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2018-19 Performances

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6.0 Season Average Rating
Appearances
47
Clean sheets
10
Goals
0
Assists
0
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Time to move him on and give Romero and Henderson a chance. I can't be fecked with players that don't want to play for us. PSG need a keeper and we can fetch 50m for him.
 
Having a bad season.

Luckily for him he's saved us so many times with world class performances in the past that there's no chance of any self-respecting Manchester United fan behaving like a whiney hormonal teenager and suggesting he should feck off to Madrid because we'd be better off without him, right? Because that's that's the sort of really, really, really stupid opinion that people would be mortified to express in front of other Manchester United fans, what with us all having seen the contribution he's made to the side over the last few years? Yeah, thought so.
 
We should take back our current contract offer and give him one for 250k a week. Take it or leave. I hate players who start playing shit as soon as a contract negotiation begins.
 
Hugo de Gea. The least imposing top keeper you're likely to find. The second goal was absolutely avoidable if he showed more bravery.
 
El Zoido said:
On this form it’ll be easier to stomach him leaving. Really not sure what’s happened. His head’s been turned before and his form never dropped.
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I said in the match thread, he and the goal keeping coach are like mates. That is not professional in my eyes and the fecking club allows this. If he acts like his mate then who is pushing Dave to improve? That is a part of the problem for me.
 
This is the only place where people are way off. The rest is mostly justified. Our problems are not De Gea.
 
Guys like Schmeichel and Neuer have the balls to challenge for nearly every ball, going to lead to mistakes but it also puts doubt in the minds of the attacker and takes pressure off their defenders. De Gea is the best shot stopper I have ever seen but he just wants to stay on his line.
 
What happened to his kicking? Before he joined us he was known for his distribution, to the point where fans referred to him as "van der Gea".
 
He’s always been shit at coming off his line and dealing with crosses, but it’s offset with how good his shot stopping is. Unfortunately, if he’s going to play like that it’s not good enough at the money he’s asking for.
 
AgentP said:
We should take back our current contract offer and give him one for 250k a week. Take it or leave. I hate players who start playing shit as soon as a contract negotiation begins.
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He doesn't deserve 250K unless he can command defence and organizing, leave the line to claiming cross or balls and improve his distribution.
 
He looks like he's ready for a fresh challenge in a less physical league.

If we get some top quality defenders in then Romero will be fine.

He's been poor most of the season(exept spuds away)and I can't see the point in breaking the bank for him.
 
I'd walk him to Madrid at this stage if it meant we'd get Oblak. Whatever about the first goal but the second? He's just a fecking coward. Afraid to put his body on the line for the fear he'll get a little knock.
 
Romero might actually be a better fit for the purpose in terms of what Ole will be trying to achieve.
 
Something isn’t right with him. I know Alvarez is his mentor but is he really the best GK coach out there?
 
The last few months have been like going back to the days of Roy Carroll or Tim Howard in net.

When you have a keeper you don't trust, just waiting for them to feck something up and then they always do.

He's not doing himself any favours in contract negotiations.
 
I have said this multiple times. I wouldn't be bothered if De Gea was offloaded and Romero stepped in as number one. De Gea is good at reflexes but not much more. At least Romero can be physically imposing.
 
acnumber9 said:
He has a serious lack of balls but that’s nothing new. It’s what separates him from Schmeichel for me. Both great shot stoppers but Schmeichel takes ball and man in those situations.
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Schmeichel was a much better keeper and so was Edwin.
 
That moment when Lindelof shielded the ball for him to come for it and he showed absolutely no conviction whatsoever in actually getting it, didn't even try and trap it he just kinda let it bounce off his chest on the floor, what in the f**k was that all about?
 
I think a lot of people seem to have unfairly turned on De Gea considering he has been the only positive amongst years of dross. However, I think at this point it would be better to stick Romero in net and sell him for the high fee we could still get, in order to improve elsewhere on the pitch.
 
Jazz said:
This is what worries me. Why hasn't this been addressed by the goal keeping coach? Either we have the worst goal keeping coach or Dave is resistant to improving these aspects of his game. When you see the Swansea keeper against City, playing the ball out from the back and having good distribution then you have to wonder why Dave can't do it. He is twice the talent of that keeper and yet he's not doing half of those things.
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Dave and the coach are best friends that spend time together off the pitch. Maybe they spend training sessions being mates instead of having a proper coach to player relationship.
 
His worst season at the club since his first. All his deficiencies are on full display those last few months.
 
I'd been his defender for a long time and maybe it's just the heat cause of the game but Romero is good enough.
 
Rajma said:
Romero might actually be a better fit for the purpose in terms of what Ole will be trying to achieve.
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True, unlike DDG he is not glued to the goal. If we are going to press and play a high line, then the GK needs to get involved as well.

Also, his kicking is gash.
 
Big Ben Foster said:
What happened to his kicking? Before he joined us he was known for his distribution, to the point where fans referred to him as "van der Gea".
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When he does pass to his teammates they give it away and we concede... can't blame him for not trusting them.

De Gea has never had the luxury Schmeichel and VDS had in playing in front of competent defenders. The idea that Romero can step in full time is delusional. Let's not forget against the same opposition he let in two goals that Dave would likely have saved.
 
Zoo said:
Something isn’t right with him. I know Alvarez is his mentor but is he really the best GK coach out there?
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Clearly not.
 
I don't understand why he never comes out of his position/box to help out his defenders as most modern keepers do playing as a sweeper most of the times.

This shows that he doesn't like to take on responsibility, and his distribution is extremely poor for a WC goalkeeper
 
L1nk said:
That moment when Lindelof shielded the ball for him to come for it and he showed absolutely no conviction whatsoever in actually getting it, didn't even try and trap it he just kinda let it bounce off his chest on the floor, what in the f**k was that all about?
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He just doesn't like to get off his line. This has been the case even during his peak years. He is like the opposite of keepers like Neuer, Ederson, Alisson, Lloris and Pickford.
 
sullydnl said:
Having a bad season.

Luckily for him he's saved us so many times with world class performances in the past that there's no chance of any self-respecting Manchester United fan behaving like a whiney hormonal teenager and suggesting he should feck off to Madrid because we'd be better off without him, right? Because that's that's the sort of really, really, really stupid opinion that people would be mortified to express in front of other Manchester United fans, what with us all having seen the contribution he's made to the side over the last few years? Yeah, thought so.
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Awful argument, if you have to preface and qualify your argument with “you’re stupid if you don’t agree with me” your point is probably shit.
 
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