4 right backs rather than risk dropping a media favourite! 

      I’m so happy Tuchel is in charge and doesn’t give af about the media and their favourites or their opinions! He has won big trophies before and knows he will be on demand post England. He’s the perfect person for the role right now. Pundits be damned! 

    7. old_chelmsfordian on

      I can maybe (if I tilt my head and squint) see a world where a fit Guéhi and Stones partnership are England’s first choice centre backs, but in that world, Maguire is surely third and definitely plays when you want to deal with a specific threat.

      There’s absolutely no world where Harry is behind Chalobah or Dan Burn.

    8. timmyctc on

      Saying Maguire is 33 as if it’s some ancient number for playing a world cup is insane. He’s a centre half who’s never been very agile. He could be 38 and still as good 

    9. uwuDevil94 on

      Why do people care lol… in the end of the day our players not playing in the WC will be better – less risk of injuries etc