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Spain U21 coach Julen Lopetegu backs David De Gea to become a world star

By Francisco Acedo

Thursday 11 October 2012 18:11, UK

David De Gea: Manchester United goalkeeper backed to make big impact
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Spain Under-21 coach Julen Lopetegui feels Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea will go on to become a force in world football.

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Meanwhile, De Gea backed countryman Iker Casillas after a less than convincing display in Sunday's El Clasico. "Iker is the best in the world but he is also human. If you start to doubt him then you doubt every single goalkeeper," he told Radio Nacional de Espana. "There are times when things don't go well and it looks like you are a worse goalkeeper. But we are human beings "Goalkeepers are always judged very quickly by everyone. We are not rated very highly and people should value us more, because if you don't have a goalkeeper you don't have a game."

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