DAVID DE GEA

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has praised goalkeeper David de Gea by saying that the Spaniard’s work in the gym is starting to pay off. The goalkeeper was highly criticised for his inconsistent performances after arriving from Spanish club Atletico Madrid for an enormous transfer fee of £ 18 million. This is one of the highest transfer fees paid for a goalkeeper, and a lot of was expected of the 20-year-old. He was signed as a replacement for Dutch international Edwin van Der Sar, who was retiring from football. However, de Gea struggled in his first season at Old Trafford, which led to rumours linking him with an exit away from a club.

Ferguson has also been switching between de Gea and Andreas Lindegaard in the search for a replacement for van Der Sar. Since the turn of the year, though, de Gea has been played consistently by Ferguson. He has also been hitting the gym on a consistent basis in order to beef up. One of the major struggles for de Gea has been in the crosses and set pieces. The time spent in the gym has paid off well according to Ferguson, who praised the goalkeeper after his impeccable performance in the 2-2 draw with West Ham.

“David is No 1 now, definitely. You have to thank our goalkeeping coach Eric Steele. The big improvement is in the physical part. He has put on nearly a stone in muscle, is much stronger and deals with the physical part a lot better. His first game last season was away from home against West Brom. The referee felt he was a young goalkeeper, who was not used to English football. There was a laxity in terms of protection for him,” said Ferguson, whose team are extremely close to winning the 20th league title.

The manager of Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson, has hailed David De Gea for putting up a brilliant performance in the FA Cup match against Chelsea which was played at Old Trafford a few days ago.

In the match against Chelsea, United had started well and at one stage, the Red Devils were leading by 2-0. But, in the second half, they played poorly and Chelsea managed to bounce back with a couple of goals in a space of 9 minutes. (more…)

The Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has said that he is finally happy to know that he is performing at the level people expect him to perform. The Spaniard arrived at Old Trafford relatively young at just 20 years of age.

The £ 18 million transfer fee, which is a British transfer record for goalkeeper, put a huge weight on his young shoulders during the initial stages of his United career. As a result, de Gea turned out with several inconsistent performances that questioned his future at Old Trafford. Ferguson constantly rotated between de Gea and Lindegaard in the hope of finding a replacement for Edwin van Der Sar. (more…)

The Spaniard David de Gea has come under intense criticism in recent weeks, which have led to suggestions that he might be sold in the summer as the manager Sir Alex Ferguson looks to cut his losses. The former Atletico Madrid goalkeeper arrived at the club for record transfer fee of £ 18 million. However, he has struggled to cope with the physicality of the Premier league. He was recently responsible – to a certain extent – for United dropping two points in the 1-1 draw with Tottenham after his weak punch late in the game led to Clint Dempsey scoring the equaliser.

Following the decision by the Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes to leave the club at the end of his contract, there have been suggestions that Barcelona will be looking to take the 22-year-old back to Spain. However, De Gea has ruled out any such possibility of leaving Manchester United by saying that he remains the number one at the club. Ferguson has yet to decide between David de Gea and Andreas Lindegaard for the role of replacing Edwin van Der Sar, who retired more than 18 months ago. It is expected that Ferguson will be dropping De Gea to the bench for the FA Cup fourth-round match against Fulham during the weekend.

“From the moment I signed I considered myself the first-choice keeper at the club but it’s down to the manager. He rotates us when he feels it’s good for the team. But obviously I’ve played a few on the bounce now and that’s positive. For a goalkeeper it’s always important to have consistency and to be playing regularly. It’s good for confidence and morale,” said David de Gea. So far, he has made 15 appearances this season, which is slightly more than the eight appearances made by Lindegaard.

The Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said that the Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea faces a fight in order to get back into the first-team after saying that he will be retaining the Danish goalkeeper Andreas Lindegaard for the match against Reading. Ferguson has not changed his goalkeeper in the last four matches opting for the Dane over the services of the £ 18 million signing from Atletico Madrid. The Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea has certainly struggled during his time at Manchester United, but Ferguson has been persistent with him due to the fact that he is extremely young.

However, he will be required to work extremely hard and hope that luck plays a part if he wants to return to the United first team in the near future because the manager has suggested that Lindegaard will be the preferred choice for now. Ferguson has stressed the fact that the team is in need of a consistency when it comes to the goalkeeper. Due to the fact that Lindegaard has not made any mistakes in the last four matches, he will be persisting with him for now. Ferguson has also stressed that this is not a long-term decision taken by him and David de Gea certainly features in his plans for the future.

“Anders has done well. It’s one of those situations where there is no actual reason to leave Anders out in terms of form and, hopefully, David understands that at the moment. But there is no long-term issue. I really think that creates consistency. That’s why I’ve kept Anders in on Wednesday night. I could easily have changed it again but Anders has done nothing wrong. I’m going along with him at the moment because he is not letting me down,” said Ferguson ahead of the match with Reading.

The Spanish club, Real Madrid, is looking to sign Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea during the mid season transfer window. According to some reports, David De Gea is not happy at Old Trafford and he wants to return to his motherland. Real Madrid has been searching a young, top quality goalkeeper who could take the place of Iker Casillas after a few years and Gea could be a good option for them.

Gea had joined Manchester United at the start of the last season. United had bought him from Atletico Madrid after paying a huge transfer fee of 17 million pounds. Gea featured for United for the first time in a friendly match against Chicago Fire in which United won by 3-1.

Gea played his first match in the Premier League against West Bromwich Albion. Gea performed decently in his debut Premier League match and he managed to retain his place in the starting XI. In the next match against Tottenham Hotspur, Gea again made some brilliant saves and United defeated the Spurs by 3-0.

