David De Gea

[fletchabey]

De Gea for number 1, Lindegaard looks above average back up though.

[stretfordend ryda]

think people are forgetting de gea cant speak english and hes also nowhere near as experienced as lindegaard also hes alot younger

but when it comes to distribution de gea everytime!

[reddub]

Dec 5, 2011 15:51:14 GMT fletchabey said:

De Gea for number 1, Lindegaard looks above average back up though.

I agree.

[shrike59]

De Gea needs to play for the experience. Hopefully cleverly will be back soon then give pogba a chance also. Then we can call this a rebuilding year {even though we are still in the thick of things} I dont think mangmnt wants to spend much more this season. Then maybe another young stud { Hazard,Gotze} and another world class player to the mix.How about that?

[Deleted]

De Gea, easily.
He's one of the best young keepers in the world.
There are certain things lacking, of course there are, at his age most keepers aren't anywhere near their clubs first team, especially a club the size of United, but how is he gonna get the experience of the premier league and iron out the few problems he has without playing?
No problem with Lindegard, and he strikes me as a more than good enough keeper, especially as back up, but doesn't look like he'll ever be a world beater, De Gea does.

[mltezr]

DDG for me.
everyone can see he is our future number one. he will gradually baulk up over time, and gradually start being demanding around the box. actually he is, as i remember early in the season when we conceded a goal and he went off at the defence.
you already can see his improvments from the start of the season.
i think for every 4 games DDG plays, play lindegarrd once.
but its very nice to have two keepers with quality

[jimbonda]

Dec 5, 2011 23:17:47 GMT dazjoe said:

at his age most keepers aren't anywhere near their clubs first team, especially a club the size of United

very good point.

[Deleted]

To be honest if hed not have made 1 or 2 mistakes at the start of the season would this thread exist? I dont think so. I feel for him for the flack hes gotten, annoyingly from united fans aswell. Hes young but its clear to see the real talent he has, and at his age he can only excel. Its nice that there is that competition as past keepers like VDS, Barthez and Howard didnt get.

Lingegaard i feel is an excellent keeper as is Ben Amos. But fergie is not gonna spend 19m on a keeper without being sure. I think the way it is atm it should stay. Hes played 2 dozen games for united in the league n think people should back off him a little.
Give a year or 2 and people will look back and realise they were wrong (not aiming it at anyone in this thread just mean it in general).

[cullen]

I think it's still an open race and rightly so!

DDG is young and showed already what he is able to do and made some fantastic saves, but on the other hand he blundered a few times. I don't want to criticise him, because at the age of 21 it's normal for a keeper to make mistakes as it's part of the progress, but we should be honest that he made mistakes.
I watched Manuel Neuers development from a young, talented keeper with several mistakes in his young career, turning into the matured beast of a goalie he is now and that in just 3 years. I think De Gea is able to do the same and his ability of introducing counter attacks and shot stopping really remind me of Neuer, but the lad needs time and do we have this time? Bayern bought Neuer as a pretty finished article, but we bought De Gea when he was still making his first steps in professional football!

Lindegaard is more mature, confident, physically better and commands the back four really good. He played 5 competitive games for us this season and conceded only 1 goal and that was against Benfica, where we could have easily lost by 3 goals and he had a fantastic game. The game against Villa last weekend was a pretty tough one for a keeper, as there weren't many chances from them, but all of sudden in the 75th minute Collins had the chance to equalise after a corner and Anders made this fantastic save. That is what goalkeeping for United is all about! Keeping the concentration up for 90 minutes to deny 2-3 difficult balls. I think it's unfair to say that Lindegaard can't be a world beater, because I think he showed he certainly has the talent. Can anyone remember a bad game from Lindegaard in a United shirt?

I can't say which one I would pick right now ...

[nikhil19]

De Gea 6 clean sheets in the league: Highest in the league. Enough said. He will become a class goalie no doubt about that.

[Ole's Red Whiteknight03 Army]

DDG for all the positive reasons mentioned above. Nothing against The Dane, but De Gea is something special.

[Dan United]

If UNited fans can't see the existing quality and the potential promise of De Gea, you need your eyes tested. He made a couple of early mistakes which has put him under intense scrutiny. But he's been brilliant for us so far. He's getting more familiar with the players, the way we play, the language, the culture, the club etc, and this is going to reflect in his confidence and performances. Reina has made more errors than De Gea this season. Maybe none quite as glaring, but certainly more, but he's widely regarded as a top keeper. Spain's next No.1, mark my words. He'll leap frog Valdes and Reina once Casillas retires or his form dips.

[Deleted]

As i said if he hadnt of made a few mistakes this season then this thread wouldnt exist.

[Dan United]

From Tony Cascarino after the West Brom result. Yes, two matches in to De Gea's UNited career and he'd already made his mind up


TWO wins out of two and Manchester City put in their place in the Community Shield - no wonder David de Gea has got away with a trio of dodgy performances.

A clanger against City, another one against West Brom and a couple of scary moments against Spurs. It's hardly the most confidence-boosting start from the young Spanish keeper but as long as Manchester United keep winning he'll just about be able to fend off any criticism.

The problem will come if he produces a howler and it costs United points. Sir Alex will publicly back de Gea all the way - until that happens.

And if it happens before the transfer window reopens in January, expect Fergie to go in search of another keeper. He won't hang around with a liability in goal.

You have to worry for de Gea after his first few weeks and I certainly don't subscribe to the view that he's bound to improve in the way Peter Schmeichel did.

When Schmeichel arrived at Old Trafford football was a very different beast. Against a side like Wimbledon the ball would have been slung into the box time and time again and the Crazy Gang's front-players used to take great pleasure in taking out ball, keeper, defender and anyone else who got in their way. It was hardly a surprise that Schmeichel took time to settle.

Nowadays, though, keepers have total protection and de Gea has no excuse for that pathetic flap against Spurs which almost cost them a goal.

He's playing behind the best defence in England so he should be able to shine, not leave himself exposed to criticism.

I'm also concerned that he'll play his way into trouble. He's so good with the ball at his feet, so relaxed and so confident, but sooner or later he'll make a mess of one of those dragbacks and end up with egg on his face.

It happened to Fabien Barthez once or twice - though Barthez was a far more dominant keeper and could get away with it.

De Gea doesn't inspire confidence and that could become a problem. After three straight wins it isn't - but if the kid makes a blunder and it costs United a victory don't be surprised to see Fergie wield the axe

[jimbonda]

cascarino's a knob. how he writes for the times i'll never know, then again his column is about the width of my dick.