On Monday night, Gary Neville went in to great detail to explain why David de Gea was at fault for conceding Spurs’ late equaliser against United. Neville even showed a slow motion replay of the “five or six second stare” that Nemanja Vidic gave De Gea after the goal went in.
Whilst most people would agree that Neville is an excellent pundit, who fans of all teams (including City and Liverpool!) begrudgingly agree with, whether praising or criticising their players, because he usually hits the nail on the head.
I reckon Edwin Van der Sar or Peter Schmeichel would have flattened the players in front of them to make sure they thumped the danger clear, whilst De Gea took a feeble swipe at the ball. His lack of strength and ability to own the penalty area is definitely a weakness of De Gea’s, but as Schmeichel correctly pointed out after the game: “if De Gea had not played the way he did we would have lost 4-1.”
So whilst De Gea didn’t do well enough, there’s no way he should be left the shoulder all the blame. The way Vidic went in to him, a freekick would have been awarded to United if he was a Spurs player! And let’s not forget that it was Rafael who let the cross come in after being caught out of position.
Sir Alex Ferguson has been asked what he thinks of the criticism that De Gea has received since Sunday.
“I’ve got nothing to say about David de Gea. You have to listen to some idiots in this game.” Ouch.
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Like I have said on previous threads.
Good luck for those pundits and bandwagoners, cause DeGea is here to stay for 5-10years, so it’s gonna be a long time for you
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/alex-ferguson-attacks-the-idiots-criticising-1554514
Not sure if he meant by that Neville, however the latter was far too much pressed the pedal.and to be honest Schmeichel’s analysis was far more convincing.
So Gary has fallen foul of the verbal Fergie hairdryer.
Short and sweet from SAF – brilliant
I guess it was for his old friend Alan Hansen rather than Gary!
We should give De Gea some time to prove. He is a very good keeper.
calling media writers idiots, not Gaz, those cowards just twisted it.
This article is a total rubbish for trying to specifically pin the unspecific comment of a man to someone in order to stair up more verbal conflict. I would rather term it bad journalism.
Gary is overdoing it to prove to people he is not on United’s side. Ironically, the real idiot Richard Keys swung it around that Gary’s criticism of de Gea was some sort of ‘order’ from United. Of course the real idiot, Keys, is trying to undermine Gary’s position and we know why. Gary is trying too hard to pad up his punditry CV. I want to say fxxk off, but he’s an ex-player, so idiot sounds like the best description of him.
@Unitedforeva
I assume you mean order from Sky, not United?
Anyway, I think you’re right that he’s gone too far in proving that he’s neutral on this occasion, but I have a lot of respect for his punditry. He’s one of the few who properly limits his scope to what actually happens on the pitch. Doesn’t get hung up with subplots, personalities, loyalties etc, just gets on and does his job. He’s gaining respect from other fans for his even-handedness. Doesn’t mean he should be losing respect from us.
I agree with Gary that DeGea has got to strengthen up, never mind giving him steroids as someone joked about earlier, buy him a punching bag and get Senchenko to teach him a thing or two.
His defending against crosses is also an issue but that’s because he’s from Spain, where crosses into the box are almost non existant, he just needs time to work on that.
Several people have pointed out that Reina, Cech and Hart (especially Hart) get away with worse and that’s true. But DeGea has a great head on his shoulders, amazing skill and so much potential it’s thrilling to know we could have a keeper of real quality for years and years.
In the back of my mind, I knew Gary was raising a valid point, they all did look at him, Vidic will be peeved (to put it nicely) and as the last line of defence they will feel frustrated, But I don’t think Gary was trying to make him out to be a bad or weak player, he was just pointing out, as much as the team celebrates together, they get frustrated together.
Personally I held Rio more accountable for the goal, as he ran towards the ball and dithered to a slow stop, rather than making an attempt to stop it.
Regarding Keyes, he might have hit at a point though I think he missed Gary’s agenda (IMHO), look at a few months ago, all those people slagging of DeGea, left right and centre, every fault, every slip, every mistake magnified as if fatal. Suddenly everyone is crawling out of the woodwork to praise him (“Look at me on the bandwagon”) and prove how ABU they are by getting their digs in at GNev (“Look at me flog a dead horse”).
Who knows? Maybe I’ve read too much into it, but that’s my 2p worth.
Great to see the gaffer come out in support of De Gea.
