People posting those videos don’t seem to understand the concept of decline
They might as well be posting videos of Rooney in his hey day and saying we need to bring him back
De Gea was really awful for his last couple of seasons, whether that’s mental or physical decline (maybe both) it’s unclear but either way he was done at the top level
The fact he’s happily decided to take early retirement in all but name tells you our decision to get rid was right
Our problem is that we got the second half of that decision wrong and replaced him with someone who is nowhere near good enough.
Completely agree. Ever since 2018 DDG was a liability and his performances cost us champions league qualification at times and also the Europa League too. I remember counting he faced somewhere upwards of 30 consecutive penalties without saving a single one.
I'd be a little less critical of him had he been on more modest wages but he was the best paid goalkeeper in the world at the time.
Something which seems to have been a recurring issue with united in recent years. Where we seem to fear not getting market value for a player or them leaving on a free so we offer absurd wages to prevent them leaving. And in the end it costs us long term as we have players on salaries we'll above what anyone else would pay.
A great servant to the club who will be fondly remembered for his shot stopping and heroics with many stand out individual performances. But for the last 5 years he's been nowhere near good enough to be the best paid goalkeeper in the world and I think that's been a hindrance and he needed to go sooner rather than later.