Monday, December 5, 2022 at 08:55• Tom Rofekamp

Johan Derksen considers the chance that England will become world champion small. The analyst thinks that the starting place of Harry Maguire the Three Lions plays tricks. According to Derksen, the 29-year-old center defender is without a doubt the weakest link in the English team, and there is really no reason why he should play. “Now explain to me why this is the best central defender in England.”

Gareth Southgate’s team qualified for the quarterfinals without any problems on Sunday with a 3-0 victory over Senegal. The the Dutch Winter. “England didn’t play that badly”, Derksen started, “but you can only come to the conclusion: with Harry Maguire in the center you can never become world champion. Erik ten Hag kicked him out at Manchester United, because if he “he has the ball, he structurally gives it to the opposing team. He is slow, he is not agile, now explain to me why this is the best central defender in England.”

Table guest Hélène Hendriks joined Derksen. “What I found so funny – because of course that’s why the opponent created chances, because the defense gave them the ball every time – is that he made a mistake and was looking like: what do I do? youDerksen added: “England has a nice team, but Harry Maguire is really the weakest link. A lot of build-up starts with him, so there is no build-up.” The moustache.

Maguire is still undisputed under Southgate this World Cup. The mandekker was at the kick-off next to John Stones in every game, and was only taken off prematurely in the opening game with Iran (6-2 win). Eric Dier and Conor Coady are the alternatives for downtown. In all likelihood, Maguire will ‘just’ appear on the starting form next Saturday, when England plays the cracker of a quarter-final against France.