David de Gea | 2011-14 Performances

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He's young, and will be a great keeper. Don't think he was at fault for either goal today.

maybe not but hardly what i'd call a confident man right now. evra did him no favors on the second.
 
I said before the game that bringing De Gea for this match was wrong, and I think that has been proven correct. Madness to do so.
 
I can't bring myself to sympathize with this lad, he irritates the feck out of me. Will take much much longer for him to 'adapt' than some might suggest. Lindegaard is first GK to me by a massive margin.
 
Desperation to pin goals on him. Mistakes were made by him today but they weren't costly. I counted 2 but I missed the first half. Catch from the overhit Downing cross and the pass in the box that the Liverpudlian got inbetween.

I'm worried about Evra's defending capabilities than I am about goalkeepers. Rafael already looks better at defending and he ain't no slack in attack.
 
2nd wasn't his fault but the whole game was littered with his mistakes
 
Near post again. Should've done better.

First and foremost - Protect your fecking near post and don't spread your legs FFS. If they score a goal at the far post - so what, you've done what you had to do and that's it.

Sigh
 
Even if you absolve him of blame for both goals, his mistakes influence the game. It was obvious to everyone that he looked very nervy whenever the ball came near him in the second half. It can't exactly help our defenders knowing even simple balls in might be spilled. A calm goalkeeper calms down the whole team and gives confidence to his defenders. He did the opposite and gave Liverpool hope.
 
He wasn't anywhere near as bad as ITV made out.

If anything for the first goal he was trying too hard to be intimidating instead of just concentrating on the ball being delivered.

Second goal wasn't his fault at all, sure he got beaten at his near post but I don't think he could've predicted that Kuyt would've got all that space from that far out.

People criticising his kicking for that silly pass I don't think should be complaining either. Generally his kicking is fantastic, and he helps us keep possession very well. With the way he plays he's always going to get the odd one which puts us on the back foot but I think that's a decent trade off considering how well he passes it normally.

He's basically a very talented keeper who is low confidence. He has one big flaw in his game which is how he deals with the aerial ball. If he can get adjusted and sort it out I have faith that he'll still be our number one keeper.
 
2nd goal wasn't his fault, but he should be saving it tbh.

I've always said that he'll turn out to be our long term option and Lindegaard will get more games short term.

there was no way he could have saved the second.... He was not even sure where Kuyt would hit it.. left or right..
 
Even if you absolve him of blame for both goals, his mistakes influence the game. It was obvious to everyone that he looked very nervy whenever the ball came near him in the second half. It can't exactly help our defenders knowing even simple balls in might be spilled.

Even if we can't blame him, we still will.
 
You guys are very harsh. He's in a new country at a new team and he's still learning his craft. He's having to unlearn some of those things because he has to adapt to the English game. Also he's had very little chance to play alongside the likes of Vidic and Ferdinand, especially Vidic who offers great physical presence defensively. It's a difficult bedding in period and it was to be expected. He'll be fine, he's got a good mentality. His confidence looked fragile but after a 10 min period where he fumbled a few things he handled well and there was nothing he could do on the final goal.
 
Poor decision to come out for the first goal, second nothing he could do. Sure he'll be the easy scapegoat though for those looking for reasons
 
ITV, much like the rest of the media, are a fecking disgrace. Reina made as many mistakes in that match as De Gea did, he just got the luck De Gea didn't get.
 
1st goal: Should've stayed on his line (I was even thinking this before the goal).

2nd goal: Too flat-footed.

You can't really argue with these.
 
Even if we can't blame him, we still will.

I personally don't blame him for either goal and don't believe football games are lost because of just one player. However, its clear he didn't help and had a torrid time.
 
ITV, much like the rest of the media, are a fecking disgrace. Reina made as many mistakes in that match as De Gea did, he just got the luck De Gea didn't get.

What? There is no way Reina made anywhere near the same amount of mistakes. You are crazy
 
Ferguson made two mistakes imo.


1) Completely blanking De Gea out gave ammo to his critics, he should've brushed it aside and allowed him to play in the filler matches
2) Picking Anfield for his first game back was not a good choice. Massive pressure, and the guy hasn't played for over a month.
 
His attempt at dealing with Carrick's through-ball was a joke, he was incredibly lucky not to concede. So yeah, he made one mistake, exactly as many as De Gea.
 
ITV, much like the rest of the media, are a fecking disgrace. Reina made as many mistakes in that match as De Gea did, he just got the luck De Gea didn't get.

Are you serious?! Reins wasn't perfect but there was a bloody gulf between them today.

DDG should be loaned out. He has cost us a lot more points in the league than he has saves us and now we are out of the FA cup. Not just because of him but he certainly didn't help.
 
The first goal was shocking, and the corner before that he was poor. Unless he gains 10-15lbs in upper body strength and grows a pair of balls he will fail in the English game.

He was not at fault for the second though. Attacker clean through on goal and he hit the shot perfectly. You can't expect a GK to get to a ball hit that well from that range.
 
The second goal, It' s not a mistake per se, but he's easily beaten at the near post again and again. See Yakubu and a couple of City's goal at OT.

Fergie, your handling of the GK situation is a shambles! Make up your mind! Preferably on Lindegaard. Ta.
 
Agreed Lynk. Lindegaard should have played, and the De Gea could have got a decent run before the next big game.

If De Gea is ready for the Premier League, he clearly isn't fecking ready for Anfield.
 
I've stuck up for De Gea every time he's been criticised but not anymore. He's made far too many howlers this season. You can blame the defending all you want but the Keeper is the last man, he should be there to save the day.

He is terrible on crosses, looks nervous as hell - he looks like an 11 year old kid in the nets and has no presence whatsoever.

He does make the odd good save but that's not enough. He's playing for Manchester United, not Colchester United.

My sentiments entirely. Embarrassment. I don't get the people who still say to give him a chance when he performs as badly as he does today. He is way too young to be given the responsibility at the moment. In the future who knows? But right now Lindergaard is and should be our only GK in the big games.
 
Agreed he shouldn't have been brought back for an Anfield match

He's shot now. Still think he'll be an excellent keeper but he's done for this season I reckon. A keeper without confidence is a liability, makes the whole side nervous.
 
Ferguson made two mistakes imo.


1) Completely blanking De Gea out gave ammo to his critics, he should've brushed it aside and allowed him to play in the filler matches
2) Picking Anfield for his first game back was not a good choice. Massive pressure, and the guy hasn't played for over a month.

Actually, in the wider pixture, SAF also made some of the worst subs I have ever seen him make today as well.
 
His attempt at dealing with Carrick's through-ball was a joke, he was incredibly lucky not to concede. So yeah, he made one mistake, exactly as many as De Gea.

What about DDG's pass to a pool player in the box? What about his misses catches and looking dodgy at most corners?

Like I said you are crazy
 
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