I am sick of this de gea criticism. It seems media,Pundits,Opposition fans,FA all want this boy to fail. Don’t know why. We would be stupid if we lose this boy.
@Ash
Lol – what makes you think the FA want him to fail?!
kanchelskis
Mate by looking how de gea becomes scapegoat every time. It won;t be long before FA will also find a way of blaming De gea
Honestly I am fucking pissed about this news. De gea had a tremendous game against Spurs but aqll the blame was put on de gea. Hell now we are also linked with the most overrated keeper Valdes. What the fuck is happening. From Day one media,Pundits are calling for this boy’s head. Even Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t hated this much. IDIOTS
He’s best shot stopper in the league !! He’s only 22 ! Why doesn’t that shitty keeper get criticised the same he’s made no end of mistakes this season !! Oh yeah he doesn’t play for the biggest club in the world ! Only united getting a draw at spurs would be classed as a bad result because their standards over the last 20 years have been so high ! De gea will get better and better !!
Don’t think there is anything remarkable here. Neville is an opinionated (and very good) pundit, pointing out an error.
Fergie very very rarely criticises members of the club in public, however much he thinks they have let the club down. That’s why he nearly always has a go at the officials, not because he wants to but simply to talk about something else other then our players.
Other journalists will try to sensationalise it because that’s what they are paid to do.
RedHairedDevil @ 14:46: “Vidic will be peeved (to put it nicely) and as the last line of defence they will feel frustrated”
CaptainVidic needs to look in the mirror – the picture at the head of this story tells its own tale. It is evident that Nemanja is not only blocking DDG’s path to the ball but doing so with his hands (and momentum) all over the keeper. This is the second time that he has done that to the keeper – Fulham @ OT in August being the first time.
Actually, I think De Gea is good when it comes to blocking shots and his agility + reflexes. But he has to be more than that. IMHO, I think he needs to be able to catch the balls more than parry them out of the goal or when from the corner. He also needs to be able to command the defenders better. If he does get these right, I believe that he is our next legendary keeper.
On Zaha, I am not sure why we bought him unless it is to replace someone or for future. But I prefer if it is a midfield defender
Gary neville, hansen e.t.c, i don’t take any pundits seriously, they’ve always got an agenda going and in neville’s case, he works for sky. Never really needed “pundits” to analyse a game and that goes for neville and all. Fergie is ruthless and if he calls people idiots then he’s generalising and sweeping neville alongside those people.
@denton davey
yeah a picture tells more than a thousand words, I agree.
About GNeville, the lad has been an exellent pundit, nobody can deny that, he’s been fair and reasonable. I respected him for that!
But he started getting to personal with his view, was it because of frustration? Maybe. But he went too far with his opinions. instead of bringing other things into account, he goes and points out DeGea and how other players go at DDG.
GNeville has been there inside that locker room, and that’s more of a reason why he should keep his mouth SHUT, because he’s making us look stupid and the ABU’s loves it.
I hope that Next time GNev doesn’t make an inside tour to OT by filming what is happening there, just that people would like him as a pundit.
Let’s hope GNeville realises that, and start beign a little biased on oru players, cause that’s what others do.
GNeville if you’re reading this, critisise our gameplay or tactics, but never try to get a gid on oru players to cause friction! IF it’s there, we will notice it, but don’t start bringig “proof” for others, cause they love it.
peace.
Great point Denton.No wonder De Gea got a weak punch to the ball.Lack of communication between defense and goalkeeper led to the goal.
Looking back at the goals we have conceded this season how many goals were created by brilliant passing movements or interchange play or one on one with the goalkeeper where the defense had no choice but to give in?five?ten?zero?To say that one person is responsible for all the goals we have conceded this season is ludicrous.You score as a team concede as a team.
I dont understand why people talking against De Gea all the time? For me he is great. He is young, just came in the toughest league in the world…what people else want? You can t be perfect when you are 23. He is great buy…maybe the best we have got. Nowhere in the world strikers dont kicking the ball like in this league…very strange curve, it s hard to defend. For me he plays teriffic. He adapted very fast. He got some goals, but i m more angry on our defence, because they are more experience…
@mara
he’s 22 mate, imagine
and playing for the greates culb i nthe world as the first choice, and soon to become number one for Spain, I bet my ass for that!
