Since last season, 30-year-old David De Gea has made seven serious mistakes that directly led to conceded goals. Such a lack of stability, heart-wrenching stats, alongside Dubravka and Leno, are among the worst in the Premier League. When the Manchester United fans who returned to reality gradually adapted to the decline of the Spaniard, another young goalkeeper who still belonged to the Theater of Dreams was in the Premier League.
Once able to save United's defenders on his own, he was ridiculed as "picturesque in the front, De Gea in the back", and now the "goal god" has become the worst in the Premier League.
On March 8, the Bramo Lane Stadium, which poured 31,379 people, once again cheered for victory. As Sheffield United turned their 1-0 lead over Norwich into a win, Dean Henderson, born on 12 March 1997, made his 10th clean sheet in the league of the season. Just like Sheffield United, who is the "dark horse", is currently within easy reach of the Champions League zone, the only one who can lead henderson in the goalkeeper's clean sheet is Burnley's Nick Pope.
Dean Henderson has kept 10 clean sheets in the league this season.
Incidentally, Henderson's stats are not limited to his Premier League debut season – in a fun challenge he took part in last May, he single-handedly won two Guinness World Records for "crooked doors": the fastest goalkeeper (shirt and gear) and a two-man header relay in one minute.
In the last 4 rounds, 3 wins and 1 draw, the last 7 games have only suffered one defeat, sheffield United coach Chris Wilder, who was interviewed after the game, was delighted. Of course, in addition to praising Billy Sharp, who scored the winning goal, he will not forget Dean Henderson, who was named the best player by the BBC. 'Yes, he wants to be england's number one goalkeeper and if he continues to perform like this, his chances will come sooner or later... In this game, Henderson made a lot of crucial saves and it's really good that we have him." In Chris Wilder's view, his 23-year-old main goalkeeper should appear in England's training roster for the second time.
Henderson made a number of crucial saves against Norwich.
If you look back, Chris Wilder's imagination is not wishful thinking, and so far, there are only four U23 homegrown goalkeepers in the history of the Premier League who can play a clean sheet in a single season: Scott Carson, Joe Hart, Jack Butland, and Henderson last weekend. Regardless of whether the performance in the intercontinental competition is good or bad, the above three people have naturally played for England after becoming famous at a young age. This attack pattern will also be continued by Sheffield United's starting goalkeeper.
Jack Butterland
Previously, in early October last year, due to the injury of Tom Heaton, Henderson was temporarily recruited as a substitute. For the first official call-up and the debut of the "Three Lions", he is still in a state of waiting.
Before the start of the season, Dean Henderson, who idol joe Hart, did not have any Premier League experience: the Championship, 21 clean sheets in 46 games; the League One, 41 games, 16 clean sheets; the League Two, 7 games, 4 clean sheets, and that's it. Since being loaned to Stoke Harbour (sixth division) by Manchester United in January 2016, Henderson, who joined the Red Devils at the age of 14 and was nominated for the Jimmy Murphy Award at the age of 17 (not a goalkeeper when he joined Carlisle United at the age of 8), began his wandering club career. He has played for Stoke Harbour, Greensby, Shrewsberg and Sheffield United in the last five seasons, accumulating valuable racing experience in the lower leagues.
Now it seems that Dean Henderson, who is following the trend, has made a wise enough choice, when the pace of the annual promotion is solid enough, and the experience of playing in the small team has also helped him grow rapidly. His total season appearances over the past two years have reached 48 and 46, respectively, which is an ideal enough attacking environment for a young goalkeeper in his early twenties.
From Jayden Sancho, Phil Foden, Hudson-Odoi to Greenwood, Tomori and Bellingham, England's young talents are scrambling to get into Southgate's sights. Perhaps Henderson will soon receive that second call for the call, even if he is competing for a position that could be the most dangerous job in the world...
As for where the danger comes from, let him ask Seaman, Robinson, Carson, and Robert Green.