Donnarumma was dubbed Italy’s heir to Gianluigi Buffon but is losing ‘golden boy’ tag
>
Gianluigi Donnarumma is in danger of losing his golden boy tag and stature as one of the best goalkeepers in the world as he continues to make mistakes, despite PSG betting on the youngster.
The French giant let Keylor Navas go on loan to Nottingham Forest in the January market and put all his hopes in Donnarumma to succeed in Ligue 1 and end his long wait for the Champions League.
On the other hand, PSG fails to make the final rise to the top of European football also due to the sensational oversights of the goalkeeper.
The goal conceded by Kingsley Coman in the match against Bayern Munich was due to a serious mistake on his part. It is a bleeding wound that further undermines the position of Gianluigi Buffon’s heir in the hierarchy of Christophe Galtier’s team and raises questions about his qualities.
Donnarumma is considered a phenomenal goalkeeper in Italy, Buffon’s true and only heir, but so far his performances at a top club like PSG have shown many technical problems in a very shy boy who struggles to impose his personality in a dressing room. prima donnas.
PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma (pictured) is in danger of losing his golden boy tag
The 23-year-old goalkeeper has always been seen as the Italian heir to Gianluigi Buffon (pictured)
Manuel Neuer, Thibaut Courtois and Gianluigi Buffon were already Europe’s best goalkeepers at their age, while Donnarumma seems to have set the stages of his promotion to an elite club too quickly.
Donnarumma is 23 years old and he no longer has any excuses, he must show that he lives up to the expectations of the club, the fans and the whole team.
He is a fragile goalkeeper who needs to calm down, he needs a coach -a father like Carlo Ancelotti or Massimiliano Allegri- to get out of the negative moment that threatens to demolish his image as a golden boy.
From gold to bronze, this is the risk Donnarumma faces if he fails to improve his approach in the decisive matches.
Every whistle he receives inside the stadium is like a puncture that deflates his ego and shows that he suffers terribly from the pressure of an elite club like PSG.
At AC Milan he lived in a royal family while at PSG he is a player who has to offer 100% without sentimentality.
Manuel Neuer (left), Thibaut Courtois (right) and Gianluigi Buffon were already the best European goalkeepers at their age
SHARP DRESSING ROOM
It should have been a useful opportunity to consecrate the Italian goalkeeper as the best in the world, but unfortunately the move to France gradually weakened the aura of superman that Donnarumma had built for himself.
According to the French outlet L’Equipe, while the team had decided to ignore the fans who were harshly criticizing PSG after two unexpected defeats in a row, Donnarumma decided to stop and speak to some of the most ardent fans in contravention of what was agreed in the locker room. .
Among those most angry at what has been interpreted as a gesture of insubordination is captain Marquinhos, a former Roma defender with whom the goalkeeper usually speaks Italian on the pitch.
According to L’Equipe, Neymar used very harsh words towards Donnarumma that he would no longer be pampered and protected by the team in times of difficulty.
PSG allowed Keylor Navas (pictured) to join Nottingham Forest in the Premier League
PSG’s main problem is that Gigio no longer gives guarantees after Navas’s farewell and is fighting to be considered a top player by his own teammates.
At AC Milan he was treated like a prodigy teenager and all the expectations of the Rossoneri fans who dreamed of finding in him a faithful goalkeeper like Sebastiano Rossi poured out on him.
Donnarumma, unlike the historic goalkeeper with a record of more than 500 minutes without conceding in Serie A, did not want to continue at AC Milan and chose a different career, probably less similar to his character predispositions.
If you make a mistake in the dressing room in Milan, you are always forgiven, but if you make mistakes in PSG, it is very difficult to protect yourself from angry fans.
DONNARUMMA HAS CLEAR LIMITS
Donnarumma continues to make constant mistakes at key moments and this endless series of injuries is the perfect snapshot of his psychological turmoil but also and above all of his technical limits.
He still has a lot to learn and PSG, after sacrificing Navas to give him more serenity, cannot wait long for the growth of a former child prodigy who today looks like a mediocre goalkeeper.
Donnarumma doesn’t react fast enough to low shots and, above all, he isn’t very strong with the use of his feet when he has to initiate a play from behind.
Goalkeeper Donnarumma allowed Kingsley Coman’s shot to go under him and into the net.
Karim Benzema humiliated him in a historic Champions League match between Real Madrid and PSG but Gigio doesn’t seem to have learned his lesson by neglecting a very important aspect for a modern goalkeeper.
Donnarumma’s negative technical aspects are a serious problem that must be addressed for his and the club’s future.
Since he decided to betray Milan’s trust by leaving the team for free, he has lost all his certainties, a sign of how the Italian goalkeeper’s spirit still depends on the approval of others.
When he realizes that he is not appreciated, he makes blatant mistakes, a trait that threatens to destroy the excellent start to his career.