Another big European game, another De Gea horror show. I for one am shocked.
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Overreactions here as usual. Obviously at fault for the third goal, but to be honest better that happened in this game than in any later games this season as this was already lost.
First goal, sure you could blame de Gea for passing Maguire but he asked for the ball and should be able to turn into space there. Much more on Maguire than on de Gea - especially if one think we should be a team playing out from the back. The second goal was unfortunate, could have saved it but hardly a mistake. Not a good game from him, but hardly the disaster that some people here are making out.
First goal, sure you could blame de Gea for passing Maguire but he asked for the ball and should be able to turn into space there. Much more on Maguire than on de Gea - especially if one think we should be a team playing out from the back. The second goal was unfortunate, could have saved it but hardly a mistake. Not a good game from him, but hardly the disaster that some people here are making out.
2018. Since 20-fecking-18.
I'm all for it. Butland needs a chance.
Wonder if the club will withdraw the contract offer.
He has by far the worst decision making I've seen in a football player.
His best football comes when he doesn't have to think and it's just reflexes. It's not a surprise no Spanish manager rates him.
His best football comes when he doesn't have to think and it's just reflexes. It's not a surprise no Spanish manager rates him.
Do you think we can win the Premier League or Champions League in 2024 with David De Gea in goal?
There is nothing wrong with passing it to him there, Maguire had loads of space should have been able to turn out into the midfield space behind him.
The pass was shit, bobbly and slow, Maguire was closed down by the time it got to him and panicked, he then miskicks the ball because of the shitty bobbly pass and fecks up.
And surprise surprise, when we won the EL in 2017 he wasn't the goalkeeper.
He better not be here next season.
Maguire should have done better in that situation so definitely takes some blame, but De Gea could see the entire field and (equally importantly) when he does make the pass to Maguire he plays it relatively slow and behind him as he's moving across the field. That puts Maguire in a very awkward position and somewhat off-balance. If De Gea had played the ball into Maguire's stride it would still have been a bit dangerous but not as bad as what it was.
I'm pretty sure that's the fourth goal we've conceded in almost identical situation this season. In one of them I didn't think De Gea was at fault as the player he passed it to had time and space. The other three were all hospital balls from De Gea (in terms of being the wrong player to pass to and/or the pass he played to them was under or overhit).
Oh, and I'm guessing you are joking about the 'first mistake this season'? Even this season, probably his best in the last five years, he's made plenty of them.
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Yes, De Gea should be replaced. However, priority should be given to bringing one top striker, a top CM and a decent CB. I don’t think our budget for next summer is going to be expansive enough as to add a GK on top of that.
Dont think so. The club loves him. Pogba would still be here if he wanted to. We are too sentimental.
For real, I wouldn't be opposed to giving Butland a shot against Brighton.
Sentiment plays a massive part in deicison making at this club so doubt it
Every footballer is saying that De Gea should not pass it to Maguire there. The pass was not on. He was surrounded by three players and all of them closed him down.
His contract up in June - assume we didn't take up the option to extend for an extra year? Technically he could be talking to other clubs and telling there hasn't been any rumours.
For every great reflex save he makes, he makes some dumb mistake at the worst possible time and it’s been a theme for years now. One season of it would be forgivable but it’s a trend.
I would replace him just for the sake of having someone new in there who can provide proactivity in goal, like a VDS-esque keeper. DDG have been part of more poor United teams than good United teams.
I would replace him just for the sake of having someone new in there who can provide proactivity in goal, like a VDS-esque keeper. DDG have been part of more poor United teams than good United teams.
I really hope we take that contract extension off the table.
If Ten Hag doesn't replace this guy for next season, then we'll be seeing Ten Hag sacked sometime in the 2024-25 season after a string of more disappointments.
He's awful in the big games and has been for some time now. This was a player who had huge amounts of credit in the bank a few years ago. The fact that a large percentage of the fan base have soured on him speaks volumes.
ETH's tenure here will be based on the decision of giving DDG a new contract or not - and I fear he will get a new one.
We can’t play the way elite teams do with him in goal. It is that simple. It’s the same sodding Ronaldo debate only replacing goals with saves.
Bluffer
His shit beard and constant fecking blundering head should be in the bench until the end of the season and then released.
I wouldn't be surprised if it's already been signed and just hasn't been announced yet
And in 2020 it was Romero who got us to the semi-finals in the FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League. De Gea came in for all of them and we lost every one. No blame on him for the League Cup that season, but he was directly at fault for three of the five goals we conceded in the other two.
Hopefully he hasn't signed anything yet. Still time for Ten Hag to block it.
He's shit, can't take another 4 years of stupid mistakes.
He's shit, can't take another 4 years of stupid mistakes.
A joke right?
EtH should offer him mutual termination on the plane ride home. 
Nah we'll have to rely on the player rejecting it. This club is incapable of letting go of players.
I just hope this nightmare will open some eyes here on Caf, any further discussion should be unnecessary. Such a weak goalkeeper with no personality on the pitch.
Don't worry, I've burned Brentford and Brighton from my memory too
Disagree. Two players near and no outlet. Sure, Maguire could all of a sudden develop great turning skills that we've never seen from him before, but really, he shouldn't get that pass. That ball should be booted up field. If AWB is a bit further back and a first touch pass outlet, then it's a good play.
Only a club that's been run as shittily as ours by incompetent hacks such as the Glazers and Woody would persist with a keeper that's simply not good enough.
It's time to fecking get rid. He's a liability. And he's paid almost £375k a week ffs.
I'm hoping with EtH and Murtough they finally get rid.
It's time to fecking get rid. He's a liability. And he's paid almost £375k a week ffs.
I'm hoping with EtH and Murtough they finally get rid.
Yep, I remember his horror show against Lampard's Chelsea and Maguire was of course awful in that game too.
He was a fecking travesty.
A mistake too many.
It's not an overreaction. Our eyes and the statistics tell us he is not as good a shot stopper as he used to be (now distinctly average). This was his only good quality. He is not good at commanding his area, he is not good at coming off his line for 1v1s or for corners/set pieces, he is not good at distributing the ball, he is not good at organising the backline and to top it all off he has consistently shown in the biggest games of his career he has a poor mentality. We are trying to compete at the top again, we can't do it with him.
He has become a spineless player feeding off the energy of others. Once paired with the likes of Maguire he has zero confidence and decision making.
We should move him on and never look back.
We should move him on and never look back.
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