Taxi cab Fab
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Taxi cab FabI think people hear what they want to hear a lot of the time.
I've had Liverpool fans tell me they believe Mark Lawrenson is anti-Liverpool.
And you can find "why does Niall Quinn hate City?" on Bluemoon.
I've had Liverpool fans tell me they believe Mark Lawrenson is anti-Liverpool.
And you can find "why does Niall Quinn hate City?" on Bluemoon.
When De Gea saved from Hazard he praised that. Likewise Neville praised all the saves De Gea made against Everton which was another live game. When De Gea has done something worthy of praise, Neville has generally given it to him.
Courtois actually had a good game today and was the busier of the two keepers. By circumstances, he is going to get more praise than De Gea on today's game.
If only he'd used his left hand.
He's quality. Seemed to be off his line a bit more today too which was good.
Saved the one against Dempsey I believe it was two years ago as well against Tottenham at the lane
We need to give him a new contract and soon.
tbh I get Nevilles love of Courtios and rightly or wrongly I get why he doesn't shower De Gea with praise; surely no one can argue that when it comes to dominating his area Courtios does it better than De Gea and its that confidence and ability to do so which gives Neville a hard on. As for his seeming lack of desire to shower De Gea with praise can anyone really say hand on heart however well De Gea does week in week out you don't have it in the back of your mind he does have a mistake in him? That's the difference between the two in the eyes of 'most' one looks solid as a rock and the other you can't help but remember the past
Once Courtois starts to make the odd mistake (which will happen) balance will no doubt be restored....although I'm sure in the media they still rate Hart > De Gea so maybe not....
Once Courtois starts to make the odd mistake (which will happen) balance will no doubt be restored....although I'm sure in the media they still rate Hart > De Gea so maybe not....
I think Courtois can thank the defence he has in front of him for that though, can't he? De Gea has hardly had any settled back four in front of him for at least 18 months. If they had the defensive injuries we've had I'd have liked to see how he got on then.
Nevilles love for Courtois goes back to his Madrid days so not just this season
As for a settled defence De Gea hasn't had that for the 4 years he's been here
As for a settled defence De Gea hasn't had that for the 4 years he's been here
Hand on heart, I have no worries over De Gea whatsoever and even today when Hazard went through I thought he'd save it. He's just turned into a brilliant keeper, and those mistakes he made with crosses were basically completely eliminated 2 years ago almost. Since the start of 2013, he's been brilliant all around, with very little mistakes. All keepers make the occasional blunder, like De Gea vs Sunderland in the Capital one cup, and Courtois had a few of them last season as well I remember.
Great today. The save vs Hazard was brilliant, was gutted they scored for the following corner.
As for Neville I would have to agree he was a little OTT with his praise for Courtois. De Gea was the better keeper today. Not that Cortouis wasn't good, he played well but De Gea made better saves throughout the game for me. I have gone off Gary Neville tbh. He was really good in his first year but since he's been tied up with England and Phil was coaching at United I've found plenty of his analysis to be inconsistent and at times wide of the mark. I think him and Carragher talk a good game but I don't have confidence in either of them as future coaches sadly.
As for Neville I would have to agree he was a little OTT with his praise for Courtois. De Gea was the better keeper today. Not that Cortouis wasn't good, he played well but De Gea made better saves throughout the game for me. I have gone off Gary Neville tbh. He was really good in his first year but since he's been tied up with England and Phil was coaching at United I've found plenty of his analysis to be inconsistent and at times wide of the mark. I think him and Carragher talk a good game but I don't have confidence in either of them as future coaches sadly.
He seems to be becoming more vocal towards the men in front of him. Does anyone think he could be the, kind of, defensive leader we need?
I agree. Although I think Neville would make a good first team coach - but not as a manager.
True. the moment Hazard looks up is when DDG raises his arm, tricking hazard into thinking he will dive that way, hazard then shoots the other way. I always do it when im in goal saving penalties and it usually works.
I can't believe someone just said De Gea isn't good at one on ones.
Was fantastic again today. That save from hazard was so good, I was proper gutted for him when they scored straight after.
That and the saves against Everton, he's been on fire recently.
That and the saves against Everton, he's been on fire recently.
He should literally be given a Spiderman costume instead of the traditional goalkeepers kit. Why isn't he allowed to wear a spiderman costume? Makes no sense.
