England have been victorious of their heritage match towards Scotland to have fun the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the primary recreation performed between the 2 nations. Gareth Southgate’s males received 3-1 due to objectives from Phil Foden, Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane nevertheless it was the purpose they conceded that had social media buzzing within the fast aftermath.
With England 2-0 up at half-time got here the introduction of Harry Maguire, changing a stable Marc Guehi in central defence, and after a good begin the previous Manchester United captain turned an Andy Robertson ball previous of his goalkeeper and into his personal web reigniting hopes of a second-half Scottish comeback.
Following the personal purpose, The Independent’s Miguel Delaney posted on X: “Who is more luckless, Harry Maguire or Stephen Kenny? Whatever you think of their abilities, both have suffered some twists that are just down to pure bad fortune.”
Such was the controversy round Maguire on social media. Is his downward spiral a matter of decling abilities or dangerous luck on the unsuitable time?
Samuel Luckhurst from the Manchester Evening News tweeted:
“Maguire is stuck in a neverending cycle of negativity that will only end when he leaves United. Heckled by Arsenal and Scotland fans this month and things have gone wrong for him in both games. He gives opponents hope. Element of lucklessness and carelessness.”
While, talkSPORT’s Rory Jennings stated: “Harry Maguire is an absolute calamity. A walking disaster. A punchline. So bereft of any talent or natural intuition about how to defend.
“The only good thing that can come from this is that hopefully that OG will finally dispel the myth that ‘Maguire has never let England down.’”
Meanwhile, the England supervisor, already going through criticism for selecting Maguire on this September squad when he has hardly performed for Manchester United, got here to the 30-year-old’s defence in his submit match interviews blaming pundits and commentators for the vitriol he’s obtained.
“It’s a consequence of ridiculous remedy of him for a protracted time frame,” Southgate stated when requested in regards to the reception Maguire obtained from each units of followers.
“It’s a joke, I’ve never known a player treated like he is, not by the Scottish fans, but by our own commentators, pundits, whatever it is, they have created something that is beyond anything I have ever seen.
“He has been an absolute stalwart for us in the second most successful English team for decades, he has been an absolutely key part of that. I have talked about the importance of our senior players, he has been crucial amongst that and every time he goes on the field the resilience he shows, the balls he shows is absolutely incredible, so he is a top player and we are all with him.”
The Guardian’s Jonathan Liew fired again on the England boss referencing Southgate’s defence of Jordan Henderson’s transfer to Saudi Arabia by saying:
“Wouldn’t it be great if the England manager could defend LGBT rights with the same energy he defends Harry Maguire.”
