{"id":461392,"date":"2011-07-15T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T08:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/15\/manchester-united-boss-sir-alex-ferguson-believes-david-de-gea-can-emulate-chelsea%e2%80%99s-petr-cech\/"},"modified":"2011-07-15T08:10:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-15T08:10:00","slug":"manchester-united-boss-sir-alex-ferguson-believes-david-de-gea-can-emulate-chelseas-petr-cech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/15\/manchester-united-boss-sir-alex-ferguson-believes-david-de-gea-can-emulate-chelseas-petr-cech\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes David de Gea can emulate Chelsea\u2019s Petr Cech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Andrew Kennedy<\/h3>\n<h4>15 Jul 2011 09:10:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"83.0649350649\">\n<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"David De Gea (Spain)\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/135100\/135192_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>David De Gea (Spain)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/97\/man-utd\">Manchester United<\/a> manager <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/scotland\/8123\/sir-alex-ferguson\">Sir Alex Ferguson<\/a> has dismissed concerns over the age and inexperience of new goalkeeper <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/spain\/21189\/david-de-gea\">David de Gea<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>De Gea made the switch to Old Trafford in an \u00a318.3 million deal from Atletico Madrid, with the 20-year-old seen as Edwin van der Sar\u2019s long-term replacement, but the keeper&#8217;s lack of experience has been questioned in some quarters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, Sir Alex has looked to justify the faith he has placed in the young Spaniard, who is set to make his United debut on Wednesday against the Seattle Sounders, noting the quality of Chelsea&#8217;s Petr Cech since moving to Stamford Bridge as a 22-year-old in 2004.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking to reporters on the club\u2019s pre-season tour, he said: &#8220;I went to see Petr Cech when he was at Rennes. He was 19 at the time and I said to myself, \u2018yeah, he\u2019s too young\u2019. But Chelsea bought him not long afterwards for \u00a37 million or something and he\u2019s never been out of the team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;So youth or age doesn\u2019t matter when you have the ability of a goalkeeper like Petr Cech, or we know David de Gea has. He\u2019s young, he\u2019s quick and he has fantastic presence and composure. His use of the ball is outstanding. So all of these plus points are things that don\u2019t go away. He\u2019s got these natural things.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Spanish under-21 international De Gea will be placed on a specialised fitness programme upon his arrival at Old Trafford, in order to increase his strength ahead of his debut Premier League campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><em>Our<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/GoalUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/93900\/93900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"48\" height=\"11\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0provides the best breaking news online and our\u00a0<\/em><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoalUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/93800\/93899.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"49\" height=\"10\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0football fan community is unmatched worldwide. 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