Showing posts with label David De Gea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label David De Gea. Show all posts
Manchester United's in-form goalkeeper David De Gea has revealed how he worked on his physique to cope with the demanding standards of the Premier League.
The Spaniard joined the Red Devils from Atletico Madrid aged 20 in 2011. Right from the beginning, he had a shaky start and committed a number of costly mistakes and was targeted at set-pieces during his first six months in England.
Sir Alex was very proactive in transforming De Gea's scrawny physique. He alloted the young goalie a gym programme that helped him increase in size and strength.
Admitting the effectiveness of that programme, De Gea said,
I was like Captain America in one year! No, I still do the programme, although not as much as before. It is more of a reduced programme now but certainly I did a lot of gym work at the start and it did have a big impact.
David De Gea was awarded Manchester United's Player of the Year award for 2013-14; becoming the first goalkeeper to win the award. Since then, his performances have improved immensely under Louis van Gaal and he has been one of the top performers for United besides Rooney and Carrick.
David De Gea has vowed Manchester United will play in a European competition next season, not the Champions League but the Europa League.
The young Spainard was named as United's Player of the Month for March after picking up 61 per cent of fans' votes to finish ahead of Wayne Rooney and Phil Jones. While accepting the award he acknowledged he has gained lot of confidence, consistency and stability in his performances this season as compared to the last one.
He also stressed United will try their best to win the remaining five games to finish this season in a stronger position. He said,
There are still plenty of important games to play. We are Manchester United and it's our duty to win every game we take part in. That's what we'll try to do now because we want to finish as high as we can in the league, ensure we're playing in a European competition next season and show we are still around and that we will never give in.
At this point, it looks clear that United won't play Champions League football next season, but the Europa League is still a realistic target. I hope Moyes inspires United to win the remaining five games and finish the 2013/14 season on a high, which means qualifying for next season's Europa League.
David De Gea, the 19 year-old stopper who has been linked with Manchester United for several months may become a Red Devil if United agree to pay a massive £25million to Atletico Madrid.
David De Gea is a teenage sensation and may be an ideal replacement for the aging Edwin Van der Sar. However, Atletico Madrid is asking for a massive fee of £25million, which may cause the deal to fail. The recent Europa League Champions want to cash on their young star and Chelsea too are following his progress.
The 19 year-old stopper has been linked with Manchester United for several months. With veteran Edwin Van der Sar on the verge of retirement, Sir Alex Ferguson is looking for a long term replacement and De Gea has been earmarked to fill the role.
At Atletico, De Gea is known as 'Van der Gea' due to his lanky physique and agility, similar to the Dutch keeper himself.
Manchester United has been linked with many keepers so far. They include CSKA Moscow's Igor Akinfeev, Manuel Neuer from Schalke and Lyon's Hugo Lloris.
David De Gea is an awesome prospect. His concentration, positioning, aerial ability, communication and decision making are great for his age. This lanky keeper is extremely agile and has the reflexes of a cat. He also has a very good one-on-one ability and knows how to spread his body and until when to stand on his feet.
De Gea is known as a humble young guy, who works extremely hard in training. This quality may impress Sir Alex Ferguson to bring this Spanish teenager to Old Trafford. But, he surely will not pay £25million to Atletico Madrid. What do you think, will we be able to sign De Gea?
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