Quote (Pozer @ Jan 17 2020 09:50pm)
True, but while everyone mocked Liverpool for spending £75m on a centre back, it was painfully clear to see VVD was a class defender - not something that can be said about Maguire, who's also just been named as our captain, six months after joining the club <_<
Even EA don't rate him, he's 82 on fifa :lol:
It was clear VVD was a good defender, but certainly not world class. Most fans and pundits alike thought it was a massive overpay, including many Liverpool fans. VVD didn't have much international pedigree while at Southampton, but Maguire got it at the World Cup. Leicester did better than Southampton during both CB's time there. It's very difficult to tell how good a player is individually when the collective team is doing poorly - that's what separates regular scouts from the good ones.
It's clearer that Wan Bissaka was a class defender at Palace. Unfortunately though, for top teams the full backs are defending a lot less than they used to and are required to go forward and create. I watched him try to do step overs and whip in some crosses against Wolves and that convinced me he'll never be a threat going forward during his career.
Maguire, Lindelof and Wan Bissaka is a good defence, I just don't rate Shaw at all and De Gea has regressed a lot. De Gea under Van Gaal was probably the best keeper I've ever seen and the team around him wasn't much better then.
Quote (WNxIrvine @ Jan 17 2020 10:13pm)
Hopefully Maguire will serve as a good warning for you muppets to stay away from our players. B)
Ndidi will go to PSG or somewhere like that at the end of the summer. Citeh will bag Chilwell. Maddison will stay because no big clubs will go in for him. Heard it here first