Although he was massively at fault for both goals today, this isn't a rant towards him. However, I am questioning Fergies thinking.
Here is my problem:
Before the Blackburn game, De Gea had been dropped for three games, of which Lindengaard had done very well. Then Fergie brought him back in against Yakubu. De Gea went on to make two mistakes for two of their goals and it went to cost us the game. Since then De Gea rightfully hasn't played a game for United until today. Brought in to play against the 7 foot 8 inch donkey that is Carrol. Liverpool exploited that. What I don't understand is, why drop the guy and then play him (whilst low in confidence) against two of the physically strongest centre forwards in the league. Todays decision to being him in (after being dropped for the past few weeks) in a 4th round tie, against our biggest rivals, at Anfield against Andy long ball and i'll get my head on it Carrol is quite bewildering.
I'm more annoyed with the decision to play him in this game more than De Geas incompetence.
Anyway, rant over. Was just wondering if anybody else noticed this. Hopefully Fergie will be wise not to play him against Kenwyn Jones midweek, would make it a hatrick of the three strongest strikers in the league.
Ok ok seriously rant over, good night.
De Gea
posted on 28/1/12
Captain_Positivity (U2394)
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What reputation? The one that he's a young goalkeeper with bags of potential? He has proven exactly that. Do you seriously believe that our management bought him under this illusion that he would walk straight into the side and never make mistakes? Of course not.
They knew his build when he was bought. De Gea is a long term investment, one that I still believe will pay off.
posted on 28/1/12
I agree he may have potential long term but at the monet he is a liability
posted on 28/1/12
He had massive rep at Madrid, was excellent over there and I saw him play he looked brilliant.
But let's be honest he's been shocking for us so far.
I worry every time opposition gets near goal.
posted on 28/1/12
Young keepers often struggle at the start of their careers (apart from joe hart ) before we brought de gea i was hoping we would go for a stopper in his mid 20's rather than a youngster. I don't think he's been quite as bad as some have made out, his shot stopping is good and he has kept us in games this season and his distribution is (in general) excellent, put he clearly struggles with crosses, even though i don't blame him for the goals today.
In la liga they don't really get the ball wide and just pump it in there (not from the games i've seen anyway) so he wouldn't have been coached to come and clatter players in his way and take the ball at all costs, there would be no need for the athletico coaching staff to spend time on that side of his game in my opinion, we may well see the best of him in the next couple of years, it can take over seas players a bit of time to settle in english football.
posted on 28/1/12
Got to be the most unreliable goalkeeper in the Premier league. Another Taibi for sure.
posted on 28/1/12
My problem is his presence. Back in the day, schmeichel would put agger, carroll and the ball in row z all together, the second goal was a pathetic beating at the near post regardless of power. With lindegaard in goal today we progress to round five. He cost us against Blackburn, he cost us against Basel, and now today. Not just the goals, but his fumbling of crosses and dodgy passes. I do sincerely want him to work out but he has potentially cost us more than one competition this season.
posted on 29/1/12
'Massively at fault for both goals'? You serious? The amount of kids posting on here that are totally clueless about football is what irritates me.
Sorry rant over.
posted on 29/1/12
Tbh i hope we stick with him, i think long term he will be a very good keeper.
posted on 29/1/12
The amount of kids posting on here that are totally clueless about football is what irritates me.
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It's called opinions, get used to them. They're all over the internet.. and quite often they'll be different to yours.
posted on 29/1/12
Bãle's left boot (U9410)
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Listen to the oracle over here...