After Gianluigi Donnarumma’s new ball, Bixente Lizarazu is campaigning for Paris Saint-Germain to stop relying on the Italian goalkeeper’s foot play.
It wouldn’t be so bad if it was the first time. Friday, the black point for Paris Saint-Germain during the victory against Monaco (5-2) was the goal conceded in the first period after a poor recovery from Gianluigi Donnarumma.
The kicking game is clearly the weak point of the Italian goalkeeper, who has shown his hesitation in the area on several occasions since his arrival in Paris. The most striking example is the goal conceded to Madrid in the Champions League. There may be a fault from Karim Benzema, but we would never have talked about it if Donnarumma had negotiated this ball better before coming under pressure from the Real captain.
“It could be a problem for PSG, in decisive matches”, fears Bixente Lizarazu, the star consultant of Téléfoot. The 1998 world champion therefore advocates a solution that is both simple and radical. “But why are we going to put in difficulty a goalkeeper who is not comfortable with his feet? You have to put him in situations where he doesn’t have to play footy, he pleads. He is very strong in other registers. And maybe you shouldn’t play with him (football, editor’s note). He hasn’t made much progress. It’s still recurring with him. So I think we should simply avoid playing footsie with him. »
