Did DDG have an aura of calmness in his first four games for us? Or his first twenty? Pretty sure it took him a long time to get to that. Romero has been way as good as we could have hoped for so far.
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He's brave... too brave sometimes but this enthusiasm really helps the team and himself obviously.
If he can keep his brain a bit cooler for the 2nd half and few matches more then you never know what might happen with LvG having a last word on who's the 1st choice.
If he can keep his brain a bit cooler for the 2nd half and few matches more then you never know what might happen with LvG having a last word on who's the 1st choice.
Did well so far for us. His size really gives him the advantage in those one on one situation.
Strange post after this half.
Seems calmer when the balls played to him. He's been lucky at times but you'd rather a lucky goalkeeper then an unlucky one. Very well done at the end. Stayed big and just about did enough - which allowed players to get a block in.
Maybe I'm being overly critical (in fact, probably) but I think he was very lucky that he wasn't scored past/lobbed when their striker was in on goal. He did well to narrow the angle once 'beaten' but IMO he shouldn't have been that far off his line - most more technically gifted players could just lob it over him.
Then again, I'm no Hoek.
Then again, I'm no Hoek.
It's the feeling I get. I'm not sure what he's done which was so praiseworthy in that half. The goal was a miss more than a save.
Strange post indeed.
Did fantastically well for their 1v1 chance. If DDG had done that, people would be boasting in his performance thread "BEST GK IN THE WORLD", "HE IS AMAZING".
By no means am I saying Romero is as good as DDG - not even close. Just it's unfair how DDG would have received a lot more praise after that half than Romero.
Did fantastically well for their 1v1 chance. If DDG had done that, people would be boasting in his performance thread "BEST GK IN THE WORLD", "HE IS AMAZING".
By no means am I saying Romero is as good as DDG - not even close. Just it's unfair how DDG would have received a lot more praise after that half than Romero.
Maybe that one on one he saved?
Agreed.
frans hoek can make any goalie look like de gea 
Terrific keeping. Well dome Romero.
The save from the one-on-one was great, patient goalkeeping. Gave himself what chance he possibly could've to save it, and did it. Amazing GK work.
Also, how has his performance today not epitomized calm? He seems the coolest customer in Bruges judging on that.
Now he might not be good enough ultimately, but he's done nothing but proving his doubters wrong so far in his United career.
Halves don't wipe out performances spread over many games over many games to be fair.
Well, over 5 matches the only player that's beaten him is Carrick.
I rated him after the WC, Argentina won most of their matches by a slim margin and he was a big factor in their run to the final.
I can't comment on his time in Serie A but it seems like one of those circumstances where he was out of favor with the manager for whatever reason. Obviously LvG rates him high enough to make him our No. 1 immediately upon signing without any time to adapt.
He is so calm when we get ourselves into crap situations. Tonight with the 1 v 1 - never took his eyes off the ball. No rushing out and panicking. Really he's not bad. Be interesting to see how he performs against Swansea where he'll definitely be tested.
Pleased for the lad - and fingers crossed he stays calm on Sunday.
Pleased for the lad - and fingers crossed he stays calm on Sunday.
Has to be the most underrated player ever to play a World Cup final
Only Carrick knows the feeling of what it is like to score past him this season.
He's calm, I get the feeling the issues will come from a lack of concentration rather than anything else.
Didn't have much to do apart from the shot straight at him and then he did well with the double save on the 1 on 1 chance. I was expecting them to score that
I think he's great. Happy to have him as #1.
He's been really good. Could hurry up with his kicking a tad.
yeah, he seems a fearless kind of guy. Concentrating for long periods of doing nothing and then needing to pull off a great save is the kind of thing that separates keepers for top sides from the average. Maybe he's not quite that level.
He'l never be a DDG, but he was a solid signing, in keeping with all United's signings this summer.
I even like that. Shows his own confidence in his abilities (now watch him make a hash of it against Swansea).
Never had much to do , But when called upon did very well
Sometimes this is the most difficult skill to demonstrate.
I don't think he did that well in the 1 v 1? He grabs at the ball, but doesn't actually have it in his grasp. However, by this time players are back. Carrick prevented a shot at goal. It was hardly convincing goalkeeping.
I don't get how anybody can be happy with him being our first choice goalkeeper. For me, I'm not confident with him in goal whatsoever. Swansea is the first real test of his credentials I would say.
I don't get how anybody can be happy with him being our first choice goalkeeper. For me, I'm not confident with him in goal whatsoever. Swansea is the first real test of his credentials I would say.
That's what seperates the goalkeepers who failed and those who succeeded at this club, I hope he can continue to produce moments like this.
It was a 1 on 1 and he was out of position because he didn't expect the ball to get through. The striker didn't score, you have to give him credit for that. He will make mistakes, but he's done fine so far, much like Blind at CB.
Have a weird feeling that there is always one or two feck ups in him during game,strange.
Oddly enough he's not had any in 5. The perception is probably down to people brushing him off as unqualified and Taibi mk II etc on here.
I really like him. If DDG goes, i'd be happy enough if we were to give him this season as #1 and then see whether he'd need replacing after that (though I have faith in him proving himself worthy, even if I didn't rate him before). That interview about LVG is quite touching, when he mentions how proud his kids and wife are of him.
I don't know if he's No. 1 quality for a club like United, but he's played perfectly well so far bar that strange incident in the first leg against Brugge. Genuinely seems to be very happy to be here and comfortable with LVG.
Always nervous when he is kicking the ball. Done well with his saves though
Great save against Brugge. I'm still nervous about him coming up against the likes of Aguero, Hazard and Sanchez though.
I mainly don't like him though because he insists on having his first initial on the back of his shirt.
I mainly don't like him though because he insists on having his first initial on the back of his shirt.
Has worked well so far. Doesn't mean that he is the answer to the number one position for us.
Decent second choice.
Decent second choice.
He's done perfectly so far, 1 deflected own goal in 5 games says "something" about his ability to be a consistent no.1 and his save in the 1 on 1 was brilliant the other night.
That said, i think he's still got some ways to go to prove he's the long term solution. I just want De Gea gone now to be honest so all parties can move forward, what is the point of not selling, and having him in the stands.
That said, i think he's still got some ways to go to prove he's the long term solution. I just want De Gea gone now to be honest so all parties can move forward, what is the point of not selling, and having him in the stands.
I don't think he's nervous with the ball at his feet, if anything he's too relaxed and waits too long with kicking it sometimes.
Excellent at the goalkeeping, but distribution still leaves much to be desired. That kick straight to a Brugges player inside our own half, for example. However, Smalling and Blind seem to handle most of the distribution from the back, so it's not such a big deal. Be interesting to see how those three cope against someone who presses our back line a lot.
Yea,think you are right.
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