Btw, I thought you are Chelsea fan. And no, I am not confusing you with duffer.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 43
- Clean sheets
- 13
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 0
I might have guessed. Nope - see this is duffers fault. I've been tarred with the rent boy brush.He will be seen as the best keeper in the world within 2 seasons by pundits and the like. all he needs is to be spains no.1 and for us to sure up our defence.
Wtf has happened to my tagline
Well I changed my location to suit.
In the boot. Its a joke me and the guys have, you wouldn't understand.Were you in this car?
Recovering in the pool!
Fek this nonsense about him wanting to go to Real, media wants to unsettle him out of his great form..
Were you in this car?
De Gea's ears are red. At least we now know he gives it and who takes it.
Is Mata ever not beautiful?
Do you agree with Jamie Carragher?
Carragher talking sense here.
Carragher talking sense here.
I disagree though I do like what he's saying. Even if he keeps his consistency, I think the only way he can win the PFA POTY is if our defence continues to leak a load of chances.
Well, if Scott Parker can win it, why not DDG?
If he keeps on this consistency then yes, he would (or should) at least be nominated.
This and we will have to win the league. Otherwise he won't win it.
Aston Villa 1:1 Man Utd
Nothing he could have done to stop that shot.
Agreed. Did well the few times he was called into action besides that shot.
Sign a contract you beautiful bastard!
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I would like to see how good Dave is at that
I would like to see how good Dave is at that
I think he is one of the better kickers in the game, that's the first thing I noticed when he came to Old Trafford, when giving time he's kicking is always on point. We've been pressured a lot recently with our playing at the back so when he has to boot it fast you can't blame him for missing the target.
I love how he manages to cleanly catch incredibly hard hit strikes, where most keepers would just parry.
One of, if not the best Swedish expert holds him as the best goalkeeper of the 2013-14 season. Of the ones he caught, he safely gripped 91.7% of all crosses and boxed out just 8.3% in comparison to the first two years after he came when he boxed out around 50% and caught 50%.
Last year he safely gripped 69% so he has done some amazing improvements.
He's also now training with Spain and United, two possession strong teams and for United he actually averages 33% more passes than Cortouis per game and just 5 passes less than Neuer per game, they both have pretty much the same amount of long balls per game too.
So DDG has a brilliant opportunity to improve his passing and in possession qualities for us as well. Neuer has an incredible 87% passing accuracy and DDG just has 64%(compared to Cortouis 58%).
Last year he safely gripped 69% so he has done some amazing improvements.
He's also now training with Spain and United, two possession strong teams and for United he actually averages 33% more passes than Cortouis per game and just 5 passes less than Neuer per game, they both have pretty much the same amount of long balls per game too.
So DDG has a brilliant opportunity to improve his passing and in possession qualities for us as well. Neuer has an incredible 87% passing accuracy and DDG just has 64%(compared to Cortouis 58%).
Do you know the passing stats for Van der Sar through his United or Ajax years ?
As an aside I think David might also have the added benefit of training with Valdes on a regular basis, who regularly notched up 80-85 % accuracy.
I'd rather rate those keepers on the long distance passes than short passes. We attempt to play in the back, which means De Gea will have a lot more easy passes than Courtois to get a high % and likewise with Neuer considering Bayern are a Pep possession team he'll have much more.
DDG averages more accurate long balls than Courtouis as well. So he has more passes, more accurate long balls, higher passing accuracy.
The important thing to take from that is like you say the style of football, which means that DDG will have some good chances to develop his in possession game.
I am granting myself a few Nostradamus points:
This was on the famous thread Chris Woods: can we keep him. Hoek was regarded as one of the best in the job, and the likes of Reina, Valdez or VDS were terrific with the ball. De Gea was very good at it (although last year not as good as before) but this year seems to have become better than ever. That and now leaving the goal at times to stop attack in my opinion are very related with the new coach.
Reina was good at pinging the ball forward from his hands but not particularly impressive at all with the ball at his feet. De Gea was the same until this season IMO.
I'd agree with that; De Gea had great distribution, not ball playing skills. Some of his throws, especially.
Isn't it nice that the match day has passed and for once there hasn't been any activity in the DDG thread? Another solid display. 1 on 1 he cuts the angles and makes it impossible for the opponent to score. Also loved how calm and composed he was when he was surrounded by a full gang on the set pieces. He's bulked up and come a long way from where he was in his first couple of seasons. The Neville rant on MNF after White Hart Lane 12/13 seems a distant memory.
Genuinely felt sorry for the guy when Jones lost his head and conceded the penalty. 5 clean sheets in 19 games doesn't do him justice at all.
Genuinely felt sorry for the guy when Jones lost his head and conceded the penalty. 5 clean sheets in 19 games doesn't do him justice at all.
It's a weird feeling going into a match with 4-5 world class attackers and still get more excited when wondering what kind of miracle stuff the goalkeeper will pull off. I really look forward to see him play, even if he plays in the most boring position on the field. Hope he's here for the rest of his career.
Robbed of a clean sheet again. Our defenders must have a bet that he won't get more than 10 clean sheets...
Glad this thread has been quiet for the last week or so.
Tottenham 0:0 Man Utd
He's like a big comfy jumper for poor people or an automated machine gun turret atop your mansion if you're rich.
He uses glue on those gloves of his. He catches shots - with ease - that many goalkeepers parry into open space.
Loved the way he was sweeping up so far off his line. Haven't seen much of that before. Might be a new facet to his game.