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What more does he have to do?! Personally not only is he our best keeper i actually think hes one of the greatest ever.Not quite. But holy fecking shit
What more does he have to do?! Personally not only is he our best keeper i actually think hes one of the greatest ever.Not quite. But holy fecking shit
This often gets overlooked. Schemichel made tonnes of gaffes, particularly with his rash decisions at leaving his line.I am pretty sure Schmeichel made more mistakes... but he also dominated his area a bit better. It is close, which says a lot for De Gea.
Stoke at home last season. He should have done better.When was De Gea's last goal-causing gaffe? Sunderland in the League Cup semi-final under Moyes in 2013? That's absolutely mental consistency.
Arsenal away in the league isn't a big enough game for you?Need to see him performing in games and making saves that count in big matches before I can class him. Then again it's not his fault either he has been part of mediocre for the last few years
Shows you the virtue of patience. Especially on teenager who has potential and just needs more experience and maturity.Do you guys remember when he was shit and was never gonna make it in the Premier League
He’s another level.
Is this serious?Need to see him performing in games and making saves that count in big matches before I can class him. Then again it's not his fault either he has been part of mediocre for the last few years
I agree, he'd been the #1 at Vitesse and I guess decided it was worth becoming Schmeichel's deputy for the chance to play at United. We actually picked him a number of times over Bosnich and Taibi (he actually won a league medal in 2000). Then Barthez came and sealed the slot.VdG was a very capable goalkeeper. He was very capable of holding down a place against almost all keepers. Unfortunately for him he was up against Smikes.
My mate who never rated DDG who said things like he goes with his legs because his footwork is bad or he makes routine saves look hard or gets himself into trouble (WTF), was behind the goal for that Mata FK.
Did not know this. Great move from the club.Huge credit to De Gea's goalkeeping coach at Atletico and the methods he used to make the most out of De Gea's reflexes. Was a great decision to bring him here last season.
Yes and very often overlooked because we still won the game in which he messed up. De Gea has been generally busier, but hardly ever seems to make a mistake, whether called into action regularly or rarely. He is top class.This often gets overlooked. Schemichel made tonnes of gaffes, particularly with his rash decisions at leaving his line.
My thought as well.For me, he is the best GK in the World right now.
The question is he better than VDS and PS.
Both of those (older) GKs, had presence and organised their defences. He would tell them where to stand, what to do and the defenders knew who was in charge.
This is the only area where DDG is lacking. As he gets older and more confident, I think he will improve in this area.
But, of all 3 GKs, who would I have right now (in their prime).
I'd take PS. We need leadership in defence right now. Smalling is not a leader, so PS would fulfill this role nicely.
Has to be a joke.Need to see him performing in games and making saves that count in big matches before I can class him. Then again it's not his fault either he has been part of mediocre for the last few years
Bravo is a good keeper except the part where he has to save shotsI think that he has been slightly better than Neuer for two last seasons - but, as someone rightly said, it's very hard for a goalkeeper to overcome the reputation - for De Gea to be considered the best goalkeeper in the world (as in better than Neuer), the latter has to do a high-profile mistake or De Gea has to play on a completely different level than Neuer (which is pretty much impossible as Neuer is also almost flawless).
If we don't count form than it's Neuer + De Gea on the same level (De Gea has better shot-stopping skills, Neuer has his awesome sweeping and organizing skills on a different level to Dave) and then Courtouis, Navas, Bravo etc on the next step
If you quote posts from the way back, this stuff happens.Bravo is a good keeper except the part where he has to save shots
Haha - didn't realise, thought this was a new thread. Was just trawling for a funny tweet I saw yesterday!If you quote posts from the way back, this stuff happens.
No he doesn't. Trophy counts are irrelevant when discussing the talents of individual players, especially goalkeepers.Not yet. He is competing with 2 keepers who were CL/PL double winners.
DDG has to deliver similar to be part of that debate.
Personally though I think De Gea is sensational, it will be very difficult to surpass Schmeical, who basically reinvented goal keeping as a position.
Real Madrid at the Bernabeau too might I addArsenal away in the league isn't a big enough game for you?
Not his fault that we're not competing for CL/PL is it? Look at the defenders Pete had in front of him during that period and then you see DDG who hasn't had one settled partnership in front of him in last 4 seasons, he's had to put up with likes of Paddy McNair, Tyler Blackett and Daley Blind as CBs! Even Smalling, Jones, Rojo can't measure up to the great defenders we've had over the years.Not yet. He is competing with 2 keepers who were CL/PL double winners.
DDG has to deliver similar to be part of that debate.
Personally though I think De Gea is sensational, it will be very difficult to surpass Schmeical, who basically reinvented goal keeping as a position.