Had De Gea had that performance today, a certain section of the forum would have gone into meltdown and there would have been 30 or 40 pages of hysterical posts.
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Seriously?! I wasn't talking about the fecking goalThere were at least 2 other situations where I expected him to come out, but he didn't.
Yeah one in the second half in particular and he just retreated all the way back to his line when it was easier to come for the ball. Didn't cover himself in glory today, maybe made one decent save but some weird decision making and his distribution was poor.
Not a great day at the office.
Positioning and decision making for first goal was shocking. Henderson vs Salah shocking.
I thought the one he didn't come for in the second half was worse!
I rate him highly and was happy when we signed him but today he was poor. That moment when he didn't come out to sweep the ball in the 2nd half reminded me of De Gea. Don't know if he was instructed to do so or is he already feeling the pressure from getting lobbed twice in preseason(one of which was a Dalot mistake)?
His passing was also off today. Constantly kicking it long to no one. For both his and our sake, I hope he improves on todays performance.
His passing was also off today. Constantly kicking it long to no one. For both his and our sake, I hope he improves on todays performance.
It was bad also but that was lack of communication with Lindelof i guess. First goal was just shocking stuff. Guy sprinting 50m and you decide to wait on him at 6 yard box?
It was bad also but that was lack of communication with Lindelof i guess. First goal was just shocking stuff. Guy sprinting 50m and you decide to wait on him at 6 yard box?
De Gea esque in that goal.
BS. De Gea was excellent in those situations. He always waited strikers between penalty spot and edge of penalty box. There is really short memory about Dave among United fans
Very strange. I did expect some nervy, shaky moments but that was expected due to his presence way being higher than what we’re used to. Right now, we aren’t playing to his strengths and it’s clear that he’s been asked to stay back. Let’s hope we get to see his best.
The grass isn't always greener. We've got an inferior shot stopper now who doesn’t come off his line it seems and who's superior distribution isn't making the slightest bit of difference, but he is coming off his line and trying to give away penos it seems.
If only someone had mentioned all these points last season.
#BringDaveBackHe is gone mate, get over it. Instead of being so negative, back our new keeper. Where is your support, knife has bene out from day 1.
Every keeper has a bad game now and then.
Hope this was his for this half of the season.
It goes without saying that it really doesn't help when your midfield and defence are getting breached like ours have in the first 3 games. We've faced at least 50 shots over the course of 3 games which is definitely abnormal.
Hope this was his for this half of the season.
It goes without saying that it really doesn't help when your midfield and defence are getting breached like ours have in the first 3 games. We've faced at least 50 shots over the course of 3 games which is definitely abnormal.
Hes not the poster that brought ddg into the conversation
haha honeymoon days are over
Goalkeeping for that first goal was fairly comical. What he was doing lying on the ground who knows. It was just terrible.
He is the biggest De Gea fan on the forum.
That's irrelevant to the conversation here, it was another poster that brought DDG into the conversation. That's the poster you should be criticising, the poster that compared the performance to DDG
Huh? What did you expect him to do with it?
I’m not sure I really understand the fuss on the first goal. The striker dummied the shot and made him dive. It looked funny but I didn’t think it was a howler or anything.
This.
Most of the people criticising him think a bloke sat on his arse that no club in Europe wants to touch with a barge pole is great. I wouldn’t worry yourself too much with what they think.
And yet, so far i didn't bring Dave in any comparison with Onana. Even today i didn't said that Dave would save this and do that.
So we should act that Dave didn't played for us?
Did that goal feked his mind? I hope not!
I see how this is going to go.
Anytime anyone criticises a mistake he makes will automatically be reduced to someone that can't get over DDG instead of treating the mistake (or good play) on its own merits.
The grass isn't always greener. We've got an inferior shot stopper now who doesn’t come off his line it seems and who's superior distribution isn't making the slightest bit of difference, but he is coming off his line and trying to give away penos it seems.
If only someone had mentioned all these points last season.
I hear he's available on a free and we need a back up keeper
It's not the dive. It's staying rooted to his line for a one-on-one. You do 9/10ths of the strikers job for him by giving him the entire goal to aim at from 8 yards out. Even a scuffed finish will do the job. He should've rushed out and closed the angle.
He did the exact same thing at the start of the second half so it seems to be coaching. Feck knows why.
I think you have the short memory. Look where DDG is positioned when Salah shoots.
https://youtube.com/shorts/OQOqF4JAUwc?si=nNnfO_uGBfvPFJYm
I mean, the pure hilarity of it. I wasn't expectin him to save it, but I've never seen a keeper flop like that.
Can only assume you’ve never played football. He was sat down by a fake shot. It happens. Probably could have done better but nothing particularly heinous.
They wanted him to charge out like a lunatic and take out Awoniyi
He did everything correctly. Striker was just too good.
So GK getting criticised for not saving a one on one.
It's a one on one, it's more the attackers fault if the player misses than the gks if he concedes. Next time Rashford is through on goal and misses a sitter like that I want to hear how the GK was incredible to make the save instead of Rashfords poor finishing. Keep it consistent.
It's a one on one, it's more the attackers fault if the player misses than the gks if he concedes. Next time Rashford is through on goal and misses a sitter like that I want to hear how the GK was incredible to make the save instead of Rashfords poor finishing. Keep it consistent.
It was a 1 v 1 lads, the striker should always score in that situation.
Interesting to note that he is definitely sitting back a little more than he was in pre season.
I got roasted on here saying he was too far out of his box for both times he was lobbed in pre season, looks like EtH agrees as I see no reason why he would sit deeper.
I got roasted on here saying he was too far out of his box for both times he was lobbed in pre season, looks like EtH agrees as I see no reason why he would sit deeper.
You need to look that goal from different angle. Dave was at the edge of the box when Salah started his run and then he backed on six yard box when James closed down Salah and pushed him to the left.
Agreed but Onana didn't cover himself in glory. It was no howler, just not great.
The second half one bothered me far more.
So obvious that there are some De Gea fanboys on here who were just waiting to get the knives out.
I'm sure there are. I think moving DDG on was spot on, and I like Onana - just commenting on what i saw today.
He was great v Spurs.
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