Let’s hope at that time he plays for us!
about
Zaha, he reminds me with his tricks Nani and Ronaldo. The speed and the running like Ronaldo but when he slows the geame a bit like Nani. He has a lot of potential.
Let’s hope SAF builds him and makes him perfect!
What don’t people get about the zaha deal? Fucking hell, fergie has always recruited younger players with top potential in order to develop them, zaha is no bloody difference. “we don’t this” and “we don’t need that” all these moping, most knowledgeable fans would view this as another sign of fergie accumulating another top team, the manager has never rested on his laurels and that’s been to united’s benefit.
This talk about zaha’s arrival means it’s curtain call for another player is a load of bollocks formed by those looking for unnecessary conspiracy, what happened to adding to your strenghths? Why does an arrival have to affect another?.
You get moaning about pricetags while clearly the fee would be paid in installments (AKA – the bettet zaha gets, united will pay. Win win situation there), you also see people banging on about him being a championship player. why? Because no player has moved from a lower tier and gone on to be world class? Fucking hell, how simple minded are some people?. Zaha has everything to kick on into the top level, he will need patience and support but united have clearly nabbed another top younger player that everyone wanted, i don’t get the negativity. Zaha isn’t bought to make a straight impact, he’s been loaned back to palace. It’s a case of spotting a top talent and making sure no one gets ahead in terms of signing him.
it’s already started Utd spend 4 or 5 yrs turning him to world class and live with his mistakes then Barca or Real will snag him,always the case with Spaniards all want to play for one of those two
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2013/01/25/3699719/-?
Unitedforeva – Spot on pal. Gaz has gone the other way now to avoid looking pro United. Sold his soul to the cunts at Sky.
I forgot how many experts we have on these forums, De Gea is a brand new keeper who needs support from everybody. look at the keepers we have had in between Edwin Van der Sar and Peter Schmeichel. taibi, bosnich, and bartez
people have already said it Lack of communication between keeper and defence, story of our season as well Lack of communication between defenders in general.
De Gea will be a top class keeper, is Gary Neville wrong for critisising him.? no i dont think he is.
All Neville is guilty of is taking the silver dollars from a multi media company who thrive on controvesy just like the other muppets who sit on the panels and give there opinions.
as a united fan, deep seated and loyal……. whatever the pundits say ….i dont give a f@@k
I wish this whole de Gea ‘Is he good enough?’ nonsense would go away.
It’s been manufactured a red top tabloid story to write something – anything – for slow news days.
Because the kid made a few mistakes in the beginning of his premiership career, those initial mistakes have been magnified into lazy assumptions made by tabloid writers, endlessly repeated byTV pundits (Gary Neville aside that is) who can barely string a coherent sentence or an original thought together, and swallowed whole by some gullible fans.
The kid is doing great. Now leave him be,
I think all true United fans should just support him and let him know the only people he has to prove himself to are his manager, his club mates and the fans. And I can safely say we are all behind him.
@ STR.
I don’t get it pal.. where in that do you see SAF call Gary Neville an idiot?
Zaha’s brilliant skills and movement at Oldtrafford
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InfLACBcc4k
I don’t understand this DDG has a issue with commanding his 6 yard box and his defenders anyone who’s played at any level knows if a goalie doesn’t take command then it gives defenders the jitters because they don’t know what to expect
Now the fact pundits can still point it out even after a year and half means its a problem,i’m as a bigger Utd fan as anyone but it is a issue that has to get sorted.Doesn’t fucking matter how many brilliant saves he makes he keeps making the same mistake and other teams know this.I haven’t seen anyone say he isn’t good enough everyone points out his obvious weakness,to be considered one of the best in the world and be Utds num 1 a goalie cannot keep fucking flapping and crosses game after fucking game.He needs to grow some balls and start taking heads off instead of getting pushed around like a schoolboy
@wayne
I don’t think many are denying there is still a problem there. It’s more the way other keepers who have made plenty of errors this season (Cech, Reina, Hart – all more experienced, I hasten to add) get away without the media scrutiny.
@samuel yeah I agree, Zaha is a good deal 10mill and in phases, he’s also 20 so he has that potential to become a great player.
he has also bag of tricks and speend and power. So maybe he’s our nexy Ronaldo or Nani or Valencia for his speed and power with alot more of tricks.
GREAT deal. I firstly hesitated, but he’s a good buy, win win situation liek you called it mate!
