The director of Manchester United - about an important period, the ambitions and influence of those in power.
The phrase about those who have a Manchester United T-shirt embossed on their shoulders has long become a cliche. It’s a cliche for a reason - it’s true.
Few people have tasted this delicious food like Harry Maguire. And not only in the light of knowledge, but also keeping an eye on others - already in the middle of the cordial.
“I see that this club has a lot of people coming to it, and, frankly speaking, it’s too big for them,” even earlier than the other day of United’s gathering in Kielderie, Ireland. — Constant respect, pressure, skin analysis. Conceding a goal is definitely my fault."
Singing hour all this time looked like it was hidden until now. And with every month this respect took on more and more wonderful forms. Here it looked as absurd as possible - like ridicule of his game in the parliament of Ghani. And here all the boundaries were crossed - as a notification about the replacement of my house in Cheshire.
It is important that another graver in your place may become angry?
" It’s quite possible to simply close this page and go somewhere to start from scratch, says Vyn. “I think this would have harmed them much earlier.”.
Ale Maguire - not quiet. Without burning out this side. Having lost the wine. Vitrimav. I don’t have any plans to go anywhere - I’ll hire you as soon as possible.
Manchester United have announced a new contract with their defender - one more risk due to the possibility of an extension for the season. Negotiations intensified after Christmas - at a time when the team went through a difficult period of injuries, and Maguire himself began to take on leading roles again even under the leadership of new head coach Michael Carrick.
From the very beginning, he was able to negotiate with foreign clubs as a potential free agent - and, in his words, there were no options.
“My focus will be on something else—to turn this club around to fighting,” explains Vin.
A pause of 24 days and an hour of the Bereznevo International Window made it possible to close all details of the site.
" To spend all your life here is, honestly, a show-off,” - even though. And in this phrase one senses well-deserved satisfaction.
At the moment, his voice is slightly irritated by the way his career is being taken today - this is not a story about a fall and a heroic turn, and not about stability at a distance.
“I respect that I spent six out of seven seasons on a very high level,” he says. - Of course, I would like it all to be like this, without this slight decline. They wouldn't have talked about it."
However, his recent turn to the role of a key leader looks even brighter during this difficult period, about which he will predict - starting from the summer of 2021.
It all started in Gdansk: Maguire marveled at the substitutes' leadership as his partners lost the European League final in a penalty shootout. After which - perhaps the same, only those already at the warehouse of the England national team for Euro 2020 (which actually took place in 2021), where they will turn after an injury to the homilcostop ligaments.
Besides those who included Maguire before the symbolic UEFA national team tournament - while he played only five matches - that's two blows after he survived painfully.
“I guess I didn’t get along with him as well as Mav bi,” he admits. — That summer was important. Very important"
And we are not the only ones who found this difficult.
“We turned to the camp of the English national team, and Gareth Southgate then said bluntly: many of the Gravians are out of shape. Dekhto after this, for example, adding - for example, Bukayo Saka. Already many boys experienced a difficult period after the Euro.
If you are the captain of Manchester United and the central manager, you have no right to such speeches. You can't allow yourself to fail."
Carrington also, without becoming a mistress, could have faced problems. United lost seven of the first 17 matches of the season in all tournaments, and it all ended in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's favor - what Maguire calls "
" Our performances before Olya, as they were called, simply did not match the level of rivalry that we expected,”.
According to research by the Alan Turing Institute, in the first half of that season, Maguire had 8,954 tweets on Twitter - Cristiano Ronaldo had the most of the Premier League leaders. And with the arrival of time-hour coach Ralf Rangnick, the results and criticism became even stronger.
" Total chaos, guesses Vin. - I was the captain and took the brunt of the blow, but the problem was no less - the whole team looked unbalanced. I on the right was not in Ralphie. More about those, like ourselves, like the graves and like the team, from whom we broke.
I wouldn’t say that there were any conflicts in the meeting. We just didn’t deal with the situation as much as we were to blame if the trainer arrived at that hour - to be equal to this, which is what happens at the same time with Michael. You can read similar stories, for example, from Tottenham: sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.”.
