Thibaut Courtois Fires Back After Being Compared to David de Gea of Man United

• Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois helped Spanish giants Real Madrid to beat Liverpool in the Champions League final
• But his his lack of speed off his line has been criticized by YouTuber Mark Goldbridge who compared him to De Gea
• And in his response, Thibaut Courtois explained that he would never talk bad about another professional goalie

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has fired back at claims made by United blogger Mark Goldbridge that he is not that good in saving crosses inside the box.

The drop of goalkeeper David de Gea from Spain's squad currently campaigning in the Nations League generated the talks as United blogger Mark Goldbridge responded to coach Enrique.

Enrique claimed that Unai Simon, David Raya and Robert Sanchez all had the edge over De Gea when it came to distribution and coming out for crosses.

And according to the reports in the Mirror and Daily Mail, YouTuber Mark Goldbridge used Thibaut Courtois as an example to defend David de Gea.

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YouTuber Mark Goldbridge's reaction

“All these Enrique quotes about De Gea. Dave just won players’ player of the year. Courtois won man of the match in a UCL final and isn't quick off his line or good with his feet. A keeper's first job is to save goals and we have one of the best in the business.”

Thibaut Courtois' response to Mark

“I was just answering the fact that I don’t collect crosses. I would never talk bad about another goalie.”

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Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Karim Benzema scooped the Onze d'Or award for the 2021-22 European season following an outstanding campaign with Real Madrid.

The Real Madrid attacker beat Liverpool's Sadio Mané and want-away Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski to the award presented by French magazine Onze Mondial.

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Real Madrid confirmed their forward's receipt of the award on their official website, as Benzema smiled with his accolade.

Karim Benzema led Real Madrid to UEFA Champions League success this season, finishing the campaign as the top scorer in the competition.

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