Harry Maguire’s life would probably be much happier and happier if it weren’t for Man United. Because since wearing the red shirt, this central defender only sees bad luck.
In the first leg of the Europe League quarter-final between MU vs Sevilla, the home team soon took a 2-0 lead thanks to a double from Marcel Sabitzer. However, a surprise happened when the away team got 2 consecutive goals in the last minutes, to end the match with a 2-2 draw.
Notably, both of the away team’s goals were scored by … Man United players. The first was in the 84th minute, Malacia fumbled to burn the net after Jesus Navas’ cross. Then it was Maguire’s turn to be the culprit, when the ball hit him in the face and went into the net in the 90’+2 minute.
If Malacia’s own goal is really to blame, Maguire’s situation is controversial. Many people have criticized the English midfielder on MXH.
User name Munyasa Nambaka expressed frustration: “Please kick Harry Maguire out of the club. That’s enough.” Franklin fans also agree: “Stop using Maguire. This player is harming us. Malacia should also be on the bench. I wish Shaw could play.”
However, there are also those who stand up to defend the English midfielder . They expressed their sympathy and said that it was impossible to blame all of Maguire for the home goal, because the England midfielder did not have time to react to a very tense ball hitting the face after En-Nesyri’s header situation. .
“Harry Maguire is the unluckiest footballer in the world. Bad luck always finds him,” a fan expressed on social media. Another wrote: “Can’t even blame Maguire because it’s unfortunate and unlucky for the ball to find him again.” Another fan commented: “I think Maguire is unlucky because his own goal is out of his control.”
Sharing on BT Sport channel, Owen Hargreaves – former Man United player, commented: “The second own goal is too difficult for Harry. It can fly anywhere but it flies straight into the net. That’s it. unbelievable situation. Harry couldn’t do anything else. Unfortunately for Harry in this situation.”
Coach Erik ten Hag also encouraged his students: “With Maguire, I think he played very well after coming on. The own goal was an accident. Before that, everyone saw Maguire playing well. like in the game against Everton”.
If it weren’t for this own goal, maybe Maguire would have ended the game as smoothly as many other times this season. It will be a time coming on from the bench, kicking the shoulder and leaving the field to wait for the next appearance, also from the bench.
From the beginning of the 2022/23 season, Maguire lost his starting position after Ten Hag found his favorite central defender pair, Varane and Martinez. He has only made 26 appearances since the start of the season and most have been from the bench, with a total of 1,310 minutes.
In fact, Maguire’s captaincy is just a fiction because he does not play much. Bruno Fernandes is really the captain of MU.
Maguire is probably just waiting for the end of the season to go and find a new destination. In recent times on the field, he has not played well. In the draw against Sevilla this morning, this player also played well.
He came on from the bench at the start of the second half for the injured Varane. The English midfielder has 1 interception, 1 duels win, 34 touches, 1 successful pass and 84% pass accuracy.
Statistics show that Maguire will receive a big round of applause when he leaves the field, if there is not an own goal falling from the sky. He wanted to be alone, but life wouldn’t allow it.
Actively participating in defense, Maguire was hit in the face by the ball and led to an own goal. Perhaps if it hadn’t been for Maguire, the ball would have gone out and all hopes of Sevilla’s equalizer would have ended. But fate once more teased Maguire and battered him down to despair.
In fact, this is not the first time Maguire has had bad luck in the Red Devils shirt. He was one of the best central defenders in England while playing for Leicester. He is also the mainstay of England’s defense in major tournaments. But every time he wears the MU shirt, Maguire becomes a “clown”.
Perhaps, joining MU was the most wrong decision in Maguire’s life. Attached to the title of the most expensive defender in history, he was under tremendous pressure and every time he made a mistake, even the smallest, he was brought out.
Maguire’s life would probably be much brighter if he hadn’t bumped into Man United. But, “who’s to blame now”?
