Facing Bayern Munich this Tuesday, Luis Enrique, coach of Paris Saint-Germain, decided to start Matvey Safonov, 25-year-old goalkeeper, in place of Gianluigi Donnarumma (25), his usual number 1. A surprising choice, which ultimately did not pay off and which was returned to by the consulate Éric Di Meco, on the airwaves of RMC.
Di Meco “if you want to put him in competition, put him with a monster”
“When you have two goalkeepers, there is always a hierarchy. It is no coincidence that 99% of coaches establish a hierarchy, and even put a young number 2 goalkeeper. The guy made 250 matches for AC Milan, 70 with the Italian selection.
So I am willing that he has deficiencies and that he has missed Champions League matches. But if you want to put him in competition, put him with a monster. Do you guys want to self-flagellate? I’m afraid he killed Donnarumma.”
A coach must make strong choices and what Luis Enrique did this Tuesday. The latter always announced that there was no competition and that each decision was made based on each person's form. If he felt that Safonov corresponded more to the strategy put in place against Bayern Munich then it is normal that he started the Russian goalkeeper.
Although very good Donnarumma does not bring complete satisfaction either. Today this goalkeeper position is a weak point of the team and unfortunately the recruitments made do not seem to erase it.
But on the other hand it is a position where regularity and confidence are necessary. So under these conditions, turnover is hardly positive.
