MyOnlySolskjaer
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Some weird posts, he made some very key saves at the end.
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Absolutely. I think if those Newcastle links are genuine, it would be a great move for him, with the pressure there gradually increasing and him getting the chance of becoming a mainstay in a side that will eventually become a major challenger.Tweet
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Regardless on your opinion on him, he's in the right really, he clearly doesn't want to rot his career away on the bench so I don't blame him
Apart from his shot saving ability, of course.The lad should be number one ahead of De Gea, no doubt about it. He and the whole team performed better in every way last year when he played. His all round game is so much better for the team as well.
Apart from not conceding over a goal a game, keeping the same amount of clean sheets in 20 games less, winning 1 less game in 20 less games. He actually had a higher save % and conceded less shots on goal per game than De Gea. But none of that really matters once camera save Dave makes himself a new youtube highlight every week.Apart from his shot saving ability, of course.
We should've sold him in the summer.
It's admittedly difficult to judge, but I do think his communication with the defense makes the whole unit more effective than it is with De Gea, who is better at making great saves. You don't have to be as good of a shot stopper if you're facing fewer goals because the defense is more coherent in front of you. De Gea's saves make it hard to drop him, but I would like to see Henderson get a run in the team to see how it impacts the defense.Apart from not conceding over a goal a game, keeping the same amount of clean sheets in 20 games less, winning 1 less game in 20 less games. He actually had a higher save % and conceded less shots on goal per game than De Gea. But none of that really matters once camera save Dave makes himself a new youtube highlight every week.
It could be that facing less shots and conceding less goals is perhaps coming from him being better at organising the defense in front of him. There also seems to be some strange correlation between conceding less goals and winning more games when he plays. I'm not sure why though, it certainly is very strange.
The old Sergio Romero stat padding.Apart from not conceding over a goal a game, keeping the same amount of clean sheets in 20 games less, winning 1 less game in 20 less games. He actually had a higher save % and conceded less shots on goal per game than De Gea. But none of that really matters once camera save Dave makes himself a new youtube highlight every week.
It could be that facing less shots and conceding less goals is perhaps coming from him being better at organising the defense in front of him. There also seems to be some strange correlation between conceding less goals and winning more games when he plays. I'm not sure why though, it certainly is very strange.
Yeah, the old stat padding argument.The old Sergio Romero stat padding.
How often did Romero play against City, Liverpool, Spurs, AC Milan? Heck, when did Romero even play against West Ham, Aston Villa, Everton etc?The old Sergio Romero stat padding.
Some people just can't see past the saves.How often did Romero play against City, Liverpool, Spurs, AC Milan? Heck, when did Romero even play against West Ham, Aston Villa, Everton etc?
And like @Oranges038 said, it's rather an odd coincidence that the team defenders better when DDG isn't playing isn't it? Almost as strange of a coincidence as us signing countless defenders over the past 10 years who have looked dreadful for us and fantastic for their national teams with a different goalkeeper behind them.
Buy back Henderson for 50mPost DDG, who’d we have in mind for the man between the sticks?
Haven't thought about it too deeply but from within the PL someone like Sanchez at Brighton might be an interesting option.Post DDG, who’d we have in mind for the man between the sticks?
Dave's form was terrible last season. This season his shot stopping has been back to phenomenal levels.Apart from not conceding over a goal a game, keeping the same amount of clean sheets in 20 games less, winning 1 less game in 20 less games. He actually had a higher save % and conceded less shots on goal per game than De Gea. But none of that really matters once camera save Dave makes himself a new youtube highlight every week.
It could be that facing less shots and conceding less goals is perhaps coming from him being better at organising the defense in front of him. There also seems to be some strange correlation between conceding less goals and winning more games when he plays. I'm not sure why though, it certainly is very strange.
Fully agree with this. I think we'll struggle to offload DDG with his enormous wages. Think we're stuck with keeping him as a 2nd GK. I think if we played a high line it would cover up some of his issues as well (though not entirely).I can understand the argument that Henderson should start ahead of De Gea.
But, realistically, he isn't the "modern" goalkeeper people want either. His sweeping and distribution is average, it's just that De Gea's is worse than average. And his main asset in his excellent season at Sheffield United was (like De Gea) his shot-stopping. Something many would argue he's not as good as De Gea at.
My point being that in the medium/long term, I'd want both replaced anyway. So Henderson going before De Gea does can only ever be so much of a loss.
I know he's saving shots. Everybody can see that, to be honest some of the saves are entirely avoidable if he would just come claim a high ball or organise his defence better. It's every thing else he doesn't do and the complete lack of clean sheets, he is still conceding over a goal a game.Dave's form was terrible last season. This season his shot stopping has been back to phenomenal levels.
Fully agree with this. I think we'll struggle to offload DDG with his enormous wages. Think we're stuck with keeping him as a 2nd GK. I think if we played a high line it would cover up some of his issues as well (though not entirely).
His inability to come off his line and to command his box is a bigger issue in a low block.I know he's saving shots. Everybody can see that, to be honest some of the saves are entirely avoidable if he would just come claim a high ball or organise his defence better. It's every thing else he doesn't do and the complete lack of clean sheets, he is still conceding over a goal a game.
You cannot play a highline with him because he doesn't move out of his 6 yard box and because of that he sucks the whole team back.
His form was average to poor for three seasons straight.Dave's form was terrible last season. This season his shot stopping has been back to phenomenal levels.
You mean the one where salah ran clean through on goal from the halfway line? He was kind of dammed if you do dammed if you don't there, does he rush one of the best dribblers in world football and get embarrassed miles from his line or does he hold his posistion and hope he can save the attempted shot from one of the best finishers in world football who has all the time and space in the world. I admit he didn't really do anything but he was fecked from the get go there it would of only been a salah mistake that meant there wasn't a goal.Sometimes just before I fall asleep I get a flashback to that Salah goal. Usually have to go for a short walk to move on.
Why? Seem about as dissimilar as you can get to me. Only similarity is neither of them are first choice.
No, he shoulndt.He should be no.1 ahead of De Gea. Not going out on loan.
Are you serious? He has done nothing to warrant a starting position for a club like United with title ambitions. Of course he is miles better than a typical second-choice keeper and can hold his own against top PL teams. That doesn't make him a natural successor to DDG.He should be no.1 ahead of De Gea. Not going out on loan.
Aye, he should. In all the individual stats last season he was streets ahead of DDG. He played 20 less games than DDG, the team won more games, conceded less chances, less goals and kept more clean sheets in 20 less games.Are you serious? He has done nothing to warrant a starting position for a club like United with title ambitions. Of course he is miles better than a typical second-choice keeper and can hold his own against top PL teams. That doesn't make him a natural successor to DDG.
We shouldn't be quick to pass on an important position to him just so that we don't lose him. I think fans want him to be named number 1 not because he is better than DDG but because they don't want other clubs to have him.