We talk about football daily, from Italy to England, to Spain to Germany. All over the world, soccer is a sport loved by many and without doubt, we have football pundits every single place in the universe.
When we analyse football and its best and worst, pros and cons, we tend to mostly talk about the strikers, mid fielders and defenders, we most times forget that there is a position on the pitch, very difficult to contain and defend, most times the defenders or holders of this position are criticized when they falter, but recognized less when they produce heroics actions, more reason why you hardly see a goalkeeper win the Balon D'or or Fifa Best Player.
Today, I have decided to single out one of the very best in that position and tell the world, mostly those that are bereft of his talented deeds about who he is, what he has achieved thus far and what we are to expect.
DAVID DE GEA QUINTANA
David De Gea is a Spain professional footballer that plays as a goal keeper for England giants Manchester United. Born on the 7th of November in the year 1990, The 27 year old shot stopper has found his rise to the top somewhat unbelievable.
David De Gea started his career at Atletico Madrid of Spain's Academy when he was 13, he rose through the academy to the senior team and made his debut in 2009.
He ended up becoming Atletico Madrid's first choice goal keeper, he helped Atletico Madrid lift the Uefa Europa League against Fulham and the Uefa Super cup against Internazionale in 2010. His impressive showings prompted Alex Ferguson, the then Manager Manchester United to travel over to watch him perform.
David De Gea ended up signing for Manchester United for then British record fee for a goalkeeper. He was signed to replace the retired Edwin Van Der Sar and he has never failed to deliver.
Life at the beginning for De Gea at United wasn't all rosy, as he was apparently shaky in some matches and was poor in his decision makings. It was believed that De Gea was getting to fit into his new team. Gradually, we started sighting the best of De Gea, as he produces amazing saves after another, he surprises strikers, amazes coaches and thrills fans with fantastic and unbelievable saves week in week out. He has unrivalled reflexes and covers his post absolutely well.
De Gea is the only goal keeper currently playing the sport that makes saves that makes one wonder if he is human. He is agile, tall and good with his feet. The picture above is a terrific and unbelievable save produced by De Gea when everyone thought the ball was going to land in the back of the net, a one hand save from an absolutely free header.
Talking about De Gea's statistics just won't do, below is the highlights of his amazing, wonderful and jaw-breaking saves.
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