I couldn't agree more with this.
Over the years I have accepted his shortcomings:
- Doesn’t command his box
- He plants his feet too wide apart, which means he falls backwards on shots
- His positioning is terrible
- He is susceptible at his near post
- His distribution is poor
Other factors at play:
- He was on the brink of his dream move away from Utd, but for a fax machine
- His Spanish girlfriend hates Manchester
The biggest issue for me though, is his
eyesight, and it could go a long way in explaining the mistakes he makes...
Firstly, what have some of his past teammates said about his vision?
Nani – when he was recently picking his dream 5 a-side team on the Major League Soccer Instagram account:
“David de Gea, for me one of the best in the world and a good friend of mine.
But he must bring his glasses with him because he can't see anything without them. It's true."
Paulo Assunção (former Atletico teammate) – in an interview with ESPN in 2018:
“
He once told me he had a big vision problem and couldn’t see much, but still saved the balls. It was amazing”
Secondly, what eyesight condition does De Gea have?
De Gea actually has hypermetropia, also known as farsightedness, which means he can perfectly see things that are far from him,
but has problems focusing on close objects.
In now knowing his vision issue, have a look again at the mistakes he makes!