Manchester United veteran goalkeeper David De Gea revealed how he participated in the penalty shootout. He didn’t have any shots blocked, so I guess he didn’t help much.
The British media ‘Mirror’ 온라인카지노reported on the 24th (Korean time) that ‘De Gea explained the secret strategy that led to victory in the penalty shootout’.
Manchester United won 7-6 after a bloody penalty shootout against Brighton in the semifinals of the 2022-2023 England FA Cup held at Wembley Stadium in London, England on this day. advanced to the finals.
Manchester United and Brighton went into extra time, but the score was 0-0. Even in the penalty shootout, the balance was seldom broken as all of the kickers were successful. In the end, Brighton number 7 kicker Soli March made a mistake. kicked the ball out of the goal The game ended with Manchester United’s number 7 kicker Victor Lindelof calmly scoring a goal.
Among Manchester United fans, De Gea is notorious for being particularly bad at saving penalties. De Gea played a penalty shootout against Villarreal in the 2020-2021 Europa League final, conceding 11 of them. Manchester United were runners-up.
According to the Mirror, Manchester United fans were outraged online, saying, “De Gea dived on the opposite side of every penalty kick, but Man United won” and “De Gea is watching the penalty kick like we do.”
“It was a very tight game against a very good team who played really good football. We went to the final, but we have a big game to focus on right now,” said De Gea.
De Gea said of his penalty tactics: “We prepared for the penalty kicks as we always do. We tried to put pressure on each and every kicker. Our team executed the penalty perfectly. I’m happy we reached the final.” said.
Mirror said: ‘De Gea didn’t make a save, but he could be seen trying to gain some time on the Brighton kickers. He held the ball for a few seconds and delayed the Brighton kicker’s shot,’ he explained.
Anyway, it’s fortunate that at least one of them worked for De Gea.