I don't know what people are expecting DDG to do in that situation? Let Caulker head it in?
David de Gea | 2011-14 Performances
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As already mentioned, he talks a lot of shit about 'keepers.
The goal wasn't his fault (the blame lies between Rafael and Valencia), but it was a feckin' feeble attempt at a punch. He seems to have made so little progress over the past two years at developing his physicality around the box.
His shot-stopping was there for all to see though.
His shot-stopping was there for all to see though.
Go on then, what are these others? At least give the Blackburn game some perspective with Centre Back pairing for that game. We should have a penalty and that could be the difference too.
Erm, he didnt have a clear opportunity to punch...couldnt have done much better.
He's obviously made progress here, he made a great punch earlier on in the game. This time I don't think he needed to come for it at all.
Yeah gotta back Vidic there for me. It shows how little they have played together.
Also, I think it was Ferdinand who was the covering defender- his positioning was poor in that incident- he neither marked Dempsey or stayed near the far post to try and clear it, all he did was run into de Gea and stop any slight chance of a recovering save.
If he doesn't Caulker heads it in, Vidic is completely beat.
Bloody hell. If we had any other keeper, we'd never concede a goal, apparently.
Vidic was a beast in the air again today. I've only seen the goal twice, I turned it off in disgust after seeing it again but Vidic looked favourite for the high ball.
arguably man of the match today and possibly has the hardest job in the world,other than holding every single thing thrown at him he gets scrutinised beyond belief. meanwhile joe hart is firing balls into his own net and getting plaudits.
For me that goal is just tiredness showing as a collective unit.
Decision making from quite a few players iffy there, the punch itself not as easy as it seems.
I think, like the pundits, we have to give credit where it's due - apart from the obligatory pass to a striker in a dangerous position and the pathetic punch which cost us the win he made some amazing saves, the one from the deflected shot from Bale and the one on one with Dempsey were exceptional. I've no doubt that his fanboys will have concluded that he did amazingly well to save the shot he parried to Defoe and that it was somebody else's fault that De Gea punched the ball so poorly, but there has to be a bit of balance.
Did you click on the wrong thread or something?
Also what's this bollocks they seem to have about saving with your hands? A save is a save.
Supporting an obviously talented young player is being a fanboy now eh?
He was a 9 out of 10 today regardless of the goal imho.
Couldn't agree more. We cleared the cross but it fell to a spurs player who was unmarked. We just couldn't close them down quick enough at the end.
Blame the snow, blame fatigue, blame Fergie for not throwing on another defender etc. At the end of the day it wasn't an unjustified result nor is it embarassing to come away with one point from WHL. The manner it happened was a real kick in the teeth though.
Basically saying it ruined his whole performance, that you can be brilliant for 92 mins but you can't make a mistake like that at a club like United, stating VDS/Schmikes as examples.
When Redknapp is the voice of reason sticking up for a United player you know you're talking shit. Neville overcompensating for his United past by being anti-United at times is very annoying.
No punch it 30-40yards not 4 yards mate.
Doing it on the internet, yeah.
If everyone on this thread came in here and started talking about how shaky David De Gea is, Kietotheworld would be straight in here telling people they were wrong and he's the best in the business. He just likes being contrary, as far as I can see.
It was a weak punch near the end, but he can't be blamed for us dropping points.
It was a weak punch near the end, but he can't be blamed for us dropping points.
He's climbing over two people when there's a ball dropped in with absolutely no pressure on the delivery. You're expecting too much if you want 30-40yard punches from there.
It's interesting the dichotomy with Redknapp. If he says something critical of De Gea it proves that those being critical of him are wrong, because Redknapp is a twat, if he says something praising De Gea it shows that the guy opposite must be incredible anti-United if even Redknapp can see he played well.
No I'm not I'd expect that from all Premier league GKs.
Great game from him
He kept us in the game till then but made 2 errors again. One the push straight to the middle again which Defoe Failed to Capitalize and second the punch.
A stronger keeper would have taken those bodies out and punched it away higher. The problem was not the distance that much but the fact that he punched it flatter.
I am still not convinced he needed to come over someone like Vida anyway. Vida was higher that Caulker and would have probably headed it behind.
A stronger keeper would have taken those bodies out and punched it away higher. The problem was not the distance that much but the fact that he punched it flatter.
I am still not convinced he needed to come over someone like Vida anyway. Vida was higher that Caulker and would have probably headed it behind.
It was your moment of glory, you'd have been so disappointed had he finished the game as the MoM. Your blood pressure probably went over the roof when he saved that Bale's shot.
It was your moment of glory, you'd have been so disappointed had he finished the game as the MoM. Your blood pressure probably went over the roof when he saved that Bale's shot.
I don't know where you get these stupid ideas from.
Changed my mind about him coming out having seen the replay. Caulker had Vidic beat by the looks of it and so he would have scored if De Gea had left it alone. He needs to ensure he gets enough strength on his crosses or the defenders do their best to mop up.
Then you'll complain when the attacker heads it in from that close
The defender that is completely beat in the air by Caulker?
If he left it to the defender and they scored from that there would be criticism that DDG should be coming for crosses. He can't win. The punch wasn't great but I don't think he did too much wrong. Personally, I think you have to credit Lennon there.
You are obviously happy when he makes a mistake, especially when it loses us points, seeing as you're here the very first minute it happens.
He can only get better from here, which is frightning for the opposition. He kept us in the game in the second half, and it's not his fault we weren't at the races offensively. I have absolute confidence in him going into the Champions League knockout stages.
Btw, people ignoring the first half chance which Defoe missed where he again pushed it straight back rather towards the corner.
Exactly, if everyone scrutinised the other players on the pitch who are also responsible for defending then they'll find quite a few errors in that goal, to put it at the door of De Gea is silly.
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