Big sides always have more options for every field placement than what they need hence every player – no matter how big name he has been in his career- has to fight for his survival and Manchester United goalie Sergio Romero is one such player who understands this challenge in front of him. He accepts the competition he is having for a place in first eleven and even readies to fight for it. This is despite the fact that he joined the Red Devils as first goalkeeper after former David De Gea lost the space and was almost ready to make a switch to Real Madrid. David’s poor form and unwillingness to continue in England cleared Romero path to secure his place as the first goalie so he also participated in the season’s first six games for Old Trafford side but later when David’s Spanish move failed for some reason and he also got an extension in England itself, Romero had to vacate the position for his former. Now, 28-year-old is finding it too hard to be welcomed undisputed at the helm hence is prepared to pass any test to become number one goalie again.
Talking about his future and if he can again be the United’s first goalkeeper, former Sampdoria goalkeeper said, “I am not really thinking, at least not in this moment. There is a lot of time to see what happens. I don’t think too much in the future I prefer to live what is going on every day. In football you never know what could happen. Today you play, tomorrow you don’t. What I know is that you always have to be ready for when the chance comes. Nobody is the owner of any position in football. I am happy at Manchester United. I am at one of the most important English teams and one of the most important teams in the world.”
Accepting that now it’s a matter of do or die to have a regular stay in the side, he added, “If I say no (on being first-choice goalkeeper) it would be a lie. But I knew from the first minute that it wasn’t going to be easy as there are guys in the team that have a great quality and that I was going to have to win my place. In this job you have to show every day that you are the one that deserves the position. Van Gaal is a very intelligent coach with a lot of experience. He knows what he does and what he decides is the best for the team.”
