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30 years old with a child: David de Haa is celebrating a birthday and a new page in his career

After too many mistakes in the last two seasons, the Spanish goalkeeper felt threatened by his position at Manchester United, and opened the new season on the right foot.

On his 30th birthday, after announcing to the world his first child on the road, he returns to Goodison Park in an effort not to repeat past mistakes

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Michael Yochin

Friday, 06 November 2020, 18:07

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"I would have killed that arrogant man," Roy Keane was furious at the studio in early March, after the strange goal Manchester United conceded in the opening away game against Everton.

David de Gea walked past the extension, not noticing Dominic Calbert-Lewin who emerged to put pressure on him, the goalkeeper's nonchalant ball hit the striker's foot - and from there bounced straight into the net.

The Red Devils ended in a 1-1 draw thanks to the equalizer of Bruno Fernandez, but the spotlight was turned towards de Hae, for whom visits to Goodison Park became problematic.

Last season, in April 2019, he came up with the captain’s armband against the gang in blue, messed up in a goal by Gilpi Sigurdsson, and apologized on social media after the team was defeated 4-0.

This time, although the end result was reasonable, the damage to his image was more severe, and criticism was directed not only at Cain.

In general, ridicule in the direction of de Hae has long since become a national sport in England.

Every mistake of his made big headlines, and the mistakes were many and varied.

The first loss in the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer era, to Arsenal in March 2019, came due to a silly absorption from a kick by Granit Jaka.

Leroy Sane's goal in the derby against Manchester City was De Hae's fault.

In the ensuing game, against Chelsea, an unfortunate knock from Antonio Rodiger's routine experience led to a slight equalizer by Marcus Alonso, and the loss of the chance to qualify for the Champions League.

In the home battle against Everton in December last season an unsuccessful exit for a corner kick resulted in an own goal by Victor Lindloff.

A week passed, and de Hae dropped to the net a simple kick from Ismaila Sar in a loss to Watford.

Every such fiasco is dosed at length in the media, because how can one resist?

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ups and downs.

De Hae (Photo: Reuters)

The high contract was a gamble

So even after the on-duty error against Everton, the noise was great, and Solskjaer knew in advance the questions Ethan would have to deal with at the press conference.

"For me, David is the best goalkeeper in the world," the manager declared in order to remove the issue from the agenda for him.

He has always done so, and had a part in the club agreeing to extend the Spaniard's contract on particularly generous terms, with a salary of £ 375,000 a week. The deal was signed in September 2019 after lengthy and arduous negotiations, to prevent de Haa from leaving for free. As a free agent, but it has created a new problem.Manchester United have entered into a long-term commitment until 2023, without being able to sell the goalkeeper, because no club in the world will pay him such

sums.While Dean Henderson, a graduate of the Red Devils Academy and a die-hard fan of the team since That he remembers himself, became a real star on loan at Sheffield United, this gamble felt a bit adventurous.The young goalkeeper was the big hero in the 2018/19 promotion campaign, proving himself beyond a shadow of a doubt in his Premier League debut season last year. "Sheffield United enjoyed one of the best defensive balances in the league, with just 39 required goals. De Hae may have conceded less - 36 goals in 38 games, but the issue resurfaced when he conceded too simple a goal in the FA Cup semi-final in July." 100 such kicks out of 100 ", said even Solskjaer after Mason Mount's simple ball went into the net below

In the belly of the Spaniard, the Blues celebrated qualifying for the final with 1: 3 at Wembley.

"Henderson should be given a chance," said Alan Shearer of the commentator's position.

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Exhales at the nape of his neck, and continues to pargan.

Henderson (Photo: Imagebank GettyImages)

Henderson - fan and opponent

Henderson himself maintained proportions.

"Fans need to remember what de Hae did for the team for nine years. He was amazing, perhaps United's best player of all this time. He deserves a chance to fix everything. I'm a young guy who works hard and aspires to play in the team uniform I love. All hope so. Will happen, and maybe I will have a career like de Hae's, "the 23-year-old actor claimed.

And he was absolutely right, of course.

Just before the failed game against Chelsea, the Spaniard overtook Peter Schmeichel in the number of appearances, becoming the pinnacle of Manchester United's games among those who are not British or Irish.

Today, his record stands at 413, and during this period he has been voted player of the year four times by the fans.

The last time was in 2017/18, when he conceded just 35 goals in all competitions.

So he also won, for the fifth time in his life, the title of goalkeeper of the season in the Premier League.

