Hope that he starts playing regularly for his country. He is still young but could be a possibility of him returning to Spain to improve his chances of cementing a place in his NT.
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No chance he'll leave just to play for spain, if he's playing regularly in one of the biggest clubs in the world and playing well, he will cement his spot. If Costa is starting and he plays in the exact same league, how come De gea has to leave to get game time?
That is true about Costa, I sightly worry that it could still be a factor though. Del Bosque really sticks by players, however he probably won't be manager to much longer given his age and how Spain are fairing.
I predict (and hope) De Gea not getting games is more to do with Del Bosque having certain players who he favours over others, and as you say, he may not be in charge much longer. He does seem very loyal to the certain players he believes in, regardless of form. I'm sure Fernando Torres could be playing Sunday League football whilst Negredo and Llorente banged them in for Barca and Madrid respectively, and Torres would probably still get the nod more often than not.
It's surely just a matter of time for De Gea. Casillas, Valdes and Reina's best years are probably behind them, and I don't think De Gea has any real competition in or around his age.
He loves it here, on his 3rd United birthday a few months ago he called the day he signed for United the best day of his life (and got understandably cheeky responses back from Atletico fans who didn't like him saying this). I am not worried that he wants to leave, I just hope we don't wait too long and make clear to him that we want him here for years to come and offer him a new contract very soon.
I can't believe it's taken up to the game vs. Everton for the media to realise he's good. Funny how the stories of him going to Madrid have coincided with this MotM performance, these journo are useless.
de Gea to start this evening then? If I was Spanish I'd be getting pissed at del Bosque if he doesn't
Doesn't make much sense going to Real Madrid as a former athletico madrid youth and fan..
Apart that he looks very much settled and loving it here according to his statements and comments but everything can happen. Nevertheless I believe that we have it covered with Johnstone (he might not be patient in the future as he is only three years or so younger which doesn't give him much hope starting for us anytime soon but he might do curtois and be loaned out in similar fashion. There is also Pereira and that serbian goalkeeper both looks like quality goalkeepers anyway I don't think there is space for speculation about degeas potential move out of old trafford. I absolutely have no doubt that he will be here in 5 years if everything goes well, I rather think he will be here in 10 as well
Starts against lux..about time.
Good luck to him, hope he can nail down a starting position soon.
I'd be bitterly disappointed if he was engineering a free transfer to Madrid by running his contract down but it's Dave...he'll surely sign on for a few years and at least have to decency to allow United to receive a fee should he ever want to leave.
I always thought he'd go to Barca one day so I'm not one of those who think he'll stay for 20 years or whatever, that kind of thing rarely happens. But if he is to leave one day I hope it's done in a way where everyone can be somewhat satisfied.
If Woody is supposedly throwing 50k a week at Blackett, I'm sure he can give Dave a decent pay package to tempt him into staying a few more seasons.
I always thought he'd go to Barca one day so I'm not one of those who think he'll stay for 20 years or whatever, that kind of thing rarely happens. But if he is to leave one day I hope it's done in a way where everyone can be somewhat satisfied.
If Woody is supposedly throwing 50k a week at Blackett, I'm sure he can give Dave a decent pay package to tempt him into staying a few more seasons.
About time from Del Bosque. Should have been starting for the national team 2 years ago.
Finally.
Hope he does well so he can come back to us still buzzing.
Is this his first national team start?
About time. Finally.
Now let's keep everything crossed he does well. He always strikes me as a very confidence driven lad, so a good performance will continue his good run of form, but a bad performance could shake his confidence and possibly set him on a bad run... It's Luxembourg though so I'm sure it'll be the former.
No he started against France in a friendly back in September.
Great to see De Gea get a start for Spain. He is the best goalkeeper they have imo. Should be first choice.
So this is his first start in a competitive game? That's crazy really, but still leaves him with many years of service ahead.
It's probably the right time for him to get phased in more and more, unless Casillas manages to get back to his very best. I could kind of understand why they largely stuck by Casillas during the WC, since he had a lot more experience and suddenly going with De Gea would've been a very sudden change. But now, it might be the right time for De Gea to start playing a lot more often, since he's likely to keep on getting better and better, and is obviously a lot younger than Casillas.
Ya. A really strange one that it took so long for VDB to realise he is Spains best goalkeeper but better late than never I suppose.
Very good to see. Hopefully he makes some incredible saves and Costa injures himself for long enough to be out of the game against us.
I think it's more that in De Gea's early days, Spain had three top keepers in Casillas, Reina and Valdes, meaning he was hardly going to get into the squad nevermind the starting 11, and in later days you still had Casillas starting a lot of the time, even if he wasn't at his best. Of course, it might be that Casillas isn't completely done for Spain yet, but despite De Gea's ability it's understandable why he didn't get a lot of game time for a while. Now, I expect he'll gradually establish himself as their long-term number 1.
Get in.
The thing is for the last 2 years De Gea has been better than those three goalkeepers. Valdes was excellent last season for Barca but De Gea was fantastic for us too. Reina has been in decline for at least the the last 3 years. As for Casillas he has probably only had a real decline in the last 18 months so it is debatable whether Dave should have started ahead of him at the Euro's but he should been in the squad at least. But for Valdes' injury he probably wouldn't have made the World Cup squad either which is a bit of a joke, with the fact Reina was 2nd choice at that tournament taking the biscuit altogether.
Yeah, I'd agree that Reina still managing to be 2nd choice wasn't the best of decisions. It's not easy for a manager to simply put in a younger GK though, especially when Casillas didn't really decline all that much until fairly recently.
Ya the main gripe I'd have is the fact Reina was getting in the squad ahead of him for so long. Like I said it is debatable whether Casillas should have been replaced earlier. It could have been done before the World Cup but VDB would never has just thrown De Gea in the deep end in the tournament itself.
I'm kind or glad he didn't get the go ahead in the world cup, Spain were dreadful and De Gea wouldn't have made a huge difference in that. As the debutant he would've been made a scapegoat for Spain's failed tournament.
Watching the game, he's done well so far. Spain really aren't the side they use to be, de Gea shouldn't even be busy in a game like this but he's been involved.
And as I say that Spain score a second.
Hopefully he gets a clean sheet tonight. Considering the opposition he really should.
Yep, though a CB pairing of Pique & Bartra doesn't fill anyone with confidence! (That said, Barca's not done too badly in the league, have they?).
Yep, but with Mascherano and Mathieu in defence.
Glad to see that De Gea seems to have finally cracked into the starting XI, should have happened before the world cup really. The only situation where I could have see him leaving United relatively soon would have been if his achievements for us had continued to be overlooked in favour of players based in Spain so good news all round.
Very true. It's amazing - their defensive record. Even that 2 doesn't fill anyone with great confidence as a CB pairing.
Give him a lifelong contract.
Feck off Real. Sign Dave to a 20 year contract.