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2014-15 Performances

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6.0 Season Average Rating
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1
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I do think the whole crossing / corners / free kick thing is over played somewhat.

The type of teams that put balls on the keeper for big lads to attack will do so regardless of keeper. They will also have success regardless of the goalkeeper as a good ball and somebody as brave and dtermined at headering it as a Terry / Shawcross is basically impossible to defend.

The days of out and out wingers and two forwards attacking crosses are gone so whilst commanding the area and coming for crosses is one attribute required the importance isnt what it once was.

Plus, he's managed to get by with Barca with whom i am sure teams targeted set pieces.

All keepers drop clangers, Valdes weaknes may well be crosses but i can handle conceding one or two from his errors as i think he's positives will counter those goals. His shot stopping is excellant, he's very experianced at the very top levels, his distribution is like scholesy and (shouldnt really matter but) he comes accross as an aboslute top bloke.

My opinion if DDG is sign a promising young lad and make Valdes number 1.
 
pauldyson1uk said:
I would not be disappointed if he was our No1 next season or 2, if we got a decent young keeper to take over from him.
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I think it would be a disaster if he was our no1 next season, he is just not better than what we have got, like I have said he is a good GK in the past, never a great one, casillas would be a better bet than valdes and that says it all. He is just not up to standard, and would be perhaps one of VG's biggest mistakes of his united career if he made him permanently a no1, its a risk way to big to make. VG has not got a great deal of time here, if VG sees himself at united for no more than 5 years, he cannot dilly dally his way through the GK position like fergie done between 1999-05. It is one position cannot we cannot risk, and will not have that 20 point a season keeper.
 
Oneunited26 said:
I think it would be a disaster if he was our no1 next season, he is just not better than what we have got, like I have said he is a good GK in the past, never a great one, casillas would be a better bet than valdes and that says it all. He is just not up to standard, and would be perhaps one of VG's biggest mistakes of his united career if he made him permanently a no1, its a risk way to big to make. VG has not got a great deal of time here, if VG sees himself at united for no more than 5 years, he cannot dilly dally his way through the GK position like fergie done between 1999-05. It is one position cannot we cannot risk, and will not have that 20 point a season keeper.
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I dont think Casillas would be a better bet. And you say he's not up to standard, based on what? Based on 2 games he played for us?
 
Mali_Zeus said:
I dont think Casillas would be a better bet. And you say he's not up to standard, based on what? Based on 2 games he played for us?
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No from his time at Barcelona, he was just never that good. I think both Casillas and valdes are on that downward spiral, and it's a gamble this club cannot risk. We manage to finally get into the CL, I would be worried having valdes play PL FA cup and champions league games, with our current defence we are going to leak more goals without a top class keeper
 
Had a great game when he played, but the mistakes he made are schoolboy stuff. Hopefully, he'll work hard over the summer on that aspect just in case.
 
Oneunited26 said:
No from his time at Barcelona, he was just never that good. I think both Casillas and valdes are on that downward spiral, and it's a gamble this club cannot risk. We manage to finally get into the CL, I would be worried having valdes play PL FA cup and champions league games, with our current defence we are going to leak more goals without a top class keeper
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That's the thing though, if we strenghten up our defense he could be enough. With a good defense you dont need a WC keeper and you could do with a very good one which Valdes is I think.
 
Mali_Zeus said:
That's the thing though, if we strenghten up our defense he could be enough. With a good defense you dont need a WC keeper and you could do with a very good one which Valdes is I think.
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I disagree totally, it is far more likely he is going to make mistakes costing us points, and this is not taking a risk on potential. The risk factor hoping to have a strong defense with a dodgy keeper, is a weakness in the armor this club should not be risking and valdes will be dodgy. I would not want our 2 keepers going into the new season consisting of valdes and Anders Lindergaard, who have played in total for the entire season of 2 games. The GK position is has important has the defense engine room and forwards, and it would be a huge concern after losing DDG we risk it with Valdes. I do not see our defense all of a sudden becoming water tight, no matter the signings
 
Oneunited26 said:
I disagree totally, it is far more likely he is going to make mistakes costing us points, and this is not taking a risk on potential. The risk factor hoping to have a strong defense with a dodgy keeper, is a weakness in the armor this club should not be risking and valdes will be dodgy. I would not want our 2 keepers going into the new season consisting of valdes and Anders Lindergaard, who have played in total for the entire season of 2 games. The GK position is has important has the defense engine room and forwards, and it would be a huge concern after losing DDG we risk it with Valdes. I do not see our defense all of a sudden becoming water tight, no matter the signings
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You dont know if he'll be dodgy or you think he'll be dodgy cause you dont rate him.. But yeah we dont agree.
With a better defense I think he'd be good for us.
 
