{"id":292378,"date":"2023-10-04T14:26:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T14:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=292378"},"modified":"2023-10-04T14:26:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T14:26:52","slug":"david-beckham-says-criticism-of-harry-maguire-has-gone-too-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/david-beckham-says-criticism-of-harry-maguire-has-gone-too-far\/","title":{"rendered":"David Beckham says criticism of Harry Maguire has gone &apos;too far&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>David Beckham defends &#8216;good lad&#8217; Harry Maguire insisting criticism of the Man United defender has &#8216;got too much&#8217;, and advises the England international to &#8216;keep doing what he&#8217;s doing&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The former Manchester United and Real Madrid player said enough is enough\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>David and Victoria Beckham joined by all four children at documentary premiere\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>David Beckham has called out the abuse England defender Harry Maguire is receiving and declared things have gone &#8216;too far&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The former Manchester United legend joined Gary Neville, Roy Keane, Jill Scott and Ian Wright on a podcast to offer some words of advice to the central defender who has been subjected to ridicule on social media and constant jeers inside stadiums.<\/p>\n<p>He said that Maguire, 30, just needs to keep on &#8216;doing what he&#8217;s doing&#8217; and &#8216;focus on football&#8217; despite his limited playing time at the club and receiving a bomb threat in April last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Harry [Maguire] has to keep doing what he\u2019s doing. He\u2019s got to focus on football, which he does,&#8217; Beckham told the\u00a0Stick to Football podcast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He\u2019s a good lad &#8211; he\u2019s had a great career. Has the criticism got too much? I think it has.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/11\/76152391-12592561-image-a-3_1696414459551.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England legend David Beckham has said that the abuse Harry Maguire is receiving has gone &#8216;too far&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/11\/76152405-12592561-image-a-4_1696414461042.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Man United central defender has been subject to ridicule on social media and constant jeering at games<\/p>\n<p>Despite his experience at club and country level, there has been an overwhelming criticism of Maguire since he made an \u00a380million world-record transfer for a defender to the Red Devils in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Beckham\u00a0recently offered support to Maguire last month after he scored an own goal against Scotland in a friendly match for England.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Inter Miami co-owner reportedly sent Harry a text message telling him &#8216;to keep his head up&#8217; amid the fan backlash he was receiving.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He also explained how he knew &#8216;what it&#8217;s like to be targeted&#8217; after his infamous red card against Argentina in England&#8217;s 1998 World Cup last-16 clash.<\/p>\n<p>England captain Harry Kane also offered his support to Maguire in recent weeks as he said the defender has been made a &#8216;scapegoat&#8217; and come under\u00a0&#8216;unnecessary scrutiny&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>He insisted his England team-mate was &#8216;one of our best defenders ever&#8217;, saying: &#8216;It\u2019s part of football, but knowing him all he\u2019ll want to do is try and improve.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Kane added that the England squad are &#8216;fully behind him as a national team&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/11\/76153137-12592561-image-a-5_1696414463675.jpg\" height=\"475\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Beckham and Gary Neville pictured laughing during an interview for The Overlap<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/11\/76153637-12592561-image-a-6_1696414485348.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Beckham family out in full force last night at the documentary premiere in London<\/p>\n<p>Last night, the Beckham family stepped out on the red carpet\u00a0for their new documentary premiere about their personal and professional lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the series David\u00a0reveals his rows with Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, including the moment he had to be &#8216;held back&#8217; by teammates during the infamous bust-up where the Scot kicked a boot at him.<\/p>\n<p>The programme also features interviews with David&#8217;s parents about his childhood, the surreal moment he became a Manchester United player and what his mother really thought about the woman who would become wife and mother of this children.<\/p>\n<p>It also touches upon his mental health struggles when he became public enemy number one after the 1998 World Cup.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the Stick to Football podcast, the 48-year-old also discussed a range of topics with Neville and his team, including his own playing career and how he secured\u00a0Messi\u2019s move to Inter Miami.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12592561\/David-Beckham-says-criticism-Harry-Maguire-gone-far-following-ridicule-social-media.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Beckham defends &#8216;good lad&#8217; 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