{"id":203539,"date":"2024-07-26T16:23:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T16:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/26\/harry-maguire-blasts-ridiculous-criticism-of-englands-euro-2024-performances\/"},"modified":"2024-07-26T16:23:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T16:23:46","slug":"harry-maguire-blasts-ridiculous-criticism-of-englands-euro-2024-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/26\/harry-maguire-blasts-ridiculous-criticism-of-englands-euro-2024-performances\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Maguire blasts \u2018ridiculous\u2019 criticism of England\u2019s Euro 2024 performances \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Harry Maguire has hit out at the \u201cridiculous\u201d criticism levelled at England for their performances at Euro 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>England\u00a0made it to a second consecutive Euros final in Germany, but fell at the final hurdle once more as a late winner from Mikel Oyarzabal handed Spain a 2-1 win in Berlin and a record fourth European Championship title.<\/p>\n<p>Though the Three Lions progressed through to the final of\u00a0Euro 2024, manager Gareth Southgate came in for a considerable amount of criticism for his tactics and team selection. Plastic pint cups were even thrown at Southgate in the aftermath of the bore 0-0 draw with Slovenia in the group stages, such was the ire of travelling fans.<\/p>\n<p>Southgate has since resigned from his post and speaking to\u00a0<em>BBC Sport<\/em>, Maguire \u2013 one of his most utilised players throughout his tenure in charge \u2013 has come out in defence of his former manager, questioning whether or not expectations from the media and supporters were realistic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Criticism] was a bit ridiculous. Yes, performances might not have been amazing but it is tournament football,\u201d Maguire said. \u201cIt is not as expansive. There are far less risks taken.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t afford to make mistakes or get caught going out in a full press. You saw throughout the tournament there were not many high-scoring wins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just don\u2019t know what the media or fans expected of this team. Was it to go and beat Serbia 4-0 in the first game and then beat Denmark 3-0? Did they think it was just going to be a walk in the park?\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/01j3q3z1h64bd21tm4zc.jpg\" alt=\"Gareth Southgate, Harry Maguire\" title=\"Gareth Southgate, Harry Maguire\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Maguire and Southgate \/ Robbie Jay Barratt \u2013 AMA\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Maguire failed to make Southgate\u2019s final\u00a0Euro 2024\u00a0squad thanks to a muscle injury and, speaking to\u00a0<em>Sky Sports<\/em>, he admitted that the disappointment was the hardest period of his career to date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a real tough moment in my career. It was probably the toughest moment in my career to date,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo get myself into a position where all year I\u2019ve worked hard to play at the end of the season and to play in these big games, cup finals and then to go to the Euros and try to win the tournament for my country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt like I got myself in a great position physically and mentally to go and perform at the highest level, and to face the setback I did with the injury, it was a real tough moment for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harry Maguire has hit out at the \u201cridiculous\u201d criticism levelled at England for their performances at Euro 2024. 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