We aren't the highest level and haven't been for a few years. I don't like Jose's heritage speech but it's true we haven't been completing for the highest honoursSorry but this is a dreadful post. Despite our failings over the past few years, if playing for Manchester United is not the "highest level" then I don't know what is. This man has been showered with nothing but praise from United and opposition fans alike in England over the past 3 years because he's done it for us consistently, over and over again.
A few below average games in a World Cup and he dopesn't have the mentality for the highest level? Rubbish.
World cups and top champions league games are more pressure situation especially because in this world cup he isn't next to players clearly below his level. Everyone in that Spain team is a top level leader. It's a completely different environmentIf being a premier league winning keeper isn't thriving at the highest level then I just don't know...
I get the breakdown and said then you look deeper. Seven might have been penalties but he probably should have saved two of them. The one on one went straight through him. Personally I’m ok with his approach to one on ones as more often that not he wins the battle but when he loses it doesn’t look great.7 of those shots were penalties, one was a Ronaldo free kick, one was a bullet header, one was a one on one after an Iniesta/Ramos feck up and one was genuinely a blunder. Stopping Morocco's header would be a wonder save. The only save he made was a one on one situation.
There's another way to phrase that stat. "David de Gea only conceded two goals from open play throughout the entire World Cup. Narrative."
That can easily be fixed then? It just sounds like a coaching issue.He didn't try to read the players run up. He just picked a side and went for it. That is the only thing you can maybe blame him: not holding his ground and reading the movements and run up.
Two different tactics.
15 of the 19 had the keeper leaving their line. The 4 others were DDGRussia's Igor Akinfeev, Denmark's Kasper Schmeichel and Danijel Subasic of Croatia were all guilty of stepping towards the ball before it had been kicked. Spain's David de Gea was the only one to stand his ground, except on one occasion.
Bit mental that VAR hasn’t intervened. An Irish underage keeper was recently sent off, mid shootout, for stepping off his line.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...reak-rules-leaving-lines-early-penalties.html
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15 of the 19 had the keeper leaving their line. The 4 others were DDG
Clearly needs coached on them
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Cudicini fell victim to that logic aswell. When we were fighting for top 4 he was amazing and people thought he was en route to being mentioned in the same breath as Schmeichel and Seaman ( in terms of PL greats) but after Roman's takeover and the massive shift of what was required from him that came with it he looked lost and was swiftly replaced by Cech.I got bit of a revelation to myself when browsing Liverpool forums. The new to me idea presented was there might be two types of keepers. Of why Mignolet or Karius seemed to drop the ball literarily.
Those who get constant action and they come good and people rightly rate them. Like Pope or Schmeichel. Or Karius/Migno before Pool bought them.
And then there are the ones who rarely see the ball but are alert and superb on those rare occasions when called upon. Like Navas or Neuer (pre injury form).
Maybe De Gea is type 1 after all. Very good under constant pressure but very vunerable in Spanish NT where he needs to do max 2 saves per game at most.
Anyways it was a very interesting view point for me personally. And Pool really could do a world class keeper of the second type.
Another thing to think about is those keepers whose team uses block low (lots of long shots/crosses) vs those who face counter-attacks and are very good on rushing from goal (Neuer and Ederson is immense in this) and are good on 1on1.
Would like to know he he stays on his line consciously. It's doing him no favours.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...reak-rules-leaving-lines-early-penalties.html
Sorry for it being the DailyMail but
15 of the 19 had the keeper leaving their line. The 4 others were DDG
Clearly needs coached on them
You're not alone in this strange relevantion @Pink Moon said the same thing. The problem is most games United play we are on top (I know everyone presumes we are absolutely atrocious but we did finish 2nd after all) and generally De Gea bails us out with his one save in that game.I got bit of a revelation to myself when browsing Liverpool forums. The new to me idea presented was there might be two types of keepers. Of why Mignolet or Karius seemed to drop the ball literarily.
Those who get constant action and they come good and people rightly rate them. Like Pope or Schmeichel. Or Karius/Migno before Pool bought them.
And then there are the ones who rarely see the ball but are alert and superb on those rare occasions when called upon. Like Navas or Neuer (pre injury form).
Maybe De Gea is type 1 after all. Very good under constant pressure but very vunerable in Spanish NT where he needs to do max 2 saves per game at most.
Anyways it was a very interesting view point for me personally. And Pool really could do a world class keeper of the second type.
Another thing to think about is those keepers whose team uses block low (lots of long shots/crosses) vs those who face counter-attacks and are very good on rushing from goal (Neuer and Ederson is immense in this) and are good on 1on1.
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Not at all! I would take DDG in a heart beat. The point I was fumbling at was that some goalies excel at their teams and some of it might be contributed to teams style of play. Which was the novel idea to me yesterday really. And personally makes it interesting angle in my fawning over this and that goalie in an endless fanboy speculation as Liverpool is searching for a new GK.You're not alone in this strange relevantion @Pink Moon said the same thing. The problem is most games United play we are on top (I know everyone presumes we are absolutely atrocious but we did finish 2nd after all) and generally De Gea bails us out with his one save in that game.
Anyway not sure what your point is. Liverpool is too good for De Gea?