Gareth Southgate held a heart-to-heart with Harry Maguire in the Wembley tunnel after Germany draw 18
Gareth Southgate held a heart-to-heart with Harry Maguire in the Wembley tunnel after Germany draw 19
REVEALED: Gareth Southgate had a heart-to-heart with Harry Maguire in the Wembley tunnel after the draw against Germany… with the England boss backing his under-fired defender amid calls to have him dropped
Harry Maguire was guilty of two of Germany’s goals at Wembley on MondayThe Man United defender has been regularly criticized in recent monthsSouthgate has offered its support to Maguire, whose place is under scrutiny
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England boss Gareth Southgate held a heart-to-heart with under fire Harry Maguire in the Wembley tunnel after the defender’s last foul-strewn display.
Maguire was guilty of two of the three goals England conceded in Monday night’s thrilling draw against Germany to further strain his international future amid mounting calls to drop the centre-back.
Southgate, however, were quick on hand to offer Maguire support after the draw with Germany, as he held a face-to-face one-on-one meeting with his beleaguered centre-back before the 29-year-old left the national stadium.
Harry Maguire had a rough night as England were held to a 3-3 draw by Germany
England boss Gareth Southgate spoke heart-to-heart with the controversial defender on Monday
Three Lions boss Southgate has given Maguire his unequivocal support during the current international window, starting in both games against Italy and the Germans and dropping an important hint on Thursday that the Manchester United captain will continue as a starter en route to the World Cup. .
Southgate’s support will be a huge comfort to Maguire during what has been one of the most difficult periods of his career.
Having lost his place in United’s squad under recently appointed head coach Erik ten Hag, the prospect of Maguire regularly playing first-team at club level between now and the World Cup seems slim.
Maguire made some costly mistakes for England in their 3-3 draw against Germany
Nevertheless, all indications suggest Southgate will remain loyal to Maguire as he finalizes his plans for Qatar.
Maguire is awaiting news this morning about the extent of a muscle injury he sustained in Monday’s clash against the Germans.
Southgate revealed after the game that the defender had complained about a problem in his thigh after the final whistle.
Captain Harry Kane said, “Hey [Maguire] had a pretty decent injury there at the end where he played on almost one leg for another five, ten minutes. Great character of him, I’m really proud of that.
‘Any individual mistake, you will be stripped. But we are a team, we will stand behind each other.
“They learn from it and move on. They were great to us every time they put the shirt on.”
Maguire’s name was met with mixed reception as it was read for kick-off at Wembley