Originally Posted by
farke1
You're right. There are lots of people on the streets here who look very similar to him, though, even if he's a little atypical - and while you're right that the CM component is much more prevalent in the British Isles, there are plenty of natives here that don't show strong CM features as well.
As English only I'd agree with you, but I don't think he'd pass better in Ireland/Scotland/Wales than De Gea at all. As you've said, Monreal's eye area looks very odd (almost Baltid, perhaps?) and it makes him look slightly more eastern shifted rather than NW specifically IMO. De Gea's facial features look markedly Western/Atlantic and he's as light-skinned as lots of British Islanders, he's just lacking a lot of the CM influence that many people here have. I still think he'd broadly pass well here, even if I probably excitedly over-exaggerated how well in my initial post.
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