Mali_Zeus said:
You dont know if he'll be dodgy or you think he'll be dodgy cause you dont rate him.. But yeah we dont agree.
With a better defense I think he'd be good for us.
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He was making allot of mistakes for Barca, and quiet frankly vastly overrated by a few spanish experts. He was the weaklink in that team, they just masked allot of efficiency's. What would change at united? he is going to be in a far inferior team, a more physical league, do not think its suits to him. He is more of a La Liga keeper, not a PL keeper. Think it is wishful thinking he could take DDG's place, and this will show if he is replacing DDG
 
Oneunited26 said:
He was making allot of mistakes for Barca, and quiet frankly vastly overrated by a few spanish experts. He was the weaklink in that team, they just masked allot of efficiency's. What would change at united? he is going to be in a far inferior team, a more physical league, do not think its suits to him. He is more of a La Liga keeper, not a PL keeper. Think it is wishful thinking he could take DDG's place, and this will show if he is replacing DDG
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Wouldnt say he made any more mistakes than other keepers.
As for la liga or PL, I'm sure he would adapt.
 
Mali_Zeus said:
Wouldnt say he made any more mistakes than other keepers.
As for la liga or PL, I'm sure he would adapt.
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He made a fair few, he has hardly played for over a year, the clubs best bet is buying a new keeper. And at 33, it is a risk not worth taking especially we are not buying potential. Like I say, he is more suited to La Liga not the PL. I would rather the club start looking for a more commanding presence, than another shot stopper. I can very much see us chopping and changing keepers if it is Valdes and lindegaard, plus he has got to be eased in, not thrown to the sharks. The game time between Valdes and lindegaard last season is 2 games combined, now that is playing russian roulette with the keeper situation
 
Mali_Zeus said:
Wouldnt say he made any more mistakes than other keepers.
As for la liga or PL, I'm sure he would adapt.
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He made mistakes all the time. I've said this numerous times but when Barca used to dominate possesion in their tika-taka phase opposition would only have a few shots on goal yet he would always concede. He rarely faced many shots against him during his time at barca but he still shipped a lot of goals and a heavy number of them were from mistakes on his part. He was massively overrated all because he was in that barca team but he's not a very good keeper he's ok back up but under no circumstances should he be our new number 1 keeper.
 
In Victor I trust. Double V will shine next year. I hope.

 
dannyrhinos89 said:
He made mistakes all the time. I've said this numerous times but when Barca used to dominate possesion in their tika-taka phase opposition would only have a few shots on goal yet he would always concede. He rarely faced many shots against him during his time at barca but he still shipped a lot of goals and a heavy number of them were from mistakes on his part. He was massively overrated all because he was in that barca team but he's not a very good keeper he's ok back up but under no circumstances should he be our new number 1 keeper.
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You watched a lot of Barca games back then?
 
Playing for Barcelona isn't good for goalkeepers for two reasons, the first one it's easier for a goalkeeper when he is busy than when he only has few interventions, the other reason is that you are alone on set pieces there is only two or three players( Puyol, Piqué and Busquets) who aren't useless in the air.
 
People arguing X goalkeeper is too weak or small but then supporting Valdes to be our first choice keeper confuse me. He's an excellent commanding keeper, but he's definitely too small to be as good as De Gea in the premier league. Hope he proves me wrong if he is our first choice.
 
FC Ronaldo said:
In Victor I trust. Double V will shine next year. I hope.

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That doesn't fill me with confidence at all. :(

All I see is poor finishing and a keeper that parries literally everything and is VERY fortunate as to where the ball bounces. There actually more fail videos of him than best saves which says it all.

I'll see your video and raise you

 
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Not in the touring squad...thats a bit...weird?
 
ZDwyr said:
Very, very weird. Didn't his agent come out and say that he isn't moving?
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Yep.

So either we're convinced De Gea wont be going anywhere, or we've got someone else lined up. Unless he's injured?
 
Could be an injury I guess. I am suspecting that might be the case.
 
I can't imagine him leaving. I think he will play even if de gea stays. Valdes is a good keeper especially if we add Ramos/otamendi then we can do well with him as first choice too(if de gea leaves that is).Unless he is offered immense wages elsewhere and is tempted I will be very surprised if he moves away.
 
Injured or for sale? Surprising, given he would appear to be our 2nd choice keeper. I'm surprised Lindegaard is being taken along as we wanted to let him go and he wanted to go...
 
According to twatter, his agent has been hawking him to Real Madrid as a stop gap until DeGea arrives next season
 
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