m1tch
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He's great but he'll be behind Peter short of him staying with us at least a similar length of time.
For what it's worth, my Real Madrid supporting students said they'd rather just keep Navas. I haven't watched them at all this season, but apparently he's been immense.He wouldn't look this good at Madrid would he?
I've watched a fair amount of Navas this season and last and I have to admit he's been sensational. He's not at the level of De Gea but he's more than adequate for what Real needs.For what it's worth, my Real Madrid supporting students said they'd rather just keep Navas. I haven't watched them at all this season, but apparently he's been immense.
Personally I disagree with Schmeichel being better in the air, DDG misses nothing in the air, not since his second season here, it's incredible to believe but honestly he doesn't anymore.He'll be better when he actually wants to play for the club and doesn't go running away to Real. Skill wise they are equal, De Gea has better agility and reflexes while Schmeichel was better in the air and had better command of the area.
yep kicking is overrated when you can throw a ball well over half the length of the pitch & land it exactly where intended, where receiving player doesn't even have to break his stride.
To be fair De Gea has already been here 5 years. Pete was only here for 8, not that much more. He's a legend because of what we achieved with him.He's great but he'll be behind Peter short of him staying with us at least a similar length of time.
The crazy think about De Gea is that a clip of Schmeichel's greatest ever saves is like a clip of "De Gea's Best Saves in November".
This is what pushed me to my stance. DDG pulls off these saves on a weekly basis.The crazy think about De Gea is that a clip of Schmeichel's greatest ever saves is like a clip of "De Gea's Best Saves in November".
DDG has plenty of improbable saves.Remember bug petes Gordon banks style save or his star jump save from the inter striker? Improbable saves
That's the real question, would Big Pete have done similar, had he shite in front of him.This is what pushed me to my stance. DDG pulls off these saves on a weekly basis.
Fixed.Still Big Pete for me.
DDG will be level with him when he does a cartwheel after a 93rd minute shot on target in the EL qualifier round
True, we got Peter's best years, I doubt we'll get De Gea's much like we didn't get Ronaldo's.To be fair De Gea has already been here 5 years. Pete was only here for 8, not that much more. He's a legend because of what we achieved with him.
Nobody will pay that, I guarantee it.highest fee for a keeper is Buffon , no shock there and that was £33m in 2001 DDG is worth more than that now, I would ask for no less than 50-55m maybe even 60m
You mean 3 in a row, right? No other keeper has even won it once.DDG may become(most likely to do so) the 1st player to win 3 Sir Matt Busby awards
then we should not sell him, he is worth that all day long.Nobody will pay that, I guarantee it.
There were plenty of good keepers around in Schmeichel's time. During Schmeichel's time at United the likes of Seamen, Oliver Khan, VDS, Zubbizerretta, Zenga, Barthez and Toldo were all playing for top clubs and his end of United there were the likes of Buffon and Casillas just coming through. There was a time in the 90's when Ac Milan's keeper Rossi who played in three straight Champions league finals could not get a cap for Italy.There weren't as many good keepers in Pete's time I'd say and it made him stand out. Think I'd pick DDG
Unfortunately he won't want to stay and we'll have to let him go.then we should not sell him, he is worth that all day long.
Schmeichel had plenty of games in his United career when he made 6-8 saves to keep United in the game. People just forget about it because we won so much as a team during his run. People might remember the Newcastle game at St James Park or the time he made several top saves from Ian Wright against Arsenal at Old Trafford but there's plenty more times he did that. People took him for granted.That's the real question, would Big Pete have done similar, had he shite in front of him.
He would have, until the 60th minute in a fit or rage he'd launch forward and go in two footed on Blind. (He'd solve our defensive issues by murdering our defenders until we got some top ones in.)
There's also something to be said for a keeper who has nothing to do for 89 minutes, but still has the concentration to make that one last minute game wining save. VDS was especially good at this, IMHO, watching him live off the ball was something else, constantly keeping limber, preparing just in case maybe the ball might perchance cross the halfway line for a moment.