De Gea criticized for first goal against Arsenal
Man Utd goalkeeper misjudged the direction of the ball and was poked into the net by Granit Xhaka in the 0-2 loss to Arsenal on March 10.
David De Gea was deemed to be at fault for the first goal conceded at the Emirates. Although Xhaka's shot had an unpredictable trajectory, fans expected a goalkeeper of De Gea's caliber to make the right call to save the goal. However, the Man Utd goalkeeper misjudged the direction and was unable to jump to block it after realizing his mistake.
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De Gea was easily defeated for Xhaka's opening goal. Photo:AFP. |
Fans admired Xhaka's technical kick but at the same time blamed De Gea for this move. Statistics agencyOptapointed out that six of Xhaka's seven Premier League goals have come from outside the box, including two that have found De Gea's net.
"Fantastic kick from Xhaka, making the ball go like Cristiano. It turned De Gea into a clown for a moment," commented former American football player Chad Johnson onTwitter.
"Boom, 1-0. Good strike from Xhaka but what is the Tireless Bird doing?", journalist Piers Morgan, an Arsenal fan, mocked De Gea.
According to statistics ofBBC, De Gea has conceded six goals from shots from outside the box this season, twice as many as he did in the whole of last season."David De Gea is still wondering how Xhaka's shot beat him," the account@SoccerNationNgwrite.
"Slow-motion replay of De Gea's attempt to block Xhaka's shot",@442oonsposted a video of the baby collapsing on the sofa in mockery.
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Jimmy Conrad advised De Gea to "blame the wind" for the first goal. |
@MCFCArmy1894posted a video of a politician repeatedly asking the question: "What the hell are you doing?" with the comment: "Man Utd fans talking to De Gea".
"David De Gea looked like some kind of artificial intelligence in Football Manager on that goal" was the comment of@_BenWills.
This is Man Utd's first defeat in the domestic arena, since being led by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The "Red Devils" will play their next match on March 16, against Wolves in the FA Cup. De Gea may be rested for that match, making way for Sergio Romero.
