David de Gea | 2011-14 Performances

[charleysurf]

Dropping De Gea when he was in fine form shattered his confidence last season, and arguably cost us the title. Good to see Fergie's learnt from that mistake...

feck off. If De Deas not up to competition for his place then he'll never be a top keeper.

 

[Escobar]

Wrong time to rotate

 

[charleysurf]

Fergie'll never want him to win the golden gloves. When we play relegation fodder, De Gea's rested. Way to boost his confidence; not giving him a chance to keep a clean sheet in what would theoretically be an easy win for us.

This is why I didn't want Lindegaard still in the team; he's too good to be a #2, and he keeps getting Fergie to put him in on his bogus rotation policy. If our second option was Ben Amos, Fergie'd start De Gea rain or shine; and that's how he's going to become the best GK in the world.

Just get a gun and top yourself if you are such a De Gea fanboy that you would want United to risk having a shit 2nd keeper.

Christ, where do these nutters come from.

 

[ricky-romeo]

When Rio is back and we have our best back four - de Gea is on the bench.

He played with Ferdinand and Vidic in front of him for 321 minutes... in his 41 appearances for United.

Frogie pls.

this.

 

[Chabon]

feck off. If De Deas not up to competition for his place then he'll never be a top keeper.

He gets dropped even when he plays well, and it clearly effects him. Why on Earth would we keep doing it?

 

[Varun]

feck off. If De Deas not up to competition for his place then he'll never be a top keeper.

Bad timing though mate. Sends all the wrong messages to him.

 

[Kraftwerker]

feck off. If De Deas not up to competition for his place then he'll never be a top keeper.

Exactly.

This could be the making of him.

He can't just think he's got the Man United keeping position nailed down for the next 15 years. Sure he can believe it, but it won't come for free.

 

[Jaz]

Hopefully it's an injury knock or something. If not, I think Fergie got it wrong on the keeper tonight.

Lets hope it won't make a big difference.

 

[ha_rooney]

feck off. If De Deas not up to competition for his place then he'll never be a top keeper.

Competition is fine, but unnecessary rotation did not work last season and it's not likely to work this time. His form this season doesn't warrant rotation or dropping him. Any player who gets benched when he has done nothing wrong is likely to have a negative effect on their confidence. No coincidence that DDG's best form was when he was definitely playing each week.

Also, it doesn't help the understanding between GK and defence if we're making changes each game and not sticking to one keeper.

 

[prateik]

Bad timing though mate. Sends all the wrong messages to him.

If he reads the papers.. maybe.
Fergie did the same last season before the international break as well.. Maybe Fergie had a word and De Gea knows the reason for it.

 

[Phil]

Oh this shit again, joy.

 

[Varun]

If he reads the papers.. maybe.
Fergie did the same last season before the international break as well.. Maybe Fergie had a word and De Gea knows the reason for it.

He made a mistake last game, he doesnt need to read the papers to feel a bit shit about being dropped/rested right after it.

 

[Jaz]

Fergie: Dropped for the mistake.

 

[Randall Flagg]

Confirmed he was dropped but will be back in the next game

 

[Lynk]

Ferguson is fueling the fire by saying he was dropped. feck sake.

 

[Phil]

Fergie saying he made a mistake last week and he'll be back in a couple of weeks.

 

[TheReligion]

Odd from Fergie I have to say.

Can't do De Gea's confidence much good

 

[ha_rooney]

So he's dropped for this game but will be back the next game? Don't see the logic in that.

 

[Woodzy]

He's 21. Fergie clearly thinks he needs to learn the hard way, stop moaning.

 

[EvilChuck]

He just said on Sky that he was dropped for the mistake and he'll be back 'in a few weeks'

 

[Baxter]

Joke.

 

[Varun]

For a man known for his Man Management skills, its weird to come out and say that even if thats what actually the case is.

 

[evra]

Idiocy, DG made a mistake but he's also made some fantastic saves in our opening two games. This is what you expect when you sign a young keeper, just fecking back him SAF!

 

[Jaz]

Interesting man management.. Let's see what happens.

