{"id":9703,"date":"2023-11-17T14:21:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T11:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/9703\/how-maguire-found-his-man\/"},"modified":"2023-11-17T14:21:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T11:21:17","slug":"how-maguire-found-his-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=9703","title":{"rendered":"How Maguire found his Man United form ahead of England call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How Maguire found his Man United form ahead of England call\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Rob Dawson, correspondent<span class=\"timestamp \">November 17, 2023, 10:27 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">After being stripped of the captaincy of Manchester United, Harry Maguire has been able to return to regular form this season under the management of Erik Ten Hag. <cite>(Photo by James Gill \u2013 Danehouse\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Speaking ahead of Manchester United&#8217;s Premier League match with Luton Town at his usual Friday press conference, held in the Jimmy Murphy Building at the club&#8217;s Carrington training ground, Erik ten Hag was repeatedly asked about central defender Rapha\u00ebl Varane.  The questions were about why the French World Cup winner couldn&#8217;t make the team and most of the answers were part of the same theme.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Dutchman, Harry Maguire is playing too well to be left out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga and more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After helping United keep a clean sheet in that 1-0 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/win\/\"   title=\"win\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">win<\/a> over Luton, Maguire said his decision to stay at Old Trafford this summer &#8211; rather than accept a transfer offer to West Ham &#8211; had been vindicated and for the first time.  since March 2022, the 30-year-old has joined England while being a regular at his club.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s quite a turnaround for Maguire, who has spent most of the last 18 months in the shadows.  Still the most expensive defender in <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/football\/\"   title=\"football\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">football<\/a> history following his \u00a380 million move from Leicester City in 2019, he made just eight Premier League starts last season as Ten Hag opted for partnership preferred center back between Varane and Lisandro Mart\u00ednez.<\/p>\n<p>He was unable to make the team even after Martinez fractured his foot at the end of last season \u2013 Varane and Victor Lindel\u00f6f started in the FA Cup final against Manchester City in June \u2013 but the Argentine suffered a recurrence of the same injury in In September, Ten Hag turned to Maguire.<\/p>\n<p>Those close to Maguire insist nothing has changed and his standard in training and matches has remained high throughout his absence from the team.  But speaking after United&#8217;s 2-1 win over Sheffield United in October, Ten Hag suggested the England defender&#8217;s return had coincided with a better understanding of how he should play.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Choice<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI have to say Harry is playing the way we want him to play,\u201d he said.  &#8220;Very proactive out of possession, dominating his opponent, intervening when necessary, reading the game, good coverage but also very proactive in possession, intervening, delivering good passes, switching. I&#8217;m happy with his performance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sources close to Ten Hag told ESPN that he had also been impressed by Maguire&#8217;s attitude since learning in the summer that he would be stripped of his captaincy.<\/p>\n<p>After handing the armband to Bruno Fernandes, there were fears the change would cause disruption in the dressing room, but it was noted how well Maguire handled the decision, especially one seen as relatively embarrassing.  Even though he is no longer the team&#8217;s senior leader, he still plays a role in trying to convince England teammate Jadon Sancho to apologize to Ten Hag and end his exile from the first team .<\/p>\n<div data-behavior=\"video_scroll\" class=\"contentItem__content contentItem__content--media-card contentItem__content--fullWidth contentItem__content--inline\">\n<figure data-video=\"watch,640,360,38630390\" data-cerebro-id=\"65267a28be6ab312de037d69\" data-title=\"Maguire: Beckham reached out to offer advice after abuse vs. Scotland\" class=\"media-wrapper_image video\" data-source=\"espn\"><picture class=\"media-wrapper_image\"><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><span class=\"video-play-button\" data-id=\"38630390\">play<\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\">\n<p>2:11<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"contentItem__contentWrapper\">\n<p>Maguire: Beckham reached out to offer advice after Scotland abuse<\/p>\n<p class=\"contentItem__subhead\">Harry Maguire reveals phone call from David Beckham &#8216;meant everything&#8217; after abuse from Scotland fans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As a United source has said, Maguire has become a player that Ten Hag can trust during what has been a difficult <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/start\/\"   title=\"start\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">start<\/a> to the campaign.  There were concerns over the commitment of some members of the team during the run of poor results and Ten Hag looked to pick &#8216;fighters&#8217; in a bid to dig the team out of the hole.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in the Craven Cottage dressing room after a narrow 1-0 win at Fulham, Ten Hag praised his players&#8217; fighting spirit in a match everyone knew they could not afford to lose.  Jonny Evans, Scott McTominay and Alejandro Garnacho were singled out for special mention with Maguire, who twice looked like he might pick up an injury, only to continue both times.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag came to the conclusion that Maguire and Varane are not suitable as central defense partners because, as he said, &#8220;the preparation is not so smooth when one of them plays from the defender position center left&#8221;.  So, when he wanted to bring Lindelof back for the match against Luton, it was the four-time Champions League winner who was excluded.<\/p>\n<p>Three months after it seemed likely Maguire would leave Old Trafford, there is now speculation over Varane&#8217;s future ahead of the January transfer window, particularly amid tepid interest from the Saudi <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/pro\/\"   title=\"Pro\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Pro<\/a> League.  A source close to Varane insisted nothing has been decided but, at 30, he wants to play regularly.<\/p>\n<p>United insist Maguire was never sent off this summer, but they also don&#8217;t deny he was available for a transfer, believing West Ham&#8217;s \u00a330m bid in August represented a good value for a player whose prospects at Old Trafford looked bleak.<\/p>\n<p>One of five senior center backs in the team, his long-term future is still uncertain and Ten Hag will face a difficult decision when Martinez returns from injury, perhaps before the end of the year.  For now, though, Maguire is Ten Hag&#8217;s <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/man\/\"   title=\"man\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">man<\/a> of the moment and for the first time in a long time, he&#8217;s too important to leave out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Maguire found his Man United form ahead of England call\u060c Rob Dawson, correspondentNovember 17, 2023, 10:27 a.m. After being stripped of the captaincy of Manchester United, Harry Maguire has been able to return to regular form this season under the management of Erik Ten Hag. 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