This is why I want De Gea out.
As great as he can be at stopping a goal through saving of a shot - he has no ability to be in sync with his defenders.
De Gea not only causes one less man in defence - I feel like he almost covers and hides the defenders negativity that needs to be improved proactively purely due to the way he plays in such a reflexive/reflective way.
We may be wondered by De Gea saving a shot - but should that shot have happened at all? Could that shot have been stopped by the defenders instead? What if they were able to get further up the pitch?
When De gea leaves, we won't be successful straight away - we might sign our next Barthez or Howard; but eventually we will find a goalkeeper that is more all rounded and it will lead to a proper defence; hopefully a GK good enough to be in sync with their defenders & win a league.
For me, the quicker this happens the better. De Gea & Jones are the only SAF players left that didn't leave our club like Ronaldo. It genuinely feels to me like him leaving would be the start of a new generation here at United. No hiding anymore. A defence that can't rely on the legendary reflex of De Gea; but at the same time a defence that can rely on many more aspects of a goalkeeper.