Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has resumed his mistakes in front of goal this season, his recent being the error he made at Goodison Park leading to his team falling behind in the opening minutes of the match. Now people are asking, where is the real David de Gea?
People are asking about the de Gea who can save a phone number with a manual calculator. The de Gea who would have saved Ned Stark from being beheaded and the de Gea who would have saved your word documents just by typing his name.
It is easy to criticize him, the Manchester United goalie whose mistakes led to his team picking up a point at Goodison Park.
It’s easy to do as the British press does and refer to de Gea’s performance as “a howler” or “an absolute shocker.” The clichés of finger-pointing, bullying ridicule. Awful attitude.
But even as we adopt empathy in handling de Gea’s latest blunders, there are some questions that shouldn’t be ignored. What is wrong with de Gea? Has he lost his confidence between the sticks? Is he suffering from depression?
The humiliation of the Spanish goalie started in the 2018 World Cup when Cristiano Ronaldo beat him twice in front of goal, one a solo goal and the whole world saw it
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Then against Barcelona in the Champions League he gifted Messi his second of the night in 2018. Here is a stat to show you that David de Gea has lost some steel. In 2016/2017 season, Dave saved. He was a colossus, as important to the win as what happened at the other end of the pitch.
In 2017-18, United only conceded 28 goals all campaign, they have already let in 29 since the start of this campaign. Judging by his error on Sunday night, De Gea is playing a part.
Not his fault, though, you could argue. The truth is that he lost his confidence, timing and technique some time back. He has been poor for the past two seasons. But what he needs is help, empathy and not scorn.
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