I have actually been impressed with his attitude and progress, hampered by injury in recent times. We certainly missed him when he was injured and he returned from injury in impressive form. i expect him to kick on and become a mainstay for usHe'll need to improve an awful lot before he's a nailed on starter, let alone captain.
Many young players only come into themselves in their early 20's for a variety of reasons. Also, I said I thought he would become captain material, I did not say he would be given the captaincy as that depends on other factors. It remains to be seen if Maguire is a worthy captain at United, but admittedly I do expect he will improve and grow into the club and prove himself to be.I don't see him being a nailed on starter at any point. He's not good enough at any position to truly nail it down. He's a solid 6 at a lot of things and that will help the squad. He's 23 I could see what you were saying if he was 19. He's only 2 years younger than Bruno. Maguire is only 27 he's not going to be going anywhere at 30 for the captaincy to be taken off of him.
After that if you're looking at the leader of this team it'll be Rashford. And there's not a single doubt about it imo.
I think Maguire is vastly overrated. I don't know if I'd say he's shit, but he should be 3rd choice CB (behind 2 CB we don't currently have). I am not at all convinced Maguire was a good buy. I also believe the captain should be someone looking forward not looking back to the rest of the team a la forwards. McT will be a great captain. Matic is a better reader of the game and probably a better passer than McT but he is on his last legs and should not get a contract extension. After Matic, McT is the best we have in a sitting or defensive role.I don't see him being a nailed on starter at any point. He's not good enough at any position to truly nail it down. He's a solid 6 at a lot of things and that will help the squad. He's 23 I could see what you were saying if he was 19. He's only 2 years younger than Bruno. Maguire is only 27 he's not going to be going anywhere at 30 for the captaincy to be taken off of him.
After that if you're looking at the leader of this team it'll be Rashford. And there's not a single doubt about it imo.
As another poster has suggested, it is debatable as to whether Maguire is worthy of his starting place presently . It could be Lindelof is taking some blame that actually belongs to him. I think Bailly has much to offer if he could only keep himself fit and it could be he makes a good partner to Lindelof as opposed to Maguire.I’d love to see McTominay become the sort of player you guys appear to think he will but I don’t see it.
He’s a decent player and if he was going to be captain material you’d have seen it by the age of 23. You say players develop at different rates but how many top players take until 23 onwards to nail down starting places?
Here’s another question: are you a Fred fan or not? I’m wondering if maybe we just like different types of players. As in, I never liked Lukaku and wanted him gone early on, because I don’t really like his type of forward. So when it came to discussion on who should play that role, I was all for giving Greenwood the chance because in my view Lukaku would never become a goal machine whereas Greenwood might. I see McT as being the workhorse who makes others take more risks because he will cover their defensive duties. He’s not Pirlo, he’s not Gattuso, he’s more like a more mobile Fletcher.I’d love to see McTominay become the sort of player you guys appear to think he will but I don’t see it.
He’s a decent player and if he was going to be captain material you’d have seen it by the age of 23. You say players develop at different rates but how many top players take until 23 onwards to nail down starting places?
Here’s another question: are you a Fred fan or not? I’m wondering if maybe we just like different types of players. As in, I never liked Lukaku and wanted him gone early on, because I don’t really like his type of forward. So when it came to discussion on who should play that role, I was all for giving Greenwood the chance because in my view Lukaku would never become a goal machine whereas Greenwood might. I see McT as being the workhorse who makes others take more risks because he will cover their defensive duties. He’s not Pirlo, he’s not Gattuso, he’s more like a more mobile Fletcher.
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