Only sixteen players made a defensive error during the group stages of Euro 2016.
And, according to Squawka statistics, only one of them endured two of them.
That player? None other then Manchester United and Spain goalkeeper David De Gea.
De Gea, who was no more than a spectator during Spain’s opening pair of Euro 2016 fixtures, made two mistakes during their defeat to Croatia.
Croatia scored two to come back from an early Alvaro Morata goal, and De Gea didn’t cover himself in glory with his performance, conceding at his near post and not looking as confident on the ball as he has in the past.
No player has made more defensive errors (2) than #ESP's David de Gea at #EURO2016 so far. pic.twitter.com/UqDuTM9fwr
— Squawka (@Squawka) June 23, 2016
Other goalkeepers who have committed defensive errors in the opening round of the tournament include Joe Hart, Gabor Kiraly and Matúš Kozáčik while De Gea’s United teammate Chris Smalling has also been guilty of making an error.
We’ll just call it an off-night for the Spanish number one because he’s proved throughout the Premier League season that he’s one of the most reliable stoppers in world football.
