{"id":465981,"date":"2011-07-22T07:12:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T07:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/22\/gary-neville-warns-manchester-united-goalkeeper-david-de-gea-to-make-flying-start-and-ease-pressure-after-18-9m-transfer\/"},"modified":"2011-07-22T07:12:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-22T07:12:00","slug":"gary-neville-warns-manchester-united-goalkeeper-david-de-gea-to-make-flying-start-and-ease-pressure-after-18-9m-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/22\/gary-neville-warns-manchester-united-goalkeeper-david-de-gea-to-make-flying-start-and-ease-pressure-after-18-9m-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Neville warns Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea to make flying start and ease pressure after \u00a318.9m transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"82.85428051\"><span readability=\"3.06493506494\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE<\/strong><br \/>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/3730\/rob-stewart\/archive\/1\">Rob Stewart<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/97\/man-utd\">Manchester United<\/a> skipper Gary Neville has warned new goalkeeper <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/spain\/21189\/david-de-gea\">David de Gea<\/a> that he must \u201chit the ground running\u201d when he makes his debut for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\">Premier League<\/a> champions in Chicago on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span readability=\"22\"><br \/>Neville put the importance of a solid start into perspective as the young Spaniard prepared for action against Chicago Fire at Soldier Field where he will make his bow for the Red Devils following an \u00a318.9 million transfer from Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>The former England and United right-back, who broke into the Old Trafford side when Peter Schmeichel was Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s goalkeeper, predicted that the 20-year-old De Gea would prosper in the new surroundings but insisted that a strong start would help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that the goalkeeper\u2019s spot is the toughest position on the pitch without a shadow of a doubt because if you make a mistake you are dead,\u201d Neville told <strong>Goal.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is just about getting off to a good start, gaining confidence, getting used to a different culture and generally settling in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo in terms of hitting the ground running it is important for him to get a good start and particularly so at a club like United where the pressure and the expectations are so high.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you look at him and he looks as though he has got a very good temperament. He is good with his feet and has played in red-hot atmospheres in Spain already so playing for United shouldn\u2019t faze him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c3\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/135100\/135192hp2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Rising star<\/strong> <strong>|<\/strong> De Gea is set for United debut on tour of America<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span readability=\"41.5113911779\"><br \/>De Gea was part of the Spain squad that won this summer\u2019s European Under-21 Championships and has made more than 100 appearances for Atletico since emerging through the club\u2019s academy.<\/p>\n<p>He was signed by Sir Alex following the retirement of Edwin van der Sar after last season\u2019s Champions League final defeat by Barcelona and Neville has already seen parallels between the pair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe does look very similar in his style to Edwin in the couple of games I have seen him play,\u201d said Neville, who made more than 600 appearances for United before his retirement last season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpanish goalkeepers have been the best in Europe for the last five or six years with the likes of Reina, Casillas and Valdes and now there is De Gea so they have great goalies. It is a hot-bed for producing talent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t seen a great deal of him but you see the success and top performances he has had in the Spanish league and the meticulous way the manager works and Eric Steele United\u2019s goalkeeping coach that he is cut out for United.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe experiences we had when we were replacing Peter Schmeichel weren\u2019t all that great to be honest so looking at this one now they must have great confidence in his ability to be a Manchester United goalkeeper for many years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neville has also tipped another Old Trafford new boy, Phil Jones, to go on to skipper United following the defender\u2019s \u00a316m move from Blackburn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like Phil Jones a lot,\u201d Neville added. \u201cHe is a solid character, a good pro. He will grow. He has leadership qualities and is somebody that has performed in a position that requires maturity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is young and to play at centre-half as a 19-year-old in the Premier League is very tough. But has shown maturity well beyond his years and could potentially be a Manchester United captain in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Manchester United&#8217;s 2011 US Tour is delivered by DHL, the club&#8217;s Official Logistics Partner. DHL will bring its unrivalled logistical expertise to support the team throughout the tour. For more information, visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.manutd.com\/Tour-2011\">www.manutd.com\/Tour-2011<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read more here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/07\/22\/2585521\/gary-neville-warns-manchester-united-goalkeeper-david-de-gea\" title=\"Gary Neville warns Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea to make flying start and ease pressure after \u00a318.9m transfer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gary Neville warns Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea to make flying start and ease pressure after \u00a318.9m transfer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> EXCLUSIVE By Rob Stewart Former Manchester United skipper Gary Neville has warned new goalkeeper David de Gea that he must \u201chit the ground running\u201d when he makes his debut for the Premier League champions in Chicago on Saturday. Neville put the importance of a solid start into perspective as the young Spaniard prepared for action against Chicago Fire at Soldier Field where he will make his bow for the Red Devils following an \u00a318.9 million transfer from Atletico Madrid. The former England and United right-back, who broke into the Old Trafford side when Peter Schmeichel was Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s goalkeeper, predicted that the 20-year-old De Gea would prosper in the new surroundings but insisted that a strong start would help<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-465981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gary Neville warns Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea to make flying start and ease pressure after \u00a318.9m transfer - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/22\/gary-neville-warns-manchester-united-goalkeeper-david-de-gea-to-make-flying-start-and-ease-pressure-after-18-9m-transfer\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Gary Neville warns Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea to make flying start and ease pressure after \u00a318.9m transfer - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"EXCLUSIVE By Rob Stewart Former Manchester United skipper Gary Neville has warned new goalkeeper David de Gea that he must \u201chit the ground running\u201d when he makes his debut for the Premier League champions in Chicago on Saturday. 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