Neither am I, especially in this league.
Keylor Navas
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Neither am I, especially in this league.
Only seen him in the WC, which he obviously did well in. But there's something about him I'm not a fan of. I just think he's a similar level to Romero, which deems having him pointless.
He's performed well so far and we haven't lost a game he's played in. I'll take that any day, especially from a keeper who just joined us a few weeks ago.
By definition, a single instance of something doesn't prove that someone is 'prone' to it.
If anything, a single error in three games is a pretty good starting ratio. De Gea wasn't that solid when he first played for us.
I agree and the defence looks like it has confidence in him too. A good sign.
I'd rather stick with Romero unless we pick up a substantial upgrade like Lloris or Oblak.
I get nervous when the ball goes near Romero.
Fortunately, the defence has been good. He's been indecisive on a number of occasions when coming out for the ball. Very lucky to get away with a foul on Tuesday.
Fortunately, the defence has been good. He's been indecisive on a number of occasions when coming out for the ball. Very lucky to get away with a foul on Tuesday.
Extremely lucky.
Several times he's received the ball as though its travelling in slow motion. I can't imagine what he'd be like with Kun Aguero or Daniel Sturridge, strikers with real speed, closing down on him at full pelt.
madrid bought him for 10 mil euros...and since then he has hardly played...made mistakes when called upon...and they actively want to get rid...he's not 5 mil now...we'd be mugs to exchange ddg for this charlatan....especially when he isnt even a ball playing gk that lvg craves
I'd be annoyed if we got swapped De Gea for him - that'd be just helping Real out even more and making things nice and convenient for them.
Like when we signed Mata (a player Chelsea no longer wanted) for £37m.
Like when we signed Mata (a player Chelsea no longer wanted) for £37m.
He's had nothing to do so far thanks to how well our defense is marshaled, we saw what is something that you'd know is common for him if you watched him play for Argentina over the last year.
If you have watched him you would know that we saw against Brugge with the lapse of concentration and poor reaction and positioning are traits he has had all along and it's only taken 3 games to reveal them, It's hardly the same as De Gea who was a kid when he came here, Romero is 28.
Admittedly, he hasn't had much to do but he did make some pretty good saves against Spurs, and of course, the OG was certainly not his fault. Early days but he seems to be doing quite a stable job, which may be a bit of an annoyance to those wishing he bottles it so they can be proven right in their internet arguments.
Admittedly, he hasn't had much to do but he did make some pretty good saves against Spurs, and of course, the OG was certainly not his fault. Early days but he seems to be doing quite a stable job, which may be a bit of an annoyance to those wishing he bottles it so they can be proven right in their internet arguments.
I think he was poorly positioned and slow to react to the OG, but lets boil it down, the last comment, smiley or not, is unwarranted. I already admitted Blind has looked good at CB so far and will have zero issue holding my hands up at the end of the season if he keeps it up just as I acknowledged Fellaini doing well last season and he is a player I hate to watch play football. I am not willing Romero to fail so I can be right vs someone I don't even know on a forum, I simply know I am right about him as I have seen him more than you have and he isn't some kid that we are molding, he's a perennial number 2, and because I care about United and don't think that requires me to kiss LvG's arse, I want better for the club, that is all.
That's all very well and good, but personally I'm going to wait until he actually gets something wrong before criticising him. He's looked good for Argentina whenever I've watched them, and three games in he's looking alright for us too. We can't all have as encyclopaedic a knowledge of him as you do, clearly.
i dont know how anyone would think we are interested in him, while he's a very good GK, he's basically the opposite of what LVG seeks in a GK.
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Agree with this. We don't need to hand out a big contract to yet another goalkeeper unless he's a big upgrade on Valdes and Romero.
The Mail reporters take on Navas last night against Gijon:
Navas looked ill at ease during this game, flapping at a couple of balls into the box, saved by a lucky bounce as a header from Antonio Sanabria hit the woodwork and just about stayed out. He doesn't dominate his area and if he eventually does make a costly mistake, you worry about how it will affect his confidence and form.