Through the river, after having gradually emerged from the crisis, Maguire had spent the captain's armband - after losing the competition for the seat based on the leadership of ten Gaga. His first reaction was anger and disappointment.
" I always appreciate: because you play on the highest level - because you are not a superstar of the world class - you will have both ups and downs - no matter how you. — And this is why you need to live.
You can see how many racers struggle at the top level for two or three years, and then find out - they go to other championships, and there’s nothing else about them. To get to the top, you need to go through the end."
At a favorable moment, Maguire found support in stories from the recent past of Manchester United - at the butts of gravers, whose rank was placed under doubt, despite all their achievements. We'll guess David Beckham and Wayne Rooney ahead of time.
“The stench was like the gravels of a light class, without the usual “ale”. If you messed with them like that - you can stand with someone - even if you. - I just continued to practice. I have faith in myself - and not in my head. I know that I'm a top gravel. It’s the same thing, if it’s important.”.
Remember: the main source of ridicule did not come from Old Trafford. Supernicks' patients survived the most.
The lowest point fell not on the club's rhubarb, but on the match for the national team. Spring 2023, game against Scotland: when Maguire came on as a substitute, the stands of Hampden Park clashed with splashes - but with deep irony. Kozhen yogo dotik accompanied by sarcastic whistles, along with those who have been successful. And then - an own goal after Andy Robertson's cross.
It seemed that the Scots might have found a word for their satisfaction at the misfortunes of others. .
“I don’t want her to write anything, but she said: “I’ll write the same thing.”. I won't listen to you! ” - guesses Vіn.
Maguire himself insists: what he praised most was not the criticism he received, but the criticism he had on those close to him..
“It’s worth reading, reading everything – and it’s all about more, less than me.”. They worry more and give in more often"
And yet, it was amazing how the image of Slabhead - the national hero of England during the 2018 Emergency, with its simplicity, humor and love for beer - turned into an uncanny caricature.
“Sometimes I honestly thought: “Why? It's all about the stars? ”—even if. — It seemed to me that this is normal - having said, the command does not show the result, and this is just an afterthought. If you look back, it’s likely that you’ve gone a little too far.”.
Due to injury, Maguire missed Euro 2024 and only played six matches for the national team after that night in Glasgow. However, we recently withdrew the two remaining calls - in the game against Uruguay and Japan, after the first request from Thomas Tuchel.
True, Tuchel himself has already made it clear: the competition is serious. Immediately, the four central hierarchs - Ezri Konsa, Mark Gay, John Stones and Trevo Chalobah - lead him in the hierarchy.
Ale Maguire wants to go to the world championship - and no one is welcome.
" — My wife sings: I am one of the greatest losers in the world — both in my own penalty area and in someone else’s. And, frankly speaking, there’s nothing to worry about here.”.
Meanwhile, the First World War is closer: turn Manchester United to the Champions League. And then there is still at least one more season for the club, regardless of whether or not it goes according to Tuchel’s plan.
" We need to clearly strengthen. So, in the future, the decisions of the coach will be even more important, but the smut - new gravets, - every time. — We need depth, we need brilliance, we need football, which will immediately strengthen our starting warehouse.. And then, hopefully, we’ll be at the start of the season."
After perhaps ten years on the highest level, Maguire will marvel at the current Premier League and keep it strong, but now - more openly.
And here it becomes clear why he decided to continue his contract with Manchester United: he never dreamed of winning the championship.
“The remaining rocks were Manchester City, and even before the start of the season everyone realized: in order to catch them, it is necessary to see the most ideal championship for points, - even if. — Arsenal is now in a good position, it’s obvious. Until the coming season, we may no longer rise in the fierce birch as if it were our fate."
His idea is simple: United are to blame for the quiet ones who really fight for the title - and not to harass.
“This coming season, we may be in this group, and if everything goes well—correct strengthening, positive dynamics until the end of the season, further progress—we will not have any. We ourselves are notable for how far we can go."
Vіn immediately carefully streams this optimism, neither allowing himself to be greedy.
“Even though we were talking about something similar to the last season, it probably would have sounded a little naive,” adds Vin.
And yet there would be a neutral transformation. .
The Athletic.