Harry Maguire recently arrived from Leicester for a free of £80 million pounds which has put him under the spotlight straight away but here is why I believe he has lived up to the price tag and the key role he plays in our team
Forward passing -
One of Maguireās biggest attributes is his ability to pass forwards and begin the attack from the backline, these clips show Harry looking for the ball into the oppositions half and you could call them ālinebreakersā
One of Maguireās biggest attributes is his ability to pass forwards and begin the attack from the backline, these clips show Harry looking for the ball into the oppositions half and you could call them ālinebreakersā
Maguire currently sits at 602 passes forwards, which is a good amount and with ole liking his teams to play from the back Harry is a key part of his system and the reason we have looked good going forwards especially on the counter
Maguireās forward passing in comparison to other defenders in the league:
Virgil Van Dijk - 724 forward passes
Toby Alderweireld - 568 forward passes
David Luiz - 460 forward passes
Virgil Van Dijk - 724 forward passes
Toby Alderweireld - 568 forward passes
David Luiz - 460 forward passes
Maguireās forwards passing in comparison to other defenders in Europe:
Gerard pique - 607 forward passes
Sergio Ramos - 588 forward passes
Thiago Silva - 543 forward passes
Gerard pique - 607 forward passes
Sergio Ramos - 588 forward passes
Thiago Silva - 543 forward passes
Maguireās pass accuracy (90% PG) in comparison to other defenders in the premier league this season:
Virgil Van Dijk - 88% PG
Aymeric Laporte - 92% PG
Toby Alderweireld- 82% PG
Virgil Van Dijk - 88% PG
Aymeric Laporte - 92% PG
Toby Alderweireld- 82% PG
Maguireās pass accuracy (90% PG) in comparison to other defenders in europe this season:
Giorgio Chiellini - 87% PG
Gerard Pique - 89% PG
Raphaƫl Varane - 87% PG
Giorgio Chiellini - 87% PG
Gerard Pique - 89% PG
Raphaƫl Varane - 87% PG
Ball carrying:
The next attribute to Maguireās game is his ability to carry the ball out from defence after winning it, shown in these clips...
The next attribute to Maguireās game is his ability to carry the ball out from defence after winning it, shown in these clips...
This is shows with his successful dribbles percentage (SD%) coming in at a 71% success rate showing how difficult he can be when he does carry the ball up the pitch
Harry Maguire (SD%) in comparison to other defenders in the Premier league:
Virgil Van Dijk - 68% SD
Jan Vertonghen - 63% SD
Aymeric Laporte - 67% SD
Virgil Van Dijk - 68% SD
Jan Vertonghen - 63% SD
Aymeric Laporte - 67% SD
Harry Maguireās SD% In comparison to defenders in Europe:
Gerard pique - 67%
Raphaƫl Varane - 66%
Thiago Silva - 67 %
Gerard pique - 67%
Raphaƫl Varane - 66%
Thiago Silva - 67 %
Agressive defending:
The next part to Maguireās game which I feel is his main asset is his ability to jump in and intercept the ball which allows him to then make the right forward pass or carry the ball upwards the field, as shown in these clips
The next part to Maguireās game which I feel is his main asset is his ability to jump in and intercept the ball which allows him to then make the right forward pass or carry the ball upwards the field, as shown in these clips
The biggest part of Maguireās game Is using his body to get in front of the opposing attacker and get his head onto the ball which he does to extreme effect as youāll be able to see in these clips:
Maguireās aerial dules won is currently as a huge 72% which a man of his physique should be doing but nonetheless it is still a high number and a very useful asset to uniteds defence
Maguireās aerial duels % in comparison to other defenders in the premier league:
Virgil Van Dijk - 75%
Aymeric Laporte - 64%
Toby Alderweireld - 48%
Virgil Van Dijk - 75%
Aymeric Laporte - 64%
Toby Alderweireld - 48%
Maguireās aerial duels % in comparison to other defenders in europe this season:
Gerard Pique - 70%
Sergio Ramos - 56%
Raphaƫl Varane - 71%
Gerard Pique - 70%
Sergio Ramos - 56%
Raphaƫl Varane - 71%
Maguireās total dules won percentage (TD%) comes in at 66% in the premier league this season, this is the average of his aerial + ground duels won which isnāt the best but his ground duels significant reduce his overall percentage
Maguireās TD% in comparison to other defenders in the premier league:
Virgil Van dijk - 75%
Aymeric Laporte - 64%
Victor Lindelof - 61%
Virgil Van dijk - 75%
Aymeric Laporte - 64%
Victor Lindelof - 61%
Maguireās TD% in comparison to other defenders in the Europe:
Gerard Pique - 64%
Raphaƫl Varane - 68%
Giorgio Chiellini- 59%
Gerard Pique - 64%
Raphaƫl Varane - 68%
Giorgio Chiellini- 59%
In conclusion I believe Maguire is by far our best defender and another player we should be looking to build the team around if we want to challenge for titles, he needs to solidly a partnership with someone and cement it
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