ZolaWasMagic
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He will improve DDG was piss poor when he first came over
No he was't. He made a mistake in community shield and then vs West Brom, after that he was very good shot stopper with mistakes now and then. Overall he was miles better than Kepa and he was 21 when he joined.He will improve DDG was piss poor when he first came over
From the replays, it looks like he actually got a firm hand on the ball. I don't know much about keeping but I'd expect my keeper to do a better job of guiding it from goal once he's gotten a firm hand on the ball.I think Pogbas header was a very difficult one to save. Very close so tough to react, plus it was a downward header (clever Pog).
Him getting a hand was impressive enough and that's what made it look almost like bad keeping funnily enough.
Kepa will only improve. He's a good keeper. The price tag isnt his fault, its how Bilbao operate.No he was't. He made a mistake in community shield and then vs West Brom, after that he was very good shot stopper with mistakes now and then. Overall he was miles better than Kepa and he was 21 when he joined.
Yeah he will improve, I just disagreed with De Gea part.Kepa will only improve. He's a good keeper. The price tag isnt his fault, its how Bilbao operate.
Not all players that start off piss poor end up good enough to play for a CL club, long term. In fact, most players that start off piss poor don’t end up good enough to play for a CL club, long term.He will improve DDG was piss poor when he first came over
De Gea didn't cost 70m.He will improve DDG was piss poor when he first came over
Alan Hansen.It's madness that people actually think De Gea was that bad when he joined. Fantastic work by the media there.
No he wasntHe will improve DDG was piss poor when he first came over
3 yards awayHasn't done anything wrong yesterday. He is the least of our issues! Main issue on Pogba goal was firstly letting the cross come in, and secondly allowing Pogba to get a run at it to get that much power cleanly on the header. Wouldn't expect any keeper to save that header down low with that much power from about 3 yards away. Ball pretty much hits his hand and deflects in, no chance to save it.
As someone who watched every Atletico game prior to us signing him, He was actually a good GK but just lacked presence. That was something that got exposed early in his first season with us.It's madness that people actually think De Gea was that bad when he joined. Fantastic work by the media there.
Kepa hasn’t been that bad either.It's madness that people actually think De Gea was that bad when he joined. Fantastic work by the media there.
Yeah? He was a bit dodgy, he certainly wasn't piss poor. The media made it a huge narrative after his first few games. Hell they tried to spin Andy Carroll elbowing him at full speed into De Gea being bad.Kepa hasn’t been that bad either.
De Gea was a bit dodgy in his first season. Let’s not rewrite history here.
Think you might have, because shot stopping was not the issue. It was physicality and corners. This guy is very, very weak.Did you miss his first couple of seasons at United? Even he let in the odd one he shouldn't have in between the wonder saves.
He did save it. Then he pushed it into his own net, fecking woeful really.Why are people giving him a pass for Pogba's header? He's fecking supposed to save that. Ball wasn't far away from him, he could touch it. His hand was simply way too weak there.
Goalkeeping howler = weakness???If you watch the Pogba goal from behind you can see whilst Kepa gets his hand to it the power generated makes it very difficult to save, not impossible but can't blame him, not a GK mistake. Main issues for the goal are with the defence, and with the team generally the midfield. We are woeful at the moment but Kepa is least of the problem!
Also of course De Gea has shot stopping weaknesses such as this from last summer:
I see this myth has stuck. De Gea made one mistake when he dropped a cross and SAF dropped him to help his confidence. Which set the narrative in stone.He will improve DDG was piss poor when he first came over
Literally every goalkeeper lets goals in like that now and again. People trying to paint him as a “fraud” for letting in the sort of goal that we’ve seen De Gea concede many times is ridiculous.Why are people giving him a pass for Pogba's header? He's fecking supposed to save that.
Yeah, he dropped a clanger with Dzeko’s speculative effort in the CS game, but in the same match made a godly close range save at 2-2. Then he made a similar mistake against Shane Long vs West Brom but saves a peno against RvP next match.I see this myth has stuck. De Gea made one mistake when he dropped a cross and SAF dropped him to help his confidence. Which set the narrative in stone.
Dave was never consistently piss poor.
Why do people still talk about transfer fees as if there’s some objective logic to them. We’d all be so much better off if we just accepted that it’s all abitrary and meaningless.He isn't worth 80 mil atm. Very mistake-prone.
What constant comparisons? Not one Chelsea fan has ever compared him favourably and apart from the debate about the Spanish team selection i have never even seen them been mentioned in the same breath.He's not special at all. The constant comparisons to DDG isn't doing him any favors as well.
Let's be honest here, he has signed for the club the media hate the most for a record breaking fee, if he's been as bad as you're trying to portray the media would have targeted him months ago and he would be walking meme on social media. Upto about this time last month he was on 15 clean sheets in 27 games which is hugely impressive for your first half season and figures that would be deemed impressive even for prime Cech (not saying he is or ever will be that level).Goalkeeping howler = weakness???
Kepa is flapping at shots every few games. He has a chronic problem. It's textbook deflection to talk about other players when someone you champion is making mistakes. Were you in here talking bollocks about that Gundogan goal as well? Some Chelsea fans were talking as if it was a wonder strike when it is a save any good keeper makes.
This reminds me of Pool fans swearing up and down that Karius was a great keeper that only made a mistake because of the concussion, when he was making fundamental errors as far back as January.
He's the best shot stopper in the world. Bit of a reach to say he has weaknesses. Just a howler which all keepers have.If you watch the Pogba goal from behind you can see whilst Kepa gets his hand to it the power generated makes it very difficult to save, not impossible but can't blame him, not a GK mistake. Main issues for the goal are with the defence, and with the team generally the midfield. We are woeful at the moment but Kepa is least of the problem!
Also of course De Gea has shot stopping weaknesses such as this from last summer:
The first half of that season was just lunacy from the media. They were dead certain that he was garbage and couldn't catch a cold. Harry Redknapp's masterclass tactic against him was to have Van der Vaart take potshots from 40 yards. Genius.Yeah? He was a bit dodgy, he certainly wasn't piss poor. The media made it a huge narrative after his first few games. Hell they tried to spin Andy Carroll elbowing him at full speed into De Gea being bad.
David was 18 and already a great shot stopper. People forget that David wasn't exactly trash he just mostly failed during set pieces where he got bullied by the likes of crouch, Carroll. He adapted to the physicality of set pieces in England. I haven't seen any outstanding attributes from Kepa.He will improve DDG was piss poor when he first came over
He only cost that much because it's Bilbao and Chelsea had to panic buy after Courtois forced his way out. I'm sure if it was up to them he'd still be their GK.Why do people still talk about transfer fees as if there’s some objective logic to them. We’d all be so much better off if we just accepted that it’s all abitrary and meaningless.
That Spurs match was hilarious, they took two or three long shots in the first few minutes and they were going on about how great Harry was to spot and exploit our weakness. De Gea had such a handy game.The first half of that season was just lunacy from the media. They were dead certain that he was garbage and couldn't catch a cold. Harry Redknapp's masterclass tactic against him was to have Van der Vaart take potshots from 40 yards. Genius.
We won 3-0 that night. Even Anderson scored. Anderson!
Must be weird for the 'journalists' who slated him weekly in 2011/12 spending the last few years banging on about how we'd be midtable without him.
If you think De Gea never let in a shot he should have saved in his first few years at United then you're a fecking lunatic. Hell he was getting beat easily at his near post earlier this season.Think you might have, because shot stopping was not the issue. It was physicality and corners. This guy is very, very weak.