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Being a goalkeeper in Paris is not an easy mission. Arrived in the summer of 2021 from AC Milan, Gianluigi Donnarumma made the painful experience of it. Originally from the province of Naples, the one who has just celebrated his 24th birthday is, in fact, the 10th PSG goalkeeper since the 2011-2012 season to have played at least one meeting in the Parisian cages in Ligue 1, recalling in passing that PSG have been among the biggest consumers in this position since the start of the QSI era. From Salvatore Sirigu (145 games) to Ronan Le Crom (1 game), the upper echelons of the Rouge et Bleu have never stopped looking for the right profile. Faced with the limits of Salvatore Sirigu, disappointed by the performances of Kevin Trapp, considered too friable on the European scene, tired of the disappointing performances of Alphonse Areola, and marked by the ball of Gianluigi Buffon in the quarter-finals of the Champions League against at Manchester United, the reigning French champion seemed, however, to have found his savior with Keylor Navas…
The guards in Paris, a very long story…
Arriving from Real Madrid, the Costa Rican, now 36, quickly established himself as an indisputable starter. Decisive and author of many exceptional saves in the Parisian jersey, the one who notably won the trophy for best goalkeeper in L1 2020-2021 thus suggested that PSG finally had their goalkeeper, capable of helping him lift the Cup with Big Ears . Yes, but here it is, Paris is a city, but also a club like no other… Certainly distressed by the 34 springs of Navas but above all excited by the free status of the 2021 European champion, elected best player in the competition, the management then decided to sacrifice the new Reds player in favor of a more than promising young man.
With all the records of precociousness of Italian goalkeepers – the youngest to have started in Serie A (16 years and 8 months) but also the youngest to have been called up by the Squadra Azzurra, against France in August 2016 (17 years and 6 months) – the third Italian in this position in the history of the Parisian club after Buffon and Sirigu, holder of the record for the longest invincibility for a PSG goalkeeper in the championship (949 minutes between December 1, 2012 and December 8 February 2013), finally put down his suitcases in the City of Light during the summer transfer window 2021. In competition with Keylor Navas last season, the last Italian rampart (50 selections) has since, of course, been released from the Costa Rican, loaned at the end of January to Nottingham Forest , but the native of Castellammare di Stabia, who has become an undisputed starter, does not manage to string together choice performances over time.
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The irregularity of Gianluigi Donnarumma worries!
Irreproachable in Marseille last weekend, the 24-year-old goalkeeper thus fell back into his ways during the reception of FC Nantes on the occasion of the 26th day of Ligue 1. Faulty on the first goal of Ludovic Blas, author of he strike as off-centre as it was unexpected, the former Milanese forgot to close his first post and gave hope to the Canaries. Not reassuring a few minutes later when repelling a floating, but not very dangerous, shot from Mollet, the Italian then pushed his own in a moment of hesitation, ultimately leading to the equalizer for Antoine Kombouaré’s men. Guilty and worrying absences before challenging Bayern Munich in the knockout stages of the Champions League. And for good reason. If this fragility seen against the FCN has, in the end, had no impact on the final score (4-2) and the historic evening of Kylian Mbappé, Paris having managed to win its twentieth success of the season in Ligue 1 , she still questions about the current level of “Gigio”.
Already discussed during the first leg against the Bavarians – PSG number 99 had given in to a flawless strike from Kingsley Coman – Donnarumma is illustrated, in fact, by a certain lack of regularity. Capable of getting out of decisive stops to leave his family alive, which was also the case against the Rekordmeister, the Parisian goalkeeper also shines with a few swings in concentration, aerial outings that are not always inspired despite his double meter and a Very questionable footwork. Of its 11 matches played in Ligue 1 since the end of December, the last Parisian rampart is illustrated in particular by a very approximate recovery game (2 successful clearances out of 12 against Reims, only 1 out of 12 against Toulouse and 4 out of 12 against Lille in particular). A lack of precision all the more problematic when you know the propensity of the Parisians to raise properly when they have the ball.
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A few faults and many stops…
Hoped as the worthy successor of Bernard Lama, great satisfaction of the club in this position in the 2000s, Donnarumma must therefore face criticism. “We are talking about one of the best goalkeepers in the world. When he wins the title of best player of the Euro, he is not the best goalkeeper, but the best player. That is truly an accomplishment. The media reaction is sometimes bipolar with Donnarumma”assured, however, his representative, Rafaela Pimenta, in front of the cameras of Telefoot these last weeks. And for good reason. If areas for improvement are clearly identifiable in the game of the Italian, his performances remain, for their part, very honorable. Author of 12 clean sheets in 35 matches in all competitions since the start of the season, the one who has certainly already conceded 19 goals in 13 games since the post-World Cup resumption knows, however, to be valuable.
Over the whole season in Ligue 1, he averaged 3.3 saves per game and a save percentage of 77.7%. Focusing those numbers solely on Donnarumma’s performance in post-World Cup league fixtures, he made 40 saves in 11 matches, or 3.63 saves per game. Among these 11 meetings, we can note in particular two performances with 5 saves against Rennes and Reims, a full match against OM with 6 saves as well as a peak with 7 saves against Monaco. During the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League against Julian Nagelsmann’s side, despite an error on Coman’s only goal, he also made 6 saves allowing PSG to stay alive… Almost a year day for day after the painful experience of Bernabéu and this terrible error against Karim Benzema (1-3, March 9, 2022), Gianluigi Donnarumma will necessarily be keen to bring out the big game against the Munich people. Paris hopes so. Gigio now has to do it. Answer Wednesday from 9 p.m.
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PSG goalkeepers in Ligue 1 Uber Eats since 2011/12:
Salvatore Sirigu: 145 games (0.74 goals conceded/game and 77.5% saves)
Alfonso Areola: 75 games (0.79 goals conceded/game and 72.7% saves)
Keylor Navas: 71 games (0.76 goals conceded/game and 77.2% saves)
Kevin Trapp: 63 games (0.57 goals conceded/game and 79.7% saves)
Gianluigi Donnarumma: 59 games (0.98 goals conceded/game and 77.7% saves)
Gianluigi Buffon: 17 games (1.06 goals conceded/game and 73.5% saves)
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Sergio Rico: 12 games (1.08 goals conceded/game and 72.3% saves)
Nicolas Douz: 11 games (1.18 goals conceded/game and 65.8% saves)
Marcin Bulka: 2 games (0.5 goals conceded/game and 80% saves)
Ronan LeCrom: 1 game (0 goals conceded/game and 100% saves)
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