Yes, it is not a must for goalkeepers, but goalkeepers who have the ability to do so have a plus point in this era of modern football. But again I say that it should not neglect the abilities of a goalkeeper that should be, as in the points I made earlier.
Now what happens to David de Gea is, when he is considered not to have good passing accuracy coupled with their defense that is not better organized. No matter how good a player is, he will not have a good pass when his teammates cannot open up space and can move without the ball.
This is a difficult discussion, but I think that any modern goalkeeper should be able to participate in building up the game. On the highest level I think most of the teams have a goalkeeper who is able to support the team with the ability to initiate high paced attacks. If one team has that and the other teams doesn't, one attack can make the difference between winning and losing. That is why these versatile goalkeepers are among the most expensive players in the market. The value has increased by a lot in the last few years.
Well that's what I mean too, maybe we've also seen how a goalkeeper can end up being the first person to start an attack that leads to a goal, be it with their long pass or through an attack from below.
Like I said earlier that this is a plus for a goalkeper. Not only can they keep a goal from being conceded, they can also start attacks from their feet. But again I would say that it is a plus, or in other words, they should not forget their main responsibility as a goalkeeper.
This is not the right time for Manchester United to push Eric Ten Hag Hag out from being the coach of Manchester United, i think if Manchester united sack him now Manchester United will be worse than what they are right now. Manchester United is in the 6th position in the standings, this is not a very bad position and their are still hopes that tge team performance can change and be better than what it is right now. The problem of Manchester United right now is wrong formation of players, some of the players don't really know the role to play in their game.
Manchester united supporters should be patient with the coach because there's completely no other better prominent coach out there without weaknesses. Even the almighty Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp often records defeats in league games. Erik Ten Hag is simply doing his best to redeemed the club from their struggling moments and ensure they are in good shape, one of the major reasons he will massively be involved in the January transfer market. Sacking a coach is not the problem, the main problem are the players whose performance are unprofessional against elite oppositions.
Firing a coach can be a solution or it can be something that will bring new problems, depending on who the coach is and how he performs when replacing the current coach. Leverkusen did well when they sacked their coach and appointed Xabi to manage them. Chelsea failed several times when sacking coaches because their new coach turned out to be the same as their previous coach.
The risk is always there when sacking a coach, and I would also say it depends on their luck in appointing a new coach, who may or may not make them better.