Maguire has faced intense criticism over the past 12 months, but he has played an integral role to England's good form at the World Cup, according to John Stones
in their tournament opener, one came when England were 4-0 up and the other was a more than dubious penalty deep into injury time. Since then they have been near impenetrable.
“And how we have come through these three games in a difficult group we knew we were going to face. We are in a World Cup and anything can happen. I am extremely proud to keep two clean sheets. Bizarrely, Maguire was even mocked in the Ghanaian parliament this week. Nobody deserves to be the figure of fun he has become, having endured a miserable two years following his run-in with the Greek police in Mykonos in 2020.“Right from the first game, he has given a great response,” Stones added. “All three games he has been terrific. It is about us finding that partnership again and we have done that in the three games and it is time to keep rebuilding. The credit goes to him.
Credit must also go to Southgate for ignoring such noise. He has always been adamant Maguire would step up when called upon for his country, words that are very much ringing true. Stones has won 51 caps under Southgate’s tutelage and has seen the transformation of the whole England setup, aided by the construction of St George’s Park. Southgate has been at the forefront of the growth, on and off the pitch.“I don’t want to think about that to be honest,” Stones said at the prospect of Southgate leaving. “It’s a difficult one to answer.
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