I`ve been critical of David De Gea in regards to 1 on 1s where his attempts should have been better against Leicester for their 4-3 goal..
but he`s had a few ridiculous 1 on 1 saves... against Hazard today, then against Everton the other day, and who remembers this against Liverpool from Suarez. This is just a ridiculous piece of goal keeping!
but he`s had a few ridiculous 1 on 1 saves... against Hazard today, then against Everton the other day, and who remembers this against Liverpool from Suarez. This is just a ridiculous piece of goal keeping!
That was a great save. Shame the bellend who made the vid somehow thought that shite music would enhance watching it.
Courtois catches a ball pinged just over his head and he gets praised for it. I see nothing special in that.
Anyone else notice he raised his left hand on this occasion as well? Did it yesterday for the Hazard save.
Anyone else notice he raised his left hand on this occasion as well? Did it yesterday for the Hazard save.
Left hand raising is very important. It makes hazard not take the obvious choice of putting it to far corner and makes him instantly go to the near corner and de gea is there.
Van der sar did the same to nicolas anelka in the champions league final. That was the save that won us the champions league.
Van der sar did the same to nicolas anelka in the champions league final. That was the save that won us the champions league.
He was great in the air, Chelsea had so much corners in the first half, but he was the boss in the box, good thing.
Think this hand raising is getting analyzed a bit too much. The speed at which Hazard went past our defenders was electric. It all happened in a matter of seconds. No way he could have looked up and seen where De Gea's hand is pointing. Strikers are supposed to use peripheral vision. I bet Hazard just looks up enough to see where De Gea is positioned and chooses a side to shoot. De Gea anticipates it perfectly and goes the right way to stop it. His left hand plays no part in Hazard's decision making process.
During penalties it's a different thing, but in open play when the tempo is so quick it doesn't make a difference. Don't have any problem with him trying to distract the striker though. It may work once in a while.
During penalties it's a different thing, but in open play when the tempo is so quick it doesn't make a difference. Don't have any problem with him trying to distract the striker though. It may work once in a while.
Collected everything with ease today and made a couple of excellent saves, nice to hear the praise for him by LvG ain the post match interview.
It's this forum, opinions change every minute
Slowly but surely he is finding his best form after a shaky start. If we finally have a settled back 4 and midfield, he will get his clean sheets.
Isn't that another example where his positioning in 1 on 1 situations is questionable and his absolutely fantastic shotstopping ability bailed him out? He just kept his position and I'd argue a goalkeeper who is moving towards the attacker and closes down the angle will save more goals in a situation like that in the longterm, even if he's not as good a shotstopper as de Gea.
Yesterday he made two small steps towards Hazard, and even though he still looked a bit timid coming off his line in that moment, I'm pretty sure that was way more influential in that situation than the hand waving thing. Hazard had less time to shoot and a smaller angle on either side of de Gea. Good signs though, Frans Hoek is a fantastic goalkeeping coach and will make de Gea a more proactive goalkeeper. I wouldn't be worried at all, de Gea will continue to improve in these situations.
Exactly, in his peripheral vision, he sees movement towards one side of the goal, so he puts it the other way. You're right that it won't always work though, as a lot of strikers aren't reactive in that situation and would just pick a side regardless.
I'm not GK coach, but on the Liverpool one, if he came rushing out, I think he could have made it easier for Suarez in the way the ball sat up for him.
His one-on-ones in general are not top level though I think. It didn't get as much praise, but Courtois' save against RVP when he came rushing out, I thought was brilliant, I don't think even RVP knew he was there.
I think the problem is when ex players become pundits is it's a lose/lose situation for them. Whenever I see Neville or Carragher for example they tend to be overly critical of their ex clubs. Maybe it's so they're not accused of biased. I bet if Neville came out singing De Gea's praises yesterday for example he'd of got stick off other fans for being biased. Same as what happens if Carragher praises Liverpool. As a result they tend to be more critical which annoys our fans but not others as much.
Probably says more about RvP. He should have been expecting it, but it was a good save nonetheless.
I noticed that in the game aswell, seems to have taken it on himself more. Also tried a few quick throws, looks like he's been asked to assert himself more.
There is a reason I call him Dave the Cat
Good read.
Still hasn't signed a new contract