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David de Gea | 2011-14 Performances
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Well, at this age, that is to be expected but as we go along i'm sure things going wrong wont affect him much, if at all.
Of course, but he's not going to grow-up over night! He'll probably be the same for a few years yet.. as he's still very young. He will make a mistake at some point, I just hope people don't turn on him for it, as obviously he need encouragement.
I'd say it's rotation more than mistakes that's had an effect on him. Whenever he's been rotated out of the team he comes back looking like his confidence has been shot, whereas after a mistake he generally recovers well both in that game and the next.
He's a very confident young man. Even if he does make a mistake he doesn't seem to let it effect him. He's fantastic, he really is.
I love him, I really do.
I just hope he doesn't get homesick when someone like Barca come calling.
Valdes and Casillas are only 30, the big two are sorted there for many a year yet.
Delighted for him, as there was no denying his talents. Shows his self belief and determination too. Mistakes happen as he, along with all keepers/players, are only human. It is about how you come back from that and progress.
He's like a life sized pipe cleaner man.
7 months ago I said at the end of the season, he will have turned the corner and saved our asses more times than he cost us points.
It was clear that he will make mistakes, it was more a question how he responds to that. And tbf, that has been brilliant, shows that Fergie does not just buy talent, but also strong characters.
It was clear that he will make mistakes, it was more a question how he responds to that. And tbf, that has been brilliant, shows that Fergie does not just buy talent, but also strong characters.
You mean Ath. Madrid right? He has no ties to a club like barca.
Did he not say he would return to Athletico Madrid in that open letter he made to the fans
It's not like he's grown up with a dream to play for them, he's an Atletico fan. Hopefully he stays here for many years
I love this picture of the Chelsea save, reminds me of Scmikes.
Ronaldo was a Benfica fan as a kid. Didn't stop him wanting a move to Madrid.
Is it not possible to go more than a couple of pages with feeling sorry for ourselves with regards to the big bad Spanish boys?
Can he play a part in our pursuit of the other Spanish players?
So Casillas, Valdes are 30, Reina is 29... The poor fecker will never get a game for Spain 
So Casillas, Valdes are 30, Reina is 29... The poor fecker will never get a game for Spain
but he will still carry on and celebrate as if he won the whole thing on his own when spain win a tournament.
So Casillas, Valdes are 30, Reina is 29... The poor fecker will never get a game for Spain
Valdes is overrated. Reina is sometimes inconsistent. If De Gea can just remain consistent for the year or two, it will only be a matter of time before he gets a chance.
Yeah, I'd imagine he'd be number two behind Cassilas before too long.
I'm not so sure on that. Casillas will be around for a while yet, but if he peaks early and starts to decline, while De Gea hits his prime, then I think he'll be able to more than compete with Reina and Valdes for that no.1 spot. Anyway, it's probably a blessing for us. It's better for him not to be jetting off for international duty a lot. The less players we have in that situation the better.
christ, didnt realise Casillas is 30 now!!! Still think of him as a young player, which makes no sense really seen as he's been in the game for what seems like eternity!!!
He's still no Craig Gordon.
Thing is, as a goalkeeper he's still probably got another 5-10 years in him as well!
So Casillas, Valdes are 30, Reina is 29... The poor fecker will never get a game for Spain
He'll be considered better then Reina and Valdes by the end of his 3rd season at United and pushing Iker for the Spain jersey. The boys natural talent is outstanding.
Is argue he has been better than at least Reina and Valdes over the past four months.
I'd be inclined to agree on Reina as he's been a bit shit, and Valdes is an accident waiting to happen, but most don't agree he's better then them yet. It'll take a while before he's there, but I've not doubt he'll be the best Spanish keeper sooner rather than later.
Will be number 2 very soon, 2 seasons at best i reckon.
I'd say that he wouldn't have been the potential number 2 so soon if Reina was still playing at his best, but to say he's had a poor season is an understatement. He's actually escaped a lot of criticism from the media, however he's been very poor and hardly received any criticism at the start of the season compared to DDG.
I feel he should have save at least 2 goals we conceded last night, given his shot stopping ability.
Name the two then because I felt he had little chance for any of them.
Which ones? I wouldn't have expected him to save any of them really.
He didn't really do too much wrong yesterday in my opinion. He wasn't great at all, but it was the defence who we have to really blame when I look at it.
I think he could have done better with Fellaini's volley as it was pretty central, iirc.
He almost saved the Fellaini shot, which would have been an outrageous save had he kept it out. The header was completely unexpected and I don't think any keepers would have managed to stop that. The other 2, nah no chance.
I don't think he was to blame for any of them personally. Fellaini's was hit like a rocket.
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