De Gea lacks consistency over last six month, says ex-Chelsea keeper Schwarzer
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The former Premier League goalkeeper says that the Spain international needs to be careful about losing a big contract offer from his club
Mark Schwarzer has warned David de Gea that Manchester United may choose to let him go if they decide his value is less than what he's asking for in the ongoing contract negotiations.
"They will have to come to a decision at some point on whether his value is the same as what he is asking for," he told Goal. "There’s speculation about him and then there's the fact that he may still choose to leave.
"Ultimately there comes the point where your history and your past performances only get you so far. It is about now. If you look at his last six months, his average performances haven’t been anywhere near what they have been in the past.
"If you break it down, a lot of goals have come from direct mistakes from De Gea. Probably more than in the entire six or seven-year period before. There is always a balancing act as a player. What’s your current value? Your recent performances come into that.
"Can he get to the level he was at before? Part of that is being consistent. Consistency is not a word I would associate with David de Gea over the last six months. If not more."
If United do lose De Gea, they could look to promote Dean Henderson, the England Under-21 goalkeeper on loan at Sheffield United, but Schwarzer believes he needs to prove himself in the Premier League first.
"United have a very good goalkeeper [in De Gea]. He has been pretty consistent for most of his time at the club. The first 18 months were mixed, then he was exceptional and in the last 12 months he has dropped off a bit. Over a long period he has been very good for them," he added.
"I have seen Dean Henderson play a couple of times, not a lot but a couple of times. He has got a long way to go. He has only had three games in the Premier League. It is a position that De Gea has played in for nearly 10 years. I don’t think it's a genuine comparison at this stage.
"Let’s see how well Henderson does and evolves throughout the season. Then you can maybe have a better idea if he can play for a club like Manchester United. Playing for Sheffield United in the Championship, no disrespect, is very difficult from playing for Man Utd in the Premier League."
The former Premier League goalkeeper says that the Spain international needs to be careful about losing a big contract offer from his club
Mark Schwarzer has warned David de Gea that Manchester United may choose to let him go if they decide his value is less than what he's asking for in the ongoing contract negotiations.
"They will have to come to a decision at some point on whether his value is the same as what he is asking for," he told Goal. "There’s speculation about him and then there's the fact that he may still choose to leave.
"Ultimately there comes the point where your history and your past performances only get you so far. It is about now. If you look at his last six months, his average performances haven’t been anywhere near what they have been in the past.
"If you break it down, a lot of goals have come from direct mistakes from De Gea. Probably more than in the entire six or seven-year period before. There is always a balancing act as a player. What’s your current value? Your recent performances come into that.
"Can he get to the level he was at before? Part of that is being consistent. Consistency is not a word I would associate with David de Gea over the last six months. If not more."
If United do lose De Gea, they could look to promote Dean Henderson, the England Under-21 goalkeeper on loan at Sheffield United, but Schwarzer believes he needs to prove himself in the Premier League first.
"United have a very good goalkeeper [in De Gea]. He has been pretty consistent for most of his time at the club. The first 18 months were mixed, then he was exceptional and in the last 12 months he has dropped off a bit. Over a long period he has been very good for them," he added.
"I have seen Dean Henderson play a couple of times, not a lot but a couple of times. He has got a long way to go. He has only had three games in the Premier League. It is a position that De Gea has played in for nearly 10 years. I don’t think it's a genuine comparison at this stage.
"Let’s see how well Henderson does and evolves throughout the season. Then you can maybe have a better idea if he can play for a club like Manchester United. Playing for Sheffield United in the Championship, no disrespect, is very difficult from playing for Man Utd in the Premier League."
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