[Albion] Maguire v Dunk

neilbard

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Oct 8, 2013

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Tyringham

• Jul 7, 2018

• #141

Dunk has never been good enough for England, end of thread...……………………...

 

Stat Brother

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• Jul 7, 2018

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• #142

Weststander said:

Post #122 you touched on "defensive shortcomings".

Apologies if you said that with irony.

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That's hardly criticism certainly not by NSC standards!!
Esp considering his defensive shortcomings in today's game.

As I have always been at great pains to to say, I certainly am not sticking the boot in, going on some mad 'get rid' too short/tall rampage.

But I also am not seeing the 'immense, magnificent, MotM and tournament' performances either.
Certainly not from a player in the same side as Trippier.

 

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LVGull

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• Jul 7, 2018

• #143

Weststander said:

With the brilliant Trippier.

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Yes. But HM for me just.

 

middletoenail

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Jul 2, 2008

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• Jul 7, 2018

• #144

Maguire is a class above Dunk, I hate to say it, but he really is

 

Weststander

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• Jul 7, 2018

• #145

Stat Brother said:

That's hardly criticism certainly not by NSC standards!!
Esp considering his defensive shortcomings in today's game.

As I have always been at great pains to to say, I certainly am not sticking the boot in, going on some mad 'get rid' too short/tall rampage.

But I also am not seeing the 'immense, magnificent, MotM and tournament' performances either.
Certainly not from a player in the same side as Trippier.

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I see a bloody good international defender, who can also play.

On Dunk, I'd prefer to see him in the squad over error-prone Phil Jones, but once Dunk was overlooked for the friendlies his fate was sealed.

 

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stss30

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• Jul 7, 2018

• #146

middletoenail said:

Maguire is a class above Dunk, I hate to say it, but he really is

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There's no debate!

 

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BensGrandad

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• Jul 7, 2018

• #147

Yet once again today Maguire showed his class, well done to him.

 

Baldseagull

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Jan 26, 2012

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Crawley

• Jul 7, 2018

• #148

Maguire is just a fat Lewis Dunk.

Seriously, I don't think there is much apart from an extra season in the Prem and a few England caps between them, Maguire has that extra experience.

 

perseus

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Jul 5, 2003

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Sūþseaxna

• Jul 8, 2018

• #149

Maguire is a tad a bit slow for my liking. Walker (mistake-prone) and Stones make up for his tortoise-like speed. Dunk is no speed merchant and I reckon Cahill is quicker.

 

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Wardy's twin

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• Jul 8, 2018

• #150

seagull_special said:

Macguire has been brilliant at the back and in midfield, I wonder if the England performance will influence CH, will he revisit three across the back if he gets Moore?

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Especially with his latest signings who won't want to just warm the bench.

 

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• Jul 10, 2018

• #151

I like the cut of his jib (Maguire) and have to say he comes across really well in interviews

 

GT49er

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• Jul 11, 2018

• #152

Maguire was given a chance, and he has seized it with both hands. The place in the team is now his to lose. Would Dunk have been able to raise his game in the same way? Guess we'll never know, but the way things have turned out, even with blue-and-whitest of blue and white specs on you can't say Southgate got it wrong.