According to various reports, David de Gea, the goalkeeper with the longest tenure at Manchester United, is not anticipated to be included on Spain’s World Cup roster.
Surprisingly, Spain’s enormous 55-man provisional roster, which contains five different goalkeepers, omits the club’s Players’ Player of the Season for the 2021–2022 season.
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Unai Simon of Athletic Bilbao, Robert Sanchez of Brighton, and David Raya of Brentford have all been chosen as the three goalkeepers who will travel to Qatar, reports the Spanish publication Diario AS.
Chelsea’s Kepa Arrizabalaga and Getafe’s David Soria have been selected as back-up goalkeepers in case of any injuries or illnesses before the tournament kicks off.
Similarly, all players selected are younger than De Gea, who is 31-year-old.
However, none of the players selected have the experience that De Gea nourishes, as he has made over 500 appearances winning a Premier League title, an FA Cup, a League Cup, and the UEFA Europa League.
Over the span of his career, De Gea has kept several hundreds of goals from his box.
He has recently moved up to 10th in the Premier League’s clean sheets table, marking 129 clean sheets.
The Spanish goalkeeper surpassed Peter Schmeichel, who recorded a total of 128 clean sheets in his 310 Premier League matches.
Spanish coach Luis Enrique is known for his strict roster, which has been absent from De Gea since October 2020.
Fans criticized De Gea for not making enough stops during the 2018 World Cup in Russia, which ultimately caused the Spanish squad to quit the tournament early.
As Russia eliminated Spain on penalties in the round of 16, the Spanish goalkeeper made fewer saves from at least three World Cup games than anyone else since 1966.
In the competition’s first-ever shootout, Russia made all six of its seven attempts at De Gea’s goal.
De Gea’s 2018 World Cup was dubbed a failure and an embarrassment after Spain’s unexpected exit.
A team without De Gea might put an end to any humiliation at the upcoming World Cup, according to Spanish Boss Enrique.