@wayne
let’s hope that it’s a case of Girlfriend trying to get his man back to spain. that’s why she gave her opinion haha
maybe the catalans did this on purpose, cause they’re already after him so they need to get their voice heard via DDG’s woman.
I think even if let’s say RVP’s wife would be asked about Barcelona, she would have said the same. At the moment Barcelona is the most tempting place for any player, and like you said this is the case with spaniards, so imagine how big of a deal it is for them
let’s hope we get him playing here 10 more years, and after that he can leave with a fee of 80mill.
peace.
@wayne
I’m with kanchelskis on that case!
so many keepers have made more worse mistakes, and nobody says a thing.
I wonder how his English is getting along, because when he’s able to shout GET OUT THE FUCKING WAY or STAND OVER THERE or CLOSE HIM DOWN with the ease of a fluent speaker then that will help him to command his area.
It will take time for him to fill the shoes of the great keepers before him like VDS and Schmeichal, because they took time to grow into those shoes themselves. By giving a young goalie like DDG this early start at the top of the game we run the risk of either crushing a talent or creating a monster. It’s a big gamble but when you watch De Gea in action his quality is evident.
People in the media and some of our stranger fans seem to demand that we have some sort of super goalkeeper. Fact is whoever we put in goal is going to be a mortal human being. There is no superman goalkeeper. DDG is the best outright stopper in the league, he is arguably the best distributor of the ball, and the rest will come to him. Meanwhile we’re top of the league. So whatevs.
utdforever says:
@ STR.
I don’t get it pal.. where in that do you see SAF call Gary Neville an idiot?”
Surely you do not need a thorough explanation? Neville’s castigating of de gea clearly placed him amongst those fergie swung that insult at. It’s not as clear cuf but you also do not need to be a rocket scientist fo figure this out.
Still love GNev. He was spot on with his criticism of DDG.
And from how it’s been written up on the Guardian site it seems SAF may have been having a go at Richard Keys. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jan/25/sir-alex-ferguson-rafael-benitez < final three paragraphs.
kanchelskis i don’t give a fuck about any other keeper and what the pundits are saying about them i give a fuck about DDG .I’ll live with any lad coming through and mistakes costing points but it’s the same fucking mistake over and over again,a lot on here say he’s getting much better at taking command i’m not really seeing it.Why is everyone giving G.Nev the gears for pointing out the obvious.Utd players were staring down DDG and some are saying Vidic was to blame but its up to the keeper to clear the channels and punch the fucking ball away not flap at it like a fucking woman
My biggest concern is Utd waste all this time,effort and points making him world class then he fucks off on us,fuck me his girlfriend is already making these tones and DDG is only 2 years into his first contract
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on ROnaldo
Have you read this? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BBd0_nXCUAAUkCO.jpg:large
There’s nothing wrong with what Fergie said. De Gea’s critics are idiots regardless of who they are. There’s absolutely nothing to say about De Gea. He’s the best under 23 keeper in world football. What the fuck else do you want him to say?
@wayne you asked this : “Why is everyone giving G.Nev the gears for pointing out the obvious.” it’s ‘not that he’s pointing the obvious, We know DDG has more to do with his commanding, though IT’S improving. GNeville he doesn’t do that for everyone. I have commented this many times, for your like, cause you follow my comments and will put it again.
“GARY NEVILLE started getting to personal with his view, and went too far with his opinions. instead of bringing other things into account, he goes and points out DeGea and how other players go at DDG. GNeville has been there inside that locker room, and that’s more of a reason why he should keep his mouth SHUT, because he’s making us look stupid and the ABU’s loves it. It causes friction to our players.
This is the reason, and look at the pic and the situations before that, it’s not only DDG, he came and punched the ball, but where was Vidic? picture tells it, why he didn’t win the header, why Rafael and Valencia did ot do a good thing to block the cross? Why evra was standing and nto ready to clear the ball?
SAF said it, Schmeichel said it, Gordon banks said it and WE here have said it, so maybe there is somethign wrong with GNeville.
If we start pointing out fingers teverytime when we concede, it sounds ridiculous.
TTHIS IS WHY WE CONCEDED THE WAY WE DID , and this goes for everyone that thinks DDG is to blame.
Peter Schmeichel QUOTE
“I disagree. I think if De Gea had not played the way he did we would have lost 4-1.”
“We played in a way that required the goalkeeper to make saves. He did that. He did his job. Nobody is highlighting that.”
