Joel Pereira !
Seriously, if we can't finish off any team then doesn't matter what keeper will play.
Seriously, if we can't finish off any team then doesn't matter what keeper will play.
Should DDG start in the EL final?
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It's not sentiment. Romero has been great throughout the campaign and if anything De Gea playing will create unnecessary pressure on De Gea because he didn't do anything to get us here.
Yes. Romero has done a great job so far but I think our defenders feel more confident with De Gea in net.
De Gea should start. If we lose by a De Gea mistake we can live with that, if we lose by a Romero mistake we won't hear the end of it.
Voted yes, but I don't mind either way. He's got an error in him but he's done well.
Romero of course .He been there all the way through .Why dump him at the final?
Nah. Romero all the way.
We could have had Roy Carroll in goal for this EL campaign and we'd still have made it through. Romero has barely made what you'd call a great save, he's done nothing DDG wouldn't have handled.
Surely it's a bit offensive to call it el final just because he's Spanish?
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Because we have a goalkeeper who is far better than him. And because not winning that match makes our season a total failure.
No place for sentiment. We need to be at our absolute best and that means using our best goalkeeper. What if Romero drops a clanger and we miss out on a trophy and CL for next season? Will you still be saying 'yeh but it was only fair on Romero'?
Don't you think that De Gea might be complacent and Romero more pumped and focused, resulting in one playing better than the other? I don't care about anyone one of our players' feelings, so this is my only consideration.
Again and again - yes.
Thanks for everything this season Romero but no time for sentiment, we should play our best team. Baily and Rojo out too, no room to feck about.
It can be, but the more likely scenario would be that De Gea's superior ability will make the difference.
With so much on the line, yes he should start.
In truth, if we can perform in the final we shouldn't have to worry too much.
In truth, if we can perform in the final we shouldn't have to worry too much.
Yes, we need to maximize our chance of winning.
I would've said Romero before but De Geas experience and better quality means he's the number 1.
Yes, no room for sentiment when the stakes are so high.
DeGea should start the final but Romero was flawless until this movement and he's having one of the good season so far.
Well then people will start complaining about Jose's man management skills when he loses the dressing room.
I don't think Mourinho rates Romero higher than DDG. Rather he feels Romero is a sufficient quality keeper to do the job required and trusts him to do the job. Anyway it's all conjecture until we see who the keeper in the final is.
Romero's been pretty much perfect throughout the tournament. There's nothing indicating that he might not perform well in the final.
Honestly cannot understand the sentimental people.
Play the best to be the best.
Play the best to be the best.
I'd start him over many of our outfield players never mind Romero.
We're talking about the game that will make or break our season, we have to field our our best players. Romero done well for this campaign, and I hate to say this after his contributions, but he's not our best keeper.
yes, De Gea should start the final, our best available players should all start the final.
Play them both.
Romero
No. Romero has proven himself to be on par with DDG imo. He got us here and deserves to finish the job.
Why would players do a mutiny if Mourinho plays his best keeper in the most important match of the season? Are they stupid?
I have no idea who Mourinho rates higher, to be fair. He is playing Romero in the more important competition and De Gea in the dead rubbers. At this stage, it makes no fecking sense.
No sentiments, pure tactical.
Romero should play imo considering our defensive unit situation.
He's better in dealing with crosses with his punches and receiving, organize defense commandingly during open play and especially set pieces, and is in great form in EL.
Smalling is supposed to be good with crosses... not.
Romero should play imo considering our defensive unit situation.
He's better in dealing with crosses with his punches and receiving, organize defense commandingly during open play and especially set pieces, and is in great form in EL.
Romero
Valencia---Smalling---Blind---Darmian
Sub: Jones, Tuanzebe.
Rojo out injured = no one to organize and no dependable defender to negate crosses.Valencia---Smalling---Blind---Darmian
Sub: Jones, Tuanzebe.
Smalling is supposed to be good with crosses... not.
I think there are bigger problems to address for this match than who plays in goal.
Romero!
Personally, I think that he has proven himself to be on par with Yashin, Schmeichel, Buffon and co. at their best. We should sell De Gea and make Romero our permanent No.1 and captain.
Come on...Yeah. I'd prefer him to play but we don't know what's going on in the background. If he's already told the club he wants to leave then of course Romero should play. Doubt he has though as it would minimize his chances of playing in the final hehe.
Is there a problem ?
You think Romero is as good a goalkeeper as De Gea?
Expect that he is nowhere as good as De Gea with crosses. In fact, most of the balls he punches, De Gea catches.
And he isn't that great at organizing the defense. I mean, from those 4 players that you put in defense, Romero can speak with only one of them.
De Gea. Those punches today would have been caught by De Gea, and it's on little things like that this decision should be made. With our best central defender out, we can't afford to not play a world class goalkeeper.
He's been sublime in the EL and Dave has been slightly off his best this year (imo). Not much between them other than past reputations.