 

[Ballache]

Mistake? he's been our best player so far, won us 3 points against Fulham. Ah well, Fergie knows best i guess. I don't mind Lidegaard, he's a really good keeper, just surprised SAF dropped DDG.

 

[kps88]

Hmm. One mistake and you're dropped for "a couple of weeks"; what happens if Lindegaard messes up today then?

 

[Lynk]

For a man known for his Man Management skills, its weird to come out and say that even if thats what actually the case is.

Every manager makes mistakes. I think this is one tbh.

 

[Rado_N]

I'm really surprised at SAF for that. I don't agree with dropping him but putting that to one side, coming out publicly and saying that is just crazy. The press are gonna be all over him.

 

[gza the genius]

I'm not even sure this "mistake" he made against Fulham caused the goal. If he doesn't come out for the ball it's still going to hit Vidic's foot and who knows if he would've been able to stop that. Granted, if he's going to go out like he did he should be getting the ball.

Either way, benching him for one mistake that didn't actually cost us any points, after how well he had played up until that point is very stupid.

What happens if Lindegaard makes a mistake today, play Amos then?

 

[Orton]

Hmm. One mistake and you're dropped for "a couple of weeks"; what happens if Lindegaard messes up today then?

What happens if Lindegaard is brilliant today, then what? It's a position that just shouldn't be fecked about with unless there is a very good reason. 1 mistake after him playing really well apart from that is a shitty reason to drop him.

 

[Snow]

fecking hell Fergie. Keep De Gea in goal. So annoying. It's like he wants to play Lindegaard in all the games where we are not expected to concede many shots on goal. build up a false sense of confidence that will then shatter when he plays a game where he actually has to do something, like City last season.

 

[bosnian_red]

That's arguable that it was even completely his mistake. If anything vidic deserved just as much blame for it, if not more.

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

I wish we'd stop messing with our keepers.

Fergie just needs to pick one of them and stick with them for a a long period. Be it Lindegaard or De Gea.

This constant rotating isn't helping.

 

[Varun]

What happens if Lindegaard is brilliant today, then what? It's a position that just shouldn't be fecked about with unless there is a very good reason. 1 mistake after him playing really well apart from that is a shitty reason to drop him.

Then we continue playing him and wait for a mistake to drop him and pick De Gea again. Makes feckall sense. Crazy stuff.. I mean there has to be a fecking reason no club in the world rotates their keeper. Specially when injuries mean we hardly play the same back 2 in games either.

 

[Escobar]

Vidic shouldnt be playing then either. Also, keep in mind that DDG has been one of our better players lately, compared to others who were horrible

 

[Orton]

Then we continue playing him and wait for a mistake to drop him and pick De Gea again. Makes feckall sense. Crazy stuff.. I mean there has to be a fecking reason no club in the world rotates their keeper. Specially when injuries mean we hardly play the same back 2 in games either.

It will cost us more than it will gain us anyway that's for sure. No solid back 4 and keeper then we will just be exposed and shat on in Europe yet again.

 

[gza the genius]

Vidic shouldnt be playing then either. Also, keep in mind that DDG has been one of our better players lately, compared to others who were horrible

Well, his new couple of weeks policy seems to be being applied to Nani as well, and he did drop Rooney.

 

[WR]

I suppose he doesn't want De Gea to think he has a nailed on first team spot. It can only motivate him to keep his place in the future but could also crush his confidence.

Having said that, the way he acted after the cock-up last week doesn't suggest he's lacking on confidence anymore. The Cryuff turn in the area as well, I don't think this'll damage De Gea too much.

 

[Ballache]

i actually didn't think it was entirely his fault TBH, a mix-up between him and Vidic, but i didn't think it was entirely his fault.

 

[Cheesy]

He isn't playing? Surely there's got to be something extra here, maybe an injury or something? I really can't believe we're just dropping him. It's a bad move from Fergie who's usually a master at handling these sorts of situations. Despite a bad mistake in one game, he was excellent in the first and it's clear that the calendar year of 2012 has improved his confidence as well as his game. This will only set him back on the confidence issue.