Gea continued making fantastic saves in the further matches as well and he soon established himself as the first choice goalkeeper of United. But, in the second half of the last season, Gea’s performance deteriorated and he had to leave his place in the starting XI for Anders Lindegaard.

Gea’s performance in the ongoing season has been quite inconsistent. He featured for United in the first couple of games against Everton and Fulham respectively. He made some terrible mistakes in the match against Fulham and he lost his place in the starting line up.

At the start of this month, Gea himself admitted that he is not enjoying his time at Manchester United. Gea was quoted as saying “I am working pretty hard in the practice sessions, but, I haven’t been able to regain the faith of Sir Alex Ferguson.  It’s getting a bit frustrating for me.”

“I was quite happy with my overall performance for United at the end of the last season. But, it’s not happening for me this time around.”

The Manchester United goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard has said that his competition with the Spaniard David de Gea can be only better for the club. Unlike in previous seasons, Manchester United have a real competition for the goalkeeping position is due to the significant number of errors made by the former Athletico Madrid goalkeeper David de Gea. He was expected to be the undisputed number one at the club, but a number of errors in the first season have provided the opportunity for the Danish goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard to start many matches. Rather than seeing the competition between the two keepers as native, the Dane has said that competition will only make the club better.

The Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said that the 21-year-old Spaniard goalkeeper David de Gea will be dropped for the match against Southampton after making a crucial error against Fulham. He has said that he is still a young goalkeeper and he needs to learn not make crucial mistakes in matches. As a result, Anders Lindegaard started the match against Southampton, but he also conceded two goals against the newly promoted club. Rejecting any possible clashes with de Gea, Lindegaard said that competition will only make the two goalkeepers better.

“I have a very good relationship with David. We are very good friends. I have a lot of respect for him and I feel he has a lot of respect for me too. So it doesn’t affect us at all. From the first day he came to the club, we have both been telling each other, ‘I think you can try to solve this situation in a different way. We always try and guide each other. I’m a bit older than him and he’s a bit more experienced than me in terms of playing games,” said Lindegaard.

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick has said that the Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea has made tremendous progress ahead of the start of the new season. David De Gea signed from Athletico Madrid for a transfer fee of £ 18 million, which made him one of the most expensive goalkeepers in the history of the game.

However, Manchester United have struggled to create the best out of the player and he has been frequently been on the bench in the first half of last season. The injury to Andreas Lindegaard, though, worked in favour of the Spaniard and he has visibly increased in quality according to the midfielder Michael Carrick.

Many doubted the ability of the Spaniard to handle the physical game of English football prior to his arrival, and the doubts were proven correct after he struggled in the first six months at Old Trafford. The injury to Lindegaard, who was his replacement for a couple of months, was injured in January. This paved the way for the 20-year-old goalkeeper to establish himself in the first team of the club. Even though David De Gea did not fare well with the Spanish national team at the London Olympics 2012 football tournament, Michael Carrick has said that he has visibly improved.

“David just keeps getting better. We knew he would. The manager has great faith in him and he’s getting stronger and stronger. His distribution is fantastic and he makes saves at good times. I’m sure he’ll continue to do that,” said Michael Carrick on the official website of the club. David De Gea played in 39 matches for the club last season, but is expecting to play in a lot more matches this time around. David De Gea failed to win any major trophies last season with Manchester United.

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Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea has said that he will overcome the disappointment of not winning any trophies with Manchester United last season by looking forward to lifting the Olympic gold medal with the Spanish national team. The former Athletico Madrid goalkeeper is in the Spanish squad as part of the younger players. He joined Manchester United in an £ 18 million deal, but was extremely disappointing in the first half of the campaign. Following the injury to backup goalkeeper Lindegaard, David De Gea received regular opportunities and finished the season strongly.

Despite this, Manchester United were not able to win any major trophy for the first time in four years. David De Gea has said that he is extremely hurt by the fact that he was unable to lift any trophies with his new club, but is looking forward to returning to the pre-season training as a winner of the gold medal in the London Olympics 2012. Spain is one of the favourites to lift the medal alongside Brazil and Uruguay. They are by far the strongest team in the competition. This will not be the first major title De Gea wins with the Spanish national team, as he has already lifted the under-21 European Championships.

“I want to end the season by winning a gold medal to forget about the end of the Premier League campaign. It’s incredible how close we came to winning the title. We have to leave that behind us, and focus on the new season. Even though I didn’t win any titles, I have positive feelings about my first season at Manchester United. I have learned a lot and I think I’ve made a lot of progress. Our goals for next year are winning the Premier League and the Champions League,” said De Gea.

Petr Shilton is regarded to be one of the greatest ever goalkeepers. He has said that Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea will be having an acid test when his side faces Manchester City in the crucial Manchester derby. This match is being built up as the potential title decider. Both the clubs come into the match having been separated by just three points with only two matches remaining in the season after this game. Hence, if City win the match, then they could potentially be crowned the Champions. However, even if United managed a draw, then it could see United win their record 20th Premier league title.

Hence, there is a lot of stress and pressure upon the players ahead of this match. David de Gea has flattered to deceive in such a situation previously. Even though his form has seen a major improvement in recent months, Peter Shilton regards this to be the biggest test that he will face in his Manchester United career up until now. De Gea’s performances from Manchester United have been questioned by a lot of critics since it is £ 18 million move from Atletico Madrid in the summer. However, he has been performing at his best ever since the injury to Andreas Lindegaard made him the undisputed number one at United.

“It is possibly the biggest game of his career, and if he can come through it and have a good game, it could clinch the title for United and cement his progress. This derby is the acid test now. From a technique point of view, I wasn’t totally convinced when I saw him in the early part of the season. If he has a wobbly game and United get beaten, people will still be pointing fingers,” said Shilton ahead of the match.