It was not long ago, but since then the balance of power has changed, and the rivalry at the top boasts more stable Brazilian goalkeepers.

In the media, demands were widespread to consider replacing de Hae, and Lori Whitwell's headline on the Athletic website cried out in July: "Should Solskjaer take the example of Klopp and Guardiola on the goalkeeper issue?"

The Manchester City manager first ousted Joe Hart, then Claudio Bravo, and paid € 40 million for Ederson.

The Liverpool coach tossed Simone Miniola and Loris Carius, with the Reds parting with € 67 million to put Allison between the posts.

When it came to money, United were in a much better position.

She did not have to pay a single pound for the replacement, but only return it to Old Trafford.

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There were too many mistakes.

De Hae (Photo: Reuters)

Memories of winning in Israel

The big question, then, was how to deal with Henderson in the summer.

Sheffield United were delighted to have him in their ranks for the third year in a row, but it also made sense to return him to Old Trafford, giving a sharp and clear signal to De Hae.

Sergio Romero received, quite bizarrely, no credit, despite an excellent record in the Argentina national team uniform.

He had long since come to terms with the role of bench keeper, and had no pretensions to ousting De Hae.

The young Englishman has completely different dreams, and officials at the club have testified that Solskjaer will bring him in if he is not completely sure about the first jersey.

So he brought it in, and now de Haa is required to prove himself again.

Although his salary was not in danger, his place in the team was definitely.

Did this change any attitude?

No need to jump to conclusions, but de Hae sought to regain peace of mind, and turned to his favorite goalkeeping coach of his past - the one who helped him win tournaments for the youth teams, including the European Under-21 Championship held in Israel in 2013.

In August, after being relegated by Sevilla in the Europa League semi-finals, he called Miguel Angel Espanya and asked to train with his company for a number of days.

This is how he took advantage of the short vacation until the start of the new season - together they brought up memories, and also tried to find ways to upgrade the ability and avoid frequent mistakes.

He returned to England in an uplifted mood, determined to successfully fight for his status at Manchester.

The first three Premier League games may have ended with 11 balls in the net, including a 6-1 home defeat to Jose Mourinho's Tottenham, but this time there were no special complaints for the goalkeeper.

Complaints were heard among Spanish fans, after Sadeh Haa Fischel in October in Kiev, and suffered a lone goal from Victor Tsygenkov that led to a loss in the League of Nations.

Coach Luis Enrique rejected this criticism with contempt.

"Whoever speaks like that does not understand anything," he claimed - and is willing to give unlimited credit to his first goalkeeper.

In fact, the decision of Robert Moreno, who replaced him in the role when the boss resigned to take care of his sick daughter, to promote coffee to the first sweater at the expense of de Haa caused a rift between the two.

As a result, Moreno was completely dismissed from the coaching staff, and the frequent mistakes made by Chelsea at the club did not really help him.

They only emphasized how relatively good De Hae's condition was.

De Hae announces - there is a baby on the way

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Celebrate properly at Goodison Park?

This is not to say, of course, that no improvement is needed - and in recent weeks the improvement has indeed arrived.

The Spaniard excelled in a 1-4 win at Newcastle, then delivered a fantastic 1-2 draw against Saint-Germain in Paris, including spectacular saves from his lab Diallo and Killian Ambape.

"He justified Solskjaer's decision to trust him. David had an unsuccessful period, and deserves credit for his return to fitness," said Rio Ferdinand.

"David was fantastic, and Henderson's presence is pushing him forward," Darren Fletcher claimed.

Since then, de Hae has kept a clean sheet against Chelsea and Leipzig, absorbing only a penalty in a 1-0 loss to Arsenal.

These are weeks of stability, without mistakes.

This is a positive time, and the fact that Henderson was at the gate when the Red Devils lost to Bashkashir in the Champions League on Wednesday does not hurt him.

And now she is even more positive.

Yesterday, de Haa announced on social media that his wife is expecting her first child, and tomorrow he is celebrating his 30th birthday.

Yes, he is no longer a child, but unlike field goalkeepers it is actually a good age.

Schmeichel played for United until the age of 35, Edwin van der Sar only arrived when he was 34. Many years still ahead of him, and this decade he wants to start on the right foot.

On this special day, he returns to Goodison Park, and the goal is to forget the previous two visits.

Forget the quartet, forget the nonsense in front of Calbert-Loin.

In the excellent 2017/18 season he twice kept a clean sheet against the Blues, and this season he is eager to recover.

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