David de Gea | 2011-14 Performances

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It may have saved us points if it has kept him warm during cold games. If he was distracted thinking about how cold his face was he might not have been ready for a shot that came from out of the blue.
 
I don't think there's enough of it to keep his face warm, is there? Now if it was something like one of these:

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Then possibly. But I've never had a beard before (not even to the extent of de Gea's), so I'm not really an authority on the link between beard length and facial warmth.
 
So if someone takes a curling shot from 30 yards out that is swerving all over the place, he can detect how it is moving in the air by the vibrations he feels on his facial antennae? AKA his beard?

That sounds entirely plausible.

As for the warmth thing, I reckon it must add something. Its not like a woolly jumper or a big coat, but it is better than nothing, surely.
 
Well as some of you know he was at the press conference for tomorrow's game. A few papers have done articles based on what he and Fergie have said, and here's the links to a couple that are similar but each has something different in:

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson pinpoints Liverpool nightmare as David de Gea turning point - Telegraph

Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | Sport | Football

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“I wouldn’t point to a particular incident in the game but the time I spent on the bench when I was out of the team I could reflect, think hard and regroup,” said De Gea, 21. “I started working harder to come out of that spell. It made me more determined so when I did get that opportunity to get back in the side I grabbed it with both hands.

“The thing now is to keep this good form because you know that one slight slip-up and you’ve got quality players waiting in the wings to grab their opportunity as well. “I did receive one or two bits of criticism at the start of the season. But it only serves to make you become a stronger person and encourage you to keep fighting and working hard.

“The important thing is to not let it get you down. It can almost be a positive thing. You can turn it around and through the hard work I’ve waited for my chance and grabbed it.”
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Ferguson was fiercely protective of the young keeper in the midst of the strongest criticism, but says the moment even his patience snapped was the catalyst for De Gea’s revival. If De Gea was not specific about a key fixture, Ferguson was.

“If you remember we kept taking him out of certain games in order to let him settle. It’s not an easy league to come into, as we know. Anders Lindegaard came in and did very well for us,” explained Ferguson.

“We kept that process most of the time but De Gea had a bad game against Liverpool and I felt he was better than that.

"He had to get his confidence back in terms of handling that particular defeat because if you lose to Liverpool it’s a big defeat. Since then he’s been outstanding.”
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De Gea, who has been bulking up his physique in the gym, said he has had to become more aggressive to cope with the demands of the English game, while learning to communicate with his defence has also been crucial to his improvement.

“English football is more physical than La Liga,” he said. “I’ve had to change the way I come for crosses. A keeper in England has to be physical with the strikers because they challenge you hard. If I don’t, I’ll get hurt.

“I’m also learning English little by little. I’m already able to give more instructions to the defence. Sir Alex just told me to adapt and continue as I am and the results will come.”
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“If you remember we kept taking him out of certain games in order to let him settle.
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Personally, I think the rotation policy did more harm than good for De Gea. He's performed at his best when he has had a run of games as GK, I hope we don't start 'resting' him for games when Lindegaard returns.
 
ha_rooney said:
Personally, I think the rotation policy did more harm than good for De Gea. He's performed at his best when he has had a run of games as GK, I hope we don't start 'resting' him for games when Lindegaard returns.
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I agree. Although it's good to have squad rotation to keep everyone fit and fresh, goalkeeper really isn't a position you can change regularly, and when you're in a situation like us with two new goalkeepers - one not fluent in the language or style of the league, it's best to try and keep things consistent.

Yes, Lindegaard and Amos need games too, but there were times at the start the goalkeepers were rotated and there was no need.

Ideally we would have a consistent back five but with most of our injuries coming from defence, De Gea's not really had a chance to familiarise himself with the defenders in front of him as they either end up injured or swapped for someone else the following game.
 
He likes to stroke his beard during a game whilst he contemplates does Evra and Jones know the meaning of positioning.
 
ha_rooney said:
Personally, I think the rotation policy did more harm than good for De Gea. He's performed at his best when he has had a run of games as GK, I hope we don't start 'resting' him for games when Lindegaard returns.
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I'd have to agree with you on that. I don't think it helped De Gea's confidence at all, and made it look to him like Fergie was losing faith in him already. Obviously, it's all worked out well in the end, but I don't think the rotation policy was a good move to make.
 
Damien1990 said:
I agree. Although it's good to have squad rotation to keep everyone fit and fresh, goalkeeper really isn't a position you can change regularly, and when you're in a situation like us with two new goalkeepers - one not fluent in the language or style of the league, it's best to try and keep things consistent.

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It's well documented on here, that I'm not DDG's number 1 fan. But I have to agree with this, if he is to keep on improving as he is, then he has to remain playing.
 
MoM again tonight.

United very fortunate to get away with this scoreline due to his brilliance.
 
Superb performance. Once again he has not been helped by the defenders, hopefully he gets the praise he deserves in the press.
 
Fantasic performance, he's basically kept us alive......well a pulse anyway.
 
That's the best performance I can recall from a Manchester United keeper in a game where they have conceded 3 goals.

Obviously we don't often concede 3... but still, Outstanding.
 
Saved us from a trashing. Sensational.
 
Why is it that our defence always seem so nervy whenever he is in goal. Feel sorry for him if he was making as many mistakes as the lads in front of him, he'd have been booted out long ago.
 
I felt sorry for him. It must have felt like playing for Atletico again.
 
MOTM for me, I feel sorry that he has to play with a team so poor currently.He's done amazingly well when the team has faced great attacking teams
 
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Why is it that our defence always seem so nervy whenever he is in goal. Feel sorry for him if he was making as many mistakes as the lads in front of him, he'd have been booted out long ago.
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Yet again a different backline in front of him.
 
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