Navas looked ill at ease during this game, flapping at a couple of balls into the box, saved by a lucky bounce as a header from Antonio Sanabria hit the woodwork and just about stayed out. He doesn't dominate his area and if he eventually does make a costly mistake, you worry about how it will affect his confidence and form.
He was very good at the WC, seemed to be in top form. That was also the only time i have seen him. Looks like a small upgrade, if any, on Romero. Hopefully we stay away.
The best deal we could get for De gea if he is definitely leaving is to include Navas into the deal (along with cash). He's a very good goalkeeper, far, far better then Sergio Romero. So it would soften the blow a bit. Looks like it might happen as well according to all reports.
Them taking one of the top 3 keepers in the world and throwing in their unwanted flap merchant is not a good deal IMO.
Man De Gea isn't going nowhere. They've spoke about this for weeks!! He'll be there on a free next year.
You must be joking. Ballague makes a living off the Spanish rumour mill and because the Madrid and Barcelona press are constantly at war, and have so much influence, there is a feckload of nonsensical bullshit which carries an awful lot of weight. He's good at packaging that up in an engaging way but come on, that's all he does.
Navas is really good, not a bad replacement for DDG until we get someone next year.
He can't be more dodgy than Romero. Hopefully.
He has fantastic reflexes so that puts him ahead of Romero, but he can't catch cold.
He seems to actually have connections in the larger Spanish clubs, as his pieces often bring up stuff for the first time, he gets unusually specific at times, and often will often pour cold water on certain rumours whereas you'd expect hacks to do the opposite. And he doesn't really participate in the rumour mill - for instance he kept pouring cold water on any Benzema rumours all Summer.
That's just my perception over the years though. Do you have any specific examples?
Keylor Navas is at least twice the goalie Sergio Romero is. While Romero plays the game in slow mo, Keylor brings so much energy to keeping that he makes decisions ahead of the striker. We'd need to sort him out on crosses like we sorted De Gea but his ceiling is a storey higher than Romero's.
The one that's always mentioned on here is how he guaranteed us season after season that United would sign Torres. I suspect he probably poured cold water on the Torres to Liverpool rumours at first too - it's just another way to keep himself in the limelight. He comes up with very inventive stories to back up his claims which sound intriguing but have very little substance. He's the face of La Liga for Sky UK viewers but within Spain he's the subject of much derision. The one big exception being his piece on Guardiola when he did get genuine access to info. that the club wanted to put out there.
The thing with this is that all media reports about are our interest have been solely from the Madrid media..and most of it has started this window even though we were supposedly interested last year.
We also made a downpayment for Falcao when he was still Falcao..back in his Atletico days..according to him
Keylor and Romero. It reminds me of that season we started with Frosties and Carroll
He's the opposite of a LVG goalkeeper, no chance we want him.
So is Navas any good? Haven't seen much of him at all, but I'd assume he'd better than Romero at least?
What is a LvG GK though? If Romero is a van Gaal kepper, Navas cant be far off.
Ah yeah, I remember the Torres stuff.
I don't think the Guardiola stories are the exception though. He also had the details of our deal with Real for Ronaldo before they came out, and a couple of other things I can think of off the top of my head. Even the fact he's chosen to leak stuff by Barcelona shows he has genuine lines to higher-ups in La Liga clubs, even if he's sometimes off or reports things that never go beyond boardroom whispers.
He is a good keeper and much better than Romero imo. Still not sure he is a good fit for us and the PL, but this window he will be the best we can get if DDG leaves. But next window there could be better options imo, so I just hope we keep Dave and have enough time to sign a top keeper next year.
We're now pushing for a straight purchase of him. There was also reports earlier that he delayed a flight home to Costa Rica in case he's needed to close the deal.
He's quite good actually. Insane reflexes but maybe a bit too short though.
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