31/03/2022
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Jaap Stam on Harry Maguire: "I think for him, he also needs to have help from his team-mates. He also needs to have the confidence of people around him and they will have for him. But also from outside as well, so he can make these steps. I've seen him play before as well when he was at Leicester, and he played good games. Yes, sometimes now, when you see him play, he doesn't look confident at times or is not making the right decision. But that's also part of a player and his career path. Sometimes you get ups and downs, you play well, and then you go down a little bit. But it's about how you pick yourself up to become a steady player. And I think for him, they (his teammates) need to help him out as well. They need to tell him as well what he needs to do, and how he needs to play. He's doing well within the national team as well when he plays. So he's shown that he can play at a high level in the national team, not only for the country but also I think at Manchester United…It's easy for everybody to say that Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo are great players because they score a lot of goals. Yes, when a player is not doing well, it's also easy to say, 'he’' not doing well', or 'he's not performing well, so you need to make a different choice'. No, it's about letting people say, 'okay, what do you need to tell the player, so he becomes a better player?’ And that means individually and give him a few pointers that make it easier for him to become a better player. And now we're talking specifically about Harry as an individual, but also the players around him. The midfield players and the other centre-back, the two full-backs and the goalkeeper, they also need to help him out, to give him more options on the ball or to take a better position so he feels maybe more comfortable defending. So it's not only about one thing, it's about several things that need to come together to eventually come out on top."