De Gea has made 41 Premier League saves after stamford Bridge high-pick-ups to save Manchester United, just five times away from no.1 Norwich goalkeeper Tim Krul and Leicester City's Caspar Schmeichel. De Gea is preceded by Wolves' José Sa (42) and Leeds United's Meslier (44), and if the save rate for this round is continued, then This week Nedgea is expected to complete the overtaking.
You know, Norwich is the bottom team in the Premier League, almost reserved for relegation, and De Gea's number of saves is close to the team's goalkeeper, which is enough to reflect the badness of Manchester United's defense. But for him personally, this data is a compliment. Compared to the goalkeepers of the Premier League champions, Chelsea's Eduard Mendy only needed 32 saves, Liverpool's Alisson had 29, and Manchester City's Edelsen even had only 15, almost a third of De Gea's!
For De Gea, the biggest compliment is the recognition of Manchester United's legendary captain Roy Keane. Keane has been critical of De Gea for years, his biggest critic, not one. But after witnessing the manchester United goalkeeper playing in the red and blue battle, Keane made a rare comment: "As we said before the game, if Manchester United pressed for a high position, it will definitely be given some opportunities by the opponent. Hudson-Odoi's chance after the opening was due to poor defense, with Jimmy (Hasselbaink) believing that Hudson-Odoi should score, but I think it is more due to De Gea. In fact, I think it's a divine punch, and you may think it's not like what I said."
Hasselbaink responded, "It's absolutely surprising that you praised De Gea."
De Gea has been able to prove himself again this season, and there are many factors that determine it. For example, the injury of England international Dean Henderson, De Gea himself gave up his vacation to return to the team early for training, etc. But perhaps the most important factor is that United's defence is in turmoil, forcing De Gea to stay focused. As we all know, in the 2017/18 season, when Mourinho played low-post defensive tactics, De Gea played at the peak level and won the Premier League Golden Glove Award, which is an achievement achieved under the constant high concentration.
And now? "On the pitch, in front of goal, I felt dangerous almost the whole game." De Gea said after the red-and-blue battle that this reflected the flaws in United's defense from one side, but this environment allowed De Gea to play at its best. In one sentence, it may be "weak team outstaffer".
This season, Manchester United's two thighs can be said to be De Gea and Cristiano Ronaldo. If only one of the two can be chosen, then it has to be De Gea, who is the real thigh of the Red Devils. After United's game against Chelsea, 35 per cent of Red Devils fans named him the best of the game, beating Sancho's 33 per cent. Among the best choices in the team in each competition this season, the Spanish international has been elected the most.
After a 1-1 draw with Chelsea, De Gea also said he was not satisfied. 'We've improved on The Real, won and advanced to the next round of the Champions League, and now the Premier League is away to a fantastic team, the team's efforts are great, but the opponents have better chances.' De Gea said, "In my opinion, a draw is not enough to take only one point. However, we are in a difficult period and I am proud of the efforts of the whole team. One point is not good enough, but it is also an important point at the moment."
"In the last round of the league, we conceded 4 goals, so now it's improved. It's only two games, however, at least we can defend better. We fight for every ball, we are a team. The spirit of the team is commendable, and the fighting ability, determination and desire are outstanding. It should give us more confidence to win important games, play at normal levels, score goals and get points."
De Gea also encouraged his team-mates to play the next round against Arsenal: "Today should give us a lot of confidence, Arsenal are in good shape, play well, keep improving, so it will be a bad battle."
Referring to the question of interim manager Ralph Rangnick, De Gea said: "Let's see what happens next, it's still Carrick in charge and we all support him. The team always gives their opponents too many chances, but we've become more united and stronger."