“My point is that if you are not that deep, we are not conceding those chances. That is the thing I would work on. In general, the way to win championships is not by defending as deeply as we did for the final hour on Sunday.”
and this is a fact aka rafa benitez!
There’s nothing wrong with GNev some people are just a bit too sensitive. When he was ripping into Torres everyone was whooping it up, now it’s a United players turn and everyone is saying he’s gone too far.
Given the chance DDG will turn into a great gk, but if he carries on like he has then he’ll also cost United points and honours.
ok i’m not going to keep going on about this,to me it’s a major problem Doghouse points out he is the best stopper and distributor sorry 2 out of 3 just isn’t good enough because his weakness is arguably the main cohesive factor in having a tight defense.I also 100% disagree with his assessment of VDS and Schmeichal both their strengths were taking command of the box and defenders which gives the whole defense confidence,something Utds D hasn’t had since VDS retirement and will never have while DDG has this issue,that’s just a fact imo
wayne says:
“that’s just a fact imo”
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Lol. You may have good points, but surely you see that’s a rather silly thing to say …
kanchelskis yes mate realized it was stupid soon as i posted it
@wayne
Haha – doesn’t matter. Think you make your point well enough anyway.
DDG has spent one and a half season with the club but clearly hasn’t fully settled with the physical aspects of the game.The amount of pushing shoving that goes on in the penalty area is fairly new to him.Defenders should also put faith in him while dealing with a high cross so that he can claim or punch the ball without being impeded by his own team mates.I think that’s what happened with vidic.
@denton davey Agreed. But we also have to consider that Vidic has been out injured, were we really expecting him to reappear and be the boss he’s always been? He needs time, just as De Gea does.
@K20 Also agreed, it’s easy to get a bit sensitive, but I think GNev was taking on some of the criticism and deflecting some much needed praise on DDG.
It’s gettin stupid blamin him 4 everythin he wil b 1 of the bst if ppl get off his bck n let him get on with it…. It wouldn’t of happened if vidic n Ferdinand didn’t drop So far bck 2 defend 4 final 30mins 1 of the so called experienced defenders shoulda moved of de gea goal line…….
P.s I fell over in snow yesterday guess that’s de gea fault aswell he gets blamed 4 everything else….. Lool
Bob he’s not getting blamed for everything he has a recurring weakness to his game that needs to improve because teams are exploiting it,simple as that
There’s nothing wrong with GNev some people are just a bit too sensitive. When he was ripping into Torres everyone was whooping it up, now it’s a United players turn and everyone is saying he’s gone too far.”
A bit too sensitive, what a load of crap. I think you will find it’s called “supporting the player” and as for torres, speak for yourself, i’ve never really been interested in other teams and their players, can’t say the same about others.
Gary neville may have legendary status but on this occassion, there are no sentiments, fergie’s utterance of labelling these people as idiots applies to him.
As for de gea, most knew he was never the finished article, he had rough edges that needed ironing out, his adaptation was always going to be a test. “He’s been here 2 seasons now so he should be complete” is another rubbish i’ve read lately, development can’t have prediction placed on it but de gea has the talent, what he lacks is experience and all these basic aspects can be worked on. Perseverance is the key.
Burn baby, burn.
Its great saying Rafael was this, Vidic did that or that De Gea had a good game before that feeble mistake that cost the goal.
@wayne Sorry, but you’re exaggerating massively. Making mistakes time and time again, major weakness, flapping like a woman (what relevance does gender have?) etc, you’re parroting a frankly tired narrative (and why point out pundits doing so as if that proves anything?). DDG HAS improved on crosses. He doesn’t have a technical issue dealing with them llike some seem to be implying (his handling is fine), it’s always been his decision making. That has improved as he simply pushes people out of the way and comes to collect/punch the ball. Oh and just as an aside, why do people keep going on about him punching the ball? If it was that big an issue the staff would surely tell him to stop? Clearly it is a deliberate tactic as it enables us to counter quickly (even when he does catch it he looks to release the ball quickly which frankly backs up this view).
As far as your argument that the defence is uncertain with him in goal, bollocks. They’re more worried about the fact nobody screens them. We allow far too many shots/chances regardless of who is in goal. Our defensive issues do not begin with the goalkeeper and it’s been going on for two+ years, i.e. before DDG even joined. With Vidic we naturally play a deeper line which invites its own problems. Not a coincedence that with Evans we start higher and help the keeper out by allowing him more space to operate. Far more factors in defensive solidity/uncertainty than the goalkeeper, it’s ridiculous to say otherwise.
