Maguire-beslissing van Ten Hag maakt veel los: 'Ik kan het niet meer aanzien'
Harry Maguire blijft de aanvoerder van Manchester United, bevestigde Erik ten Hag maandag. De beslissing stuit op de nodige weerstand vanuit de achterban en legt bloot in wat voor ingewikkelde positie de Nederlander zich bevindt.
Maguire is waarschijnlijk de minst populaire speler op Old Trafford, maar speelt altijd en ook Ten Hag ziet wat in de Engelse verdediger. "Hij is een goede captain en heeft veel succes geboekt, dus ik twijfel er niet over", liet de Nederlandse manager optekenen vanuit Bangkok.
De beslissing om na het desastreuze seizoen 2021/2022 niet van aanvoerder te wisselen, maakt nogal wat los. Een greep uit de reacties:
So the same United fans fuming with me for applauding the decision to keep Maguire as captain seem to be without knowing criticising the new manager for his decision. Maybe support Maguire and stop bullying him on here! The new manager obviously likes him.
— Gary Neville (@GNev2) July 11, 2022
If you’ve removed Maguire out of your potential starting XI next season, better add him back.
— NENYECHELSEA💙 (@IyawoChelsea) July 11, 2022
Ten Hag don’t have the balls to strip him off his captaincy and you think he would make him a bench warmer😀.
Erik Ten Hag is not taking the captaincy from Harry Maguire? I am beginning to lose faith in him already.
— Fosty Sarkodie (@KwasiNawil) July 11, 2022
I can’t watch another season of Maguire being a regular starter talk less of being Man United captain.
— BASH-AAR 🔞 (@FaruqBashar) July 11, 2022
Maguire, like everyone, was atrocious last season. 22-23 is his last chance saloon. But I think ETH is right to keep him captain. Seems unnecessary to come in and immediately strip someone of the captaincy. But if he doesn't improve markedly, he needs selling
— Alex Shaw (@AlexShawESPN) July 11, 2022
Erik Ten Hag wants Harry Maguire to retain the captaincy. But a section of Man United fans are already fuming and turning on his decision. I thought we all agreed to support our new manager?
— Zoba (@Czooba) July 11, 2022
Harry Maguire must do something we don’t see, it’s obvious. He would not be kept captain otherwise. Plus it’s Ten Hag’s decision so deal with it.
— ʟɪᴀᴍ 🐬 (@LiamXCL) July 11, 2022
Also re Maguire and the captaincy, I feel like he's only just about getting to know his players. Will be a while before he 'makes' a decision. Until then, continuing makes sense.
— Lateriser12 (@lateriser12) July 11, 2022
So it’s only taken one press conference, and one comment about Maguire retaining the captaincy for a section of the fanbase to turn on Ten Hag…
— Alexei (@MUFC_redarmy99) July 11, 2022