Friday, the preselection of 55 names of Spain coach Luis Enrique for the 2022 World Cup has leaked. Among the notable absentees from this extended list, one name caught the eye, that of David de Gea.
Indeed, even if he has not been called up with La Roja since November 2021, the goalkeeper of Manchester United has found a very correct level in recent months and it would have been logical to find it at least in the preselection. Moreover, the 31-year-old doorman remains a top athlete with a lot of pride and he recalled it this Sunday. As a response to his coach, the native of Madrid delivered a masterclass to allow the Red Devils to impose themselves in pain against West Ham (1-0) on the occasion of the 14e Premier League day.
HERO-IC, David De Gea saves Manchester United in the very last seconds! ????#MNUWHU : 1⃣-0⃣ pic.twitter.com/aFLSgcWNL1
— CANAL+ Foot (@CanalplusFoot) October 30, 2022
In the last minutes, the Mancunian thus saved the furniture by repelling in turn a strike from Michail Antonio (82nd), then a header from the Frenchman Kurt Zouma (83rd) before relaxing at full length during additional time to slam the long shot of Declan Rice (90th + 4)!
No World Cup… but an extension?
At the end of the game, the last rampart was logically praised by its trainer Erik ten Hag. “Everyone has their own opinion and their own philosophy. For me, the first duty of a goalkeeper is to protect the goal, to make sure that you don’t concede it, and he is magnificent in this regard.“praised the Dutch technician. “It’s very clear and I’ve stressed it several times: I’m very happy with David. He’s a great goalkeeper, he’s only 31, he’s in good shape, he can still improve. He was already impressing and I think he will also in the future.» Failing to win his place for the world CupDe Gea is on track to land an extension to his contract which expires next June.
It’s an absolute crime that David de Gea didn’t make Spain’s 55-man World Cup squad! pic.twitter.com/F9gNvTocHp
— SPORTbible (@sportbible) October 30, 2022
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