Didn’t SAF fall out with Gaz over the planning application for the proposed clubhouse? Think they had a spat then.
Sort out the dodgy defense then maybe we’ll see less flapping.
Fuming big time here. Every man and his dick eager to drop a load on the boy and the GK situation .
The wait for a game is killing me. Hate it when we drop points, makes the wait more unbearable
hope it was aimed at nev
the guys become a cunt since joining the england setup,and he never dishes out criticism on hart
he took it too far and was trying to cause friction in the dressing room and sedition
keys was right,i for life of me agree that sky made sure g nev was to make sure he fuked up de gea…as the video was so intricate,and the goal was in the 91st minute!!!!
g nev = clown
player=legend
person=cunt
He was calling Richard Keys an idiot.
De Gea has greater strengths and greater weaknesses than your average champions league keeper. The problem is his weaknesses can cost games as much as his strengths can win them.
To be honest I prefer Lindegard, he is steadier, more assertive and given a run I think he will be better. De Gea needs more practice, he is one for the future, he is not the finished deal right now.
Neville is right on criticism but wrong to say rest of team would have a go at De Gea, I agree that did go a bit too far and had nothing to do with his performance. A bit to much info Gary – but hey! We ALL make mistakes. One for you, one for De Gea.
Sam not exaggerating at all mate didn’t say making mistakes time and time again i said the same mistake game after game and if it wasn’t true the pundits wouldn’t keep pointing it out game after game and DDG wouldn’t be tagged as having issues with crosses.Doesn’t matter if you watch his first or last game evident for everyone to see.The gender issue comes into play because a woman is hardly likely to be able to power forward and take out whoever he/she has to to get good power on the punch.
I’m not talking bollocks at all when a goalie doesn’t take control the defenders have no fucking idea,i’m guessing Vidic never even got a call sunday,goalie has to be strong and decisive something DDG isn’t,want to disagree up to you.
So I think we’re all agreed that De Gea is an excellent shot stopper who distributes the ball well. Not bad at all.
He’s also not physically imposing and flaps at the ball and doesn’t command the area. He’s only 23 and there is still time to hope he grows out of it. Also, our focus is Europe where they are much less likely to physically intimidate English teams. So perhaps we can accept him being shaky against teams like Liverpool and Stoke City? I’d love to see him in goal against Messi, Villa, fabregas and all those other short fast players at barca.
One other thought – Vidic might stare at him for 12 seconds, but he also pats him on the back for all those reaction saves earlier. Just because we criticise each other does not mean we are losing confidence.
Let’s back our players!
Shame on you Scott for trying to stir up trouble in the United family. Fergie never called or meant to call RedNev an idiot.
I always back Utd players look at my Rom history defend all the lads who show a true desire to wear the shirt,my main concern is Utd put the time and effort and live with points dropped then he fucks off to Real Madrid or Barca .Just not convinced spending 20mill and giving him the time to become great is going to pay any dividends. Personnely feel anytime Real or Barca come knocking he’ll be gone in a second,just don’t trust him end up looking like mugs and truthfully not helping the cause present day
Number 1 no doubt.
When Neville’s criticism, specifically, was put to him, the Scot said: “It is better we deal with David de Gea rather than the press deal with him. We are quite good at that. He had a fantastic game and was 30 seconds away from that. It is unfortunate for the lad but he has to deal with it. We will help him. Outfield players maybe make 20 mistakes in a game. But they [goalkeepers] are in a crucial position. We are OK with him. I thought we should have had a foul in the buildup to the goal. Rafa [da Silva] was fouled going out to the touchline. [Clint] Dempsey fouled him. The ball goes back to the left full-back and he bumps it into the box and it is a goal.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jan/25/manchester-united-alex-ferguson-david-de-gea
the only thing wrong with DDG is his wispy kung-fu tash/beard combo!!! gonna be a top keeper,
needs a stone on him first though!
All good managers defend there players especially in public but Gary was right. Its one thing being young and inexperienced but you have to learn quickly at this level to survive. If you keep making the same mistakes it means your not learning fast enough. He won’t get 5 or 6 years to develop into a top goalie at this club.