No it's not!It's just a shirt number, ladies. Please try and remain calm!
Put a semi-competent defence in front of him and this thread will die a death. De Gea would be on valium after a month playing behind our band of spastics.
Fair point but Cech is also kinda bad.
He's made some glaring errors, but he's also had some very good games and still pulls off great saves. I'd like us to be looking at other keepers, but it'll be interesting to what effect playing behind a more organised defence has on him with regards to brain farts, if he's really set to keep his place . I insist we need a better defensive line before we need a new keeper.
Have to say I was confused by the sale because before we got rid I thought he had come quite a long way with positive signs that he could still improve further.
I don't think that's entirely accurate, United conceded the most shots on target in the top 6 apparently. Cech is horrible and has been so for a while now, the man has dreadful reflexes, is terrible with the ball at feet, frequently loses his bearings and is generally a terrible keeper nowadays to be our number unfortunately
United conceded what type of shots, and from where? Nobody's saying he's as good as DeGea anyway. I'm all for improving on him, but it's difficult to argue that he's not playing behind one of the worst defence's in the league. That doesn't excuse his individual blunders though.
Fair enough those type of stats can be misleading without nuance, I just think the fact that our defense is terrible should not shield Cech from deserved criticism. Although I think we'd be best served continuing with him if our budget is as tight as reported, there are more pressing areas to address in order for this squad to compete again
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Bruv, you've lost me with the fairy tales xGaGspotXXX stuff.
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And xGA is exactly what you need, the probability that any given shot will end up as a goal based on a number of factors, such as where the shot was taken from, the proximity of defenders, the nature of the attack, etc.
Those stats clearly show support for De Gea's quality and Man Utd's defence being overrated.
Oh ok, now you've quoted the specific line. Again, though, nobody's arguing DeGea's quality or his ability to save a team points. Cech has had games where he was difference between a draw and a loss for the good too... I'm not a fan of those stats.
