At the back, Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has also given his global manager a dilemma.
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The save boosted Ukraine’s spirits and the home team showed much more initiative on offense in the second half, but they couldn’t solve Spanish keeper David De Gea.
Slovakia booked their ticket to Euro 2016 on Monday with a 4-2 victory in Luxembourg that saw them secure second place in qualifying Group C, reports BSS.
De Gea, by contrast, looks to be going from strength to strength and his failed move from United to Real Madrid in the close season does not seem to have affected his form.
Speaking to the media after his superb performance in Spain’s 1-0 victory over Ukraine on Tuesday, De Gea would not say whether the clause existed, telling reporters that his agent, Jorge Mendes, dealt with such issues.
De Gea was given the nod ahead of Porto’s Iker Casillas in an experimental side. He made five, six, eight big saves. 100 unforgettable moments!! I’ve lived many unrepeatable moments.
But De Gea’s succession has been a possibility since that stunning 5-1 loss to the Netherlands at the World Cup in Brazil.
“‘Sensational’ is not high enough praise, he was marvellous”, Thiago said.
The Chelsea midfielder seemed to have rubbished all the rumours of any dressing room rancour when he said that the players feel honoured to play under Mourinho.
England won 3-0 in Lithuania to become the only team in the qualifying competition to finish with a 100 percent record after 10 successive wins to join an elite band of France (1992 and 2004 qualifying), Czech Republic (2000), Germany (2012) and Spain (2012) as the only other nations to end a Euro qualifying campaign with a flawless record. [He and other] young players want to impress and to play.
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Diego Costa can testify to that, with one goal in nine caps just about telling the story of how hard he’s found it slotting into Del Bosque’s system. Tonight things worked out well and the important thing was to win the game. Despite this, or because of this, he gave a new feeling of security and capability in the goal.
