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Maguire will be ready to replace this player's injury, it's time for England's captain

Harry Maguire is close to returning to the pitch, ready to take his place alongside Lisandro Martinez in central defence.

By Harry Smith

23/10/2022, 10:30 AM

Harry Maguire is close to returning to the pitch, ready to take his place alongside Lisandro Martinez in central defence.

The English defender is one of the most controversial players in world football, this player became the most expensive defender in history when he was signed in 2019 to Leicester, almost €90 million were paid to sign the player who was supposed to be the captain of the team in the long term, since this player arrived at the institution has been left to owe on many occasions, his work on the pitch has been criticized.

Since Erik ten Hag arrived to the team, the player has had little participation, little by little he has been left with a secondary role with the team, he has not had the continuity that he would expect, it has not been usual since the Dutch coach arrived to Old Trafford, he has been left with a secondary role and even out of rhythm, that did not benefit his level, since, the defender lost confidence in his level of play.

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Despite the situation he was living with his club, this player has been of the full confidence of the coach of the English National Team, where Gareth Southgate, has insisted that he is the captain of the team of the Rose, where he has been called frequently in recent months, even in the call prior to the World Cup in Qatar 2022. This player came to play the last day of Nations League out of rhythm, he had a bad participation.

The player committed a penalty and lost a ball that ended in a goal against, in addition to that the player would leave injured, already before the game was highly questioned, he was even booed by English fans at Wembley, since then he has tried to recover from his injury, Erik ten Hag said he is confident he can regain his level because he is a great defender, he was given a rest for the player to regain confidence and rhythm he needs.

Maguire wants the place Varane left by injury, his return is near

The Englishman may return to training at Carrington in the next few days, the team expects him to do his job with the team, due to the injury to Raphael Varane, which left a space for the Swede, Victor Lindelof, or the controversial, Harry Maguire, to fill. No doubt this is when the English player should disappear the criticism with a good level of football, Erik ten Hag needs him back to add minutes and confidence.

 

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