^^ Aye that foul was annoying. Totally needless.
David de Gea | 2011-14 Performances
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Commentators hate this kid. They moaned that he was making saves with his legs.
Niall Quinn loved his save off the Luiz free kick.
Thought he was amazing, seems to always play well against the chavs.
I wonder if he's ever played handball.
The save from Luiz reminded me of a handball goalie.
The save from Luiz reminded me of a handball goalie.
Craig burnely was the same.
Thought he had a good game and made a great save off Torres at the back post
He is genuinely an amazing shot stopper. Still think the defence shits itself every time the ball comes into the box when De Gea is playing, but when he really sorts this side of his game out we're going to have one hell of a keeper.
Aye, Quinn seemed to have no problem with the foot saves, he genuinely loved them.
Quinn was very complimentary of De Gea all game. Saying that it had to be a great free kick to beat him.
Best goal line keeper in the country. If we can improve his all round game then he will be tremendous.
The free kick was a direct follow-on from the one he saved last year. Mata knew he cheated towards the left post last year and gambled that he'd do it again - he did. Two perfect free kicks - one saved.
His save from Torres' header reminded me of this:
Even Schmeichel couldn't believe he was saving that one.
I was trying to explain this exact point to people today. De Gea naturally would've (subconsciously?) thought back to his world class save last season. Mata gambled and outwitted him, and also hit it perfectly.
Fair play.
SchmikesHis save from Torres' header reminded me of this:
, he's 5 feet in the air and horizontal!It's weird that his kicking has gone a bit skeewiff in recent weeks.
What a save.
Taking a step to his left allows him to cover more of the goal at the expense of not being able to reach as far in each direction.
You'd not see Van Der Sar do that but at the same time he conceded a bunch of FKs down the years where he was left planted to the spot as the ball was curled over the wall (eg Aurelio at Old Trafford).
It's a slightly different goalkeeping technique. Which of the two has more validity generally I don't know but last night with all the stupidity happening in and around the wall Big Dave didn't really have a choice either way.
You'd not see Van Der Sar do that but at the same time he conceded a bunch of FKs down the years where he was left planted to the spot as the ball was curled over the wall (eg Aurelio at Old Trafford).
It's a slightly different goalkeeping technique. Which of the two has more validity generally I don't know but last night with all the stupidity happening in and around the wall Big Dave didn't really have a choice either way.
maybe gaz was just trying not be too bias with his comments there. haha. i mean it was a superb freekick from mata. at least 9 out of 10 of that kind of such a quality and well placed freekick from that position will end up in the back of the net. de gea did not does himself any favour when he took that step to his left but we all were expecting mata to find de gea's left hand corner. so maybe just for once let's praise the goalscorer rather than criticizing the goalkeeper. i don't remember people blaming the GKs when someone like beckham, juninho punambuchano, ronaldinho or pirlo bend in those superb freekicks into goals all these years.
anyway he made something like 4 or 5 very good saves today. that save with his leg was hilarious and great to watch. i wonder what kind of slashing he would receive had that gone in.
a very good performance from dave.
anyway he made something like 4 or 5 very good saves today. that save with his leg was hilarious and great to watch. i wonder what kind of slashing he would receive had that gone in.
a very good performance from dave.
saved the match.
The commentators judge him on his transfer fee not his age. Given time and games he would prove to be a fantastic signing.
Excellent performance. Some unorthodox saves but as long as it doesn't go in the net, I don't mind. He is a gem in games like these where the threat comes in from open play more than set-pieces. His shot stopping ability is truly world class.
That really started to annoy me after a while. I could accept the idea the first time he did it as it was a bit strange to uses his legs for that one. but all the others were great reflex saves that he did well to keep out.
DDG was a large part of why we didn't go into the break level or even behind IMO. Had a really great game bar that one miss kick
That is spot on. He is really good from open play. Set pieces he is a bit hit and miss.
I thought his positioning for the first goal was poor, he was crouched low down, had he been standing up he would have seen the ball sooner.
Other than that i also got the sense that the commentators took every opportunity to knock him. I think he did ok with the saves with his feet, he does look uncomfortable at set pieces which no doubt any other team will want to exploit.
Other than that i also got the sense that the commentators took every opportunity to knock him. I think he did ok with the saves with his feet, he does look uncomfortable at set pieces which no doubt any other team will want to exploit.
Nah, they judge him on the fact he's the goalkeeper for Manchester United, much like they judged Ben Foster. Age and transfer fee don't really come into it.
that save with his feet. Dangerous genius.Could easily have been a massive howler.
I think he was crouching in order to see the ball. Anyway, crouching is good to give you that extra spring for jumps. Not his fault at all. It was probably Rooney's fault more than him.
It was a fine goal though. I bet he didnt expect Mata to shoot towards the post he was covering. Great disguise.
Yep, you can't fault DDG for the freekick. It was well taken and you could see he was expecting it to go towards his other side.
Of course he does, and the wall had to go there, it would have been a lot of advantage to the taker had it been otherwise.
You do know how difficult it is to be a keeper in such a position, right? You can't see the ball, therefore you have to take a step trying not to give away so much space behind the wall (if the ball makes it over the wall but doesn't go anywhere near the corner but still beats you, then that's your fault), you only have seconds to react to the shot, especially when the FK is conceded so close to the box. It's too much of an advantage from that position, that's why these FKs are so dangerous, especially when the opposition has someone like Mata.
Stupid really by Rooney. De Gea is not to blame for this one, not at all. If the shot hadn't been perfect, then he'd have a problem.
It was silly. I actually thought Hazard fouls him in the build-up to that, I expected the referee to instantly blow a FK for Rooney but he was on the wrong side and wouldn't have seen the contact.
I think he just misjudged it slightly. There was too much power on it to save after he'd initially shimmied the wrong way. It had to be perfect to beat him from there any it was.
Was absolutely fantastic. Kept us in the game really.
Thats the kind of save i dont expect Lindegaard to make and thats no slight on him. It takes that little more to make this save that De Gea has and Lindegaard doesnt which is why he should be our No 1 no question.
Thats the kind of save i dont expect Lindegaard to make and thats no slight on him. It takes that little more to make this save that De Gea has and Lindegaard doesnt which is why he should be our No 1 no question.
I never understood that. Had he tried to go down with his hands for the Luiz FK, it was a certain goal.
Didnt understood that either - it was a good save, whether you push it out with your hands (if you're fast enough to go down!) or block it with your leg doesnt really matter as long as the ball doesnt go to an opponent player.
So did Brwned earlier!
The poor guy has no chance really does he?
The leg saves are unorthodox. That's the only reason people don't like them. They can actually be better though.
Take the Luiz free kick. If he uses his hands that goes for a corner. As it was he used his legs an got massive distance on the clearance.
Take the Luiz free kick. If he uses his hands that goes for a corner. As it was he used his legs an got massive distance on the clearance.
From different camera angle
I had the first angle and couldn't see whether the post had helped him out.
It was only when I got home and realised he effectively held ball and scooped it out that I realised how good that save was.
Little kid behind the goal is getting ready to celebrate.
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