FORMER MANCHESTER UNITED midfielder Paul Ince has blasted David de Gea for his lack of leadership following the Red Devils’ 1-0 defeat against Newcastle.
The 28-year-old goalkeeper recently committed his long-term future to the Red Devils, signing a five-year deal to end speculation about his departure.
United have started the season poorly, however, and sit 12th in the Premier League table following their defeat on Tyneside.
The Spaniard spoke to the media post-match at St James’ Park, claiming he was at a loss to explain Uniter’s recent performances, and Ince feels his demeanour was not acceptable from one of the leading players in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s dressing room.
“I watched David de Gea’s post-match interview and I was at a loss,” Ince said.
“He’s meant to be one of the leaders. If that was Peter Schmeichel standing there, there’s no chance you’d have seen that interview. Rather than him addressing and recognising where the team were going wrong, it just felt like ‘I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know.’
“This is one of the top players, the leaders at Man United, who has just signed a five-year contract. And he looks like he doesn’t have a clue what’s going on.
“If you’re a United fan listening to your goalkeeper, one of the main leaders in the team, and that’s the interview you hear you’d be right to [think it was a disgrace]. I’d be looking thinking, ‘he doesn’t have a clue what’s going on – I bet he’s regretting signing that contract.’”
Ince also insisted that the academy players that have been used by Solskjaer this season have been thrown in at the deep end, and suggested that many are not at the level required to play for United.
“You can’t blame the young players either, and in fact, I wonder how many of those are even good enough really.
“You look back to the academy days of Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Paul Scholes etcetera and you just don’t get those kinds of players anymore, especially not all in one group together. So, while it’s unfair to compare them to those, I would also say that some of them are just good young players.
“Looking at the youth that played against Newcastle, and being realistic, how many of them will be playing first-team football on a regular basis in two or three years’ time? I’m not convinced.”
United have two weeks to plan for their next Premier League fixture as they host Liverpool after the international break on 20 October.
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Utd seem to have far bigger problems that De Gea. He isn’t the one tasked with sticking the ball in the net
No Ince you haven’t a clue.
De Gea probably did not have enough english words to describe how bad the team in front of him is or he was to loyal.
My friend is a Man Utd fan and got so sick of me slagging him that he said he wouldn’t talk to me again until they win something… Ah well it was nice knowing him!!
The Guv, saying it like it is since “89
Sure wasnt ince right about Ole at the start after all #incein
Bitter Ince. Let go by Fergie to play for a pair of clubs that won exactly sod all with him. Easy to name btw!
@ChipCurry: what did City win during that time? And relegation doesn’t count pal
@ChipCurry: still crying into your chips….the curry must be very watery at this stage!
@ChipCurry: wolves and Middlesbrough?
@Dave WR: End o Season pal that’s when it counts.
@Dave WR: da pewel! during The glory years!
@ChipCurry: oh! I forgot Inter too
@ChipCurry: you forgot to mention what City won during those years buddy
@ChipCurry: 30years since the glory years but have had plenty of glory days during that time…..all done without the help of a few billion quid from a sportswashing country!
@ChipCurry: annnddddd there it is….the dumbest thing I’ll read all day!
@Dave WR: This is our year. LOL
What was De Gea doing out there?? Where was the clubs captain??
Sanchez bumper wages was the start of the problems. It unsettled the entire squad. Their agents were bending their ears.
It was crazy giving ole the contract before the end of the season. Keano was right. Theyll throw ole under the bus too..Pochettino will be in charge before Christmas and will bring kane with him.
@George McCarthy:
Poch would be great and is a possibility, but if Kane were to leave Spurs do you really believe he would choose Man United? He could have his pick of the clubs.
He’s not quite connecting the dots there. We barely have a player in the team, most importantly on the field who knows what it’s like to play for a consistently successful United team. You bring in transfers or a bunch of younger players back then and they still had a group of senior players who followed by example and got people in line. I agree that DeGea should be doing his part, but you need some of younger players taking it upon themselves to push for a higher standard, because no ones there on the pitch to show them how it’s done,except maybe the teams that are beating them.