For some time now PSGthe goalkeeper position is singled out. Indeed, Gianluigi Donnarumma does not reassure, and its replacement,
Matvey Safonovdoes not seem to be the suitable competitor.
Last October 1, on behalf of the second day of
Champions Leaguethe PSG moved onto the lawnArsenal. The meeting ended in a defeat (2-0) for the Parisians, with an opening score signed Kai Havertzhelped by… Gianluigi Donnarumma. As too often, the Italian goalkeeper is not the most reassuring on the European scene. An error deciphered on the microphone of theAfter Foot
par Thierry Barneratthe personal video analyst of Thibault Courtois : « We take the aim ofArsenal against the PSG. The center of Trossard on Havertzinitially when Trossard has the ball, his shoulders are perpendicular to the baseline and has no opposition on him. SO Trossard can strike, and yet
Donnarumma is two meters from his line, in this same situation, Courtois would be one meter from his line. And when the center leaves, there are six or seven meters of trajectory left to act, so it is no longer possible to go and get the ball. He was criticized a lot for this situation, but it was not possible for him to come out, because at the start, he defends his goal“. The video analyst concludes on this goal by stating that Gianluigi Donnarumma should not have released this action in these circumstances.
« Donnarumma has more difficulty reading the trajectories«
Continuing his analysis, Thierry
Barnerat responds to Florian Gautreau
regarding the flaws of Gianluigi Donnarumma
in the air: Today we still associate size with the ability to fetch an aerial ball. This is completely false. Today it is our ability to anticipate a trajectory which is given by its speed and the height of the ball. It's this ability to anticipate this trajectory and understand, size has nothing to do with it. I need size for melee work, to gain wingspan, to see the ball start […] Donnarumma has more difficulty reading trajectories, and this is also due to emotional management. You have to be emotionally stable to be able to make the right decision. When you're under pressure, that's where it gets complicated. When you want to judge a goalkeeper under pressure you have three actions to look at: aerial balls, footwork, and deep balls. These are all situations where there is time, and time can bring doubt“, retorts into the microphone ofAfter Foot the one who takes care of Thibault
Courtois since 2020.
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