World News – UA – Southgate backs Maguire to ignore criticism after red card costs England

Gareth Southgate insisted Harry Maguire would bounce back after the defender’s dismal start to the season took another turn for the worse when he was given a red card in the 1-0 loss of England against Denmark in the Nations League

Maguire’s form has plummeted since his trial in Greece and pressure on Manchester United center-back has increased after receiving two yellow cards in 31 minutes against Denmark at Wembley, forcing Southgate to answer questions about the ‘growing indiscipline of his team and off the field

It was a miserable night for England, who finished with nine men for the first time in their history after Reece James received a red card for dissent after the final whistle

Denmark finished second in the group thanks to a penalty from Christian Eriksen, who converted after a Jordan Pickford mistake that led to Kyle Walker being penalized for a minor foul, and Southgate was criticized for leaving Jack Grealish on the bench Inevitably, however, it was Maguire who drew attention after two reckless tackles led to the 27-year-old’s dismissal in the first period.

« He gets thrown a lot and he’s big enough to deal with it, » said Southgate « He has our support and I know his club will be the same We have complete confidence in him He’s getting all of them sort of stuff for quite some time – from people who should know better

« During these times you learn a lot about yourself You learn a lot about others You learn who’s there for you He’ll be a better player and a stronger man for that Getting down to 10 men is expensive. ‘team But we support him He showed on Sunday why we think so much of him with his performance against Belgium « 

Southgate, who has admitted it will be difficult for England to reach the Nations League final by winning in Belgium next month, has no plans to take Maguire out of the firing line He will want to play football, « said the England manager » The best place for him is on the pitch « 

Maguire’s red card followed Walker’s red card in last month’s win over Iceland and Southgate admitted his side had to be good after a string of mishaps on and off the pitch “We have to learn from that because historically 10 men in tournaments you are missing,” he said. “Of course there have been things off the pitch that haven’t been good”

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