They are all very talented and famous. But what Gianluigi Donnarumma and his colleagues in the wooden frame he was getting back was indifferent and estranged.
Gianluigi Donnarumma made a great contribution to the great “treble” of PSG last season. But the hero of the French capital team is being sold. There are not too many choices for the Italian player, if he wants to continue playing for the top European teams. MU seems to be the only “big” in the old continent to pay special attention to this 26 -year -old player in the summer market this year.
If kicking in any other position on the field, with his level and popularity, Donnarumma may have received dozens of calls right after PSG broke the signal he wanted to sell him. But most of the big teams did not intend to spend a significant amount to recruit European champions in 2020, while meeting the equivalent salary of 20 million euros that he is receiving at Parc des Princes.
There is a fact that many famous goalkeepers are in the bad crying scene in the summer market this year. Besides Donnarumma, the outstanding “guardians” are being “on the floor” transfer also Ederson of Man City and Mike Maignan (Milan). If considered in the competition position, it is all “cheeks” in the world football village, even in the top 10 best goalkeepers of contemporary football.
The goal of goalkeepers like Donnarumma is not properly recognized partly from their competition position. For example, if a club takes back to a striker, the coach can reconcile so that they can play together. This is evident in the case of Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid. Despite the striker Vinicius JR, the club coaching staff can still arrange for them to stand side by side on the field. But the goalkeeper position has only one choice. Real Madrid could not bring Donnarumma or Ederson to the Bernabeu, when they had Thibaut Courtois both or stable in form.
Another special feature is the characteristics of the goalkeeper position. While playing, if a striker or a midfielder makes a mistake, that player himself can fix itself, or thanks to the support of his teammates to overcome the consequences. But the goalkeeper is not allowed to commit any negligence even the smallest. Because their mistakes are synonymous with the goal, with the ability to directly lead to the failure of the home team. More than anyone else, Donnarumma is so absorbed in this. He was “cursed”, especially in the period of 3 consecutive mistakes in just over a week last season.
Another noteworthy point that makes the goalkeeper a harsh profession is a strict requirement. If a striker is only good at playing his legs without knowing his head, he is still accepted. Or a striker only finishes, not good at passing the ball and coordinating teams like Erling Haaland (Man City) can still win the “top scorer” and become a candidate for the title of Golden Ball. But if the goalkeeper has a professional defect, he or she will be difficult to receive.
Donnarumma reflexively, judging the situation well, but he was not good at playing. This makes coach Luis Enrique feel not really “like the belly”. It was one of the important reasons why he wanted to push the Italian player from Parc des Princes to the replacement was Lucas Chevalier. Meanwhile, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen was not trusted by Barca coach Hansi Flick partly because he was quite bad in situations that blocked long shots. While Ederson or Maignan was disgraced in his team because they had to take a break for too long because of injury leading to losing his position in the hands of others.
In short, the goalkeeper is a sensitive position and is not properly recognized. Even, they feel like they are “stepchildren” in the football world.