He managed to come through all the flak that was sent his way this time last year so I don't think some crummy headlines in the Sunday chip-wrappers will bother him any more.
David de Gea | 2011-14 Performances
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He managed to come through all the flak that was sent his way this time last year so I don't think some crummy headlines in the Sunday chip-wrappers will bother him any more.
He's definitely going in the right direction though.
A lot of his saves, dare I say, wouldn't be made by VDS.
Of course, the mistakes probably wouldn't either, but he's definitely one of the best shot stoppers in the world by a stretch. Maybe top 2-3 shot stoppers in the world already.
First real mistake in 2012 too.
I hope Fergie doesn't start rotating the keepers again this season. Unless he goes into a real slump DDG should be first choice. He's got massive potential, which will only be realised with games.
Fantastic today. So many reaction saves. I don't entirely blame De Gea for Fulham's second, Vidic didn't communicate well. What I do know however is that had it not been for De Gea there were a number of shots from Fulham today that might've ended up in the back of the net.
Don't know why he went to the right of Petric instead of jumping with him. I think he and Vidic aren't quite on each others wavelength just yet, a factor compounded by the defensive injuries.
If he repeats some of the errors of last season when it comes to commanding his area then i think it should be considered. Although i suspect and understandably so really, that any change of that drastic nature would be left until after the defence has become more settled. Vidic with so few games over the last year and our injuries have to be seen as a mitigating factor.
not his best day but he made some good saves considering the shit defense being played in front of him.
Despite his error, he kept us in the game at times and if it wasn't for him we wouldn't have walked away with 3 points.
I loved the bit at the end where he was about to say "great save" but only managed "great" as he realised who he was talking about. He then said the keeper could have been at fault for another goal...
Yeah Tony because when the balls coming in at that height and the attackers running accross its so easy for keepers!
Pretty shocking stuff for the second goal, to be fair. Also should have done better for the chance when Evra got kicked in the face, he just scooped it back to Petric who should have scored.
Still, I have more confidence of him when there are strikes coming from outside the box than I ever did with VDS, so that's something.
Still, I have more confidence of him when there are strikes coming from outside the box than I ever did with VDS, so that's something.
He saved our butts tonight.
He really needs to learn how to clatter into players.
This....and he will do again many many times this season. Great goalkeeper and so dam young. He will get better and better. Hope he stays for his career. Sure he will make mistakes...but many many fewer than the saves he makes. I'm so glad we got him...
He's still too "kind" as a keeper.He needs to shout the defenders and make his presence felt inside the penalty box.
No point pretending that goal wasn't a shocker. Bound to knock him a bit. I'm a big fan but that was a terrible goal. Vidic didn't shine, but it's the keepers call.
To be fair that was a freak goal. It came of the back of vidas heel. You probably couldn't pull it off in a hundred tries.
I still think de gea did brilliantly and made some excellent reflex saves that really should have been fulham goals. Including the one right at the end.
I still think de gea did brilliantly and made some excellent reflex saves that really should have been fulham goals. Including the one right at the end.
Nobody needs convincing of his reactions. It's the uncertainty on crosses that has to be eliminated. Today was a setback, no more.
I love De Gea, but eliminate that uncertainty at crosses and he's in the top 5 keepers in the world, if not higher.
Agreed, my only worry is that it's been a whole year now. whatever it is the coaches should be teaching him, they've had 12 months to work at it. The jump he did today was just terrible. Uncommitted, out of the way of the attacker and only through one hand at it.
They should make him do that Japanese game show where you have to run at one of a couple doors, and 1 is false and you'll go through, the others are solid.
don't think it matters too much from his perspective as he'll probably be off to barca or madrid in 4 years and won't be facing a million crosses pumped into the box.
He is absolutely peerless in the league when it comes to shot-stopping and distribution, unfortunately he inspires zero confidence when crosses are put in the box.
That was absolutely wank defending from Vidic. Not too bothered about it hitting his heel, as the Fulham player behind him hat a tap-in regardless. What the feck was he thinking though?
He's maybe a couple of months from being really match fit. Even if we get one of our 4 injured centre backs back we will be weak as hell in the middle of the defence for a long time.
Shouldn't take that long. He's had a full pre-season. Been playing shit though, that's for sure.
De Gea could have bottled it at the end, but he made some crucial saves and was great overall, his double save at the end of the first half was a fecking miracle. Awesome GK.
He really needs to learn how to clatter into players.
I am I the only one who thought he was slightly fouled on that play? The Fulham player does little to play the ball and clearly knocks DDG out of the way.
This is the type of foul that would be called in laLiga
Not his fault, the problem is that we have one of the weakest defence of the league.
That was my reaction from behind the goal too, expected the ref to blow for a foul.
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To be fair, a "defense" of 1 CB returning to fitness, 1 CM, and two full backs who attack a lot more than they defend is a bit of a problem. That will be rectified with time though. We just need our players back.
Personally i dont really now what happened to vidic there, if you watch him, he almost jumps and then falls over? i dont know if he completely misjudges the cross but if he doesn't jump forward there would be no risk of him kicking it in with his heel.
I thought at first he was pushed by the striker, but its just an odd goal all round.
Anyway all that matters is the 3 points. DDG saved us at the end with the ruiz header, he more than made up for that goal throughout the game.
I thought at first he was pushed by the striker, but its just an odd goal all round.
Anyway all that matters is the 3 points. DDG saved us at the end with the ruiz header, he more than made up for that goal throughout the game.
Neither of them exactly showered themselves in glory, Vidic looked like he had lead in his boots jumping for it.
Hopefully its just a bit of rustiness, he was out for a fair while.
Looking at their 2nd goal and I think it could have been a foul on De Gea. The Fulham striker looks at De Gea as the cross comes in and jumps into him. Any other GK and that probably would be a foul.
Looks like he gets a shout from DDG and ducks underneath it. Crafty from Petric as well, he's not even jumping for the ball there.
We need to make him into a brick shithouse. When that happens, hopefully, we'll have the best keeper on the planet. His shot stopping is amazing.
No we don't, VDS was a stick insect too and managed just fine. He just needs time.
He just needs to be less polite when it comes to that. Even Jones said to him at the Hawthornes last year, "lead with your elbows"
He really needs to learn how to clatter into players.
Is that not a foul?
English football. Still De Gea should've clattered him imo.
English football? Every time United had a corner the ref went over before it was taken and spoke to Kagawa/Welbeck for breathing on Schwarzer.
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