This. He is a very good shot stopper, but all the saves he's made today, he should have saved. The one from Balotelli looked spectacular, but you would back almost any top level keeper to make it. As an all-round goalkeeper, he's nowhere near as good as he is being made out to be. Not great with the ball at his feet, still shaky on crosses.pudge said:Yes I do, otherwise I would not have posted it.supercrystal7 said:Do you really believe that? He is easily the best shot stopper in the league. Cech and Courtois better keepers for other reasons, but nobody else in the league can make the saves he can.pudge said:It's like Marshall last year for Cardiff.
They had an absolute dire defence and he faced umpteen shots a game and everyone had him down as a top 'keeper.
De Gea is a top 'keeper but he's making saves any 'keeper would be expected to make.
Sad to say, but it looks like United are getting their confidence back and this is pretty much the team they had this year.
Balotelli has been god since he has been on.
He is a good 'keeper but to say no-one can make the saves he can...?
He's making umpteen saves a game because their defence is shocking. Leicester had 1 shot on target against City yesterday. He hasn't made a save today when I've thought "how did he do that?!"
It's not luck. It's top players carrying them and the rest playing decently, because of it. The United defence is crap, but De Gea is world class and saves them. Their midfield is crap, but they have good strikers that are clinical and save them. It's not luck that we have not won against Tottenham or Stoke yesterday. We are not getting unlucky we just lack quality. It infuriated me yesterday hearing fans say it's just down to luck we didn't win. United have quality in key areas and it makes a difference.jacko74 said:supercrystal7 said:Do you really believe that? He is easily the best shot stopper in the league. Cech and Courtois better keepers for other reasons, but nobody else in the league can make the saves he can.pudge said:It's like Marshall last year for Cardiff.
They had an absolute dire defence and he faced umpteen shots a game and everyone had him down as a top 'keeper.
De Gea is a top 'keeper but he's making saves any 'keeper would be expected to make.
Sad to say, but it looks like United are getting their confidence back and this is pretty much the team they had this year.
Balotelli has been god since he has been on.
Any team would be brimming with confidence if they had the same amount of flukey luck that this lot get.
BlueMoonWalker said:Erm...I Hart Man City said:Liverpool's title defence this year is even worse than the rag's was last season, and that's saying something.
worsleyweb said:That's bald headed pitch announcer does my head in. Went to a charity auction once and he did it and he was constantly saying theatre of dreams. liverpool deserve this after last year