Gianluigi Donnarumma is having, for the moment, his best season at Paris Saint-Germain. The numbers prove it.
Arriving free in Paris in the summer of 2021, Gianluigi Donnarumma finally seems to have found his cruising speed. For his third season in the capital club, the Italian displays statistics worthy of the very best goalkeepers on the planet, he who has regularly been the target of criticism in the past.
The former Milan player’s save percentage in Ligue 1 is quite simply the highest (82.9%) this season, placing him in sixth place in Europe, reports The Parisian. In addition, its clean sheet rate is increasing, from 34% to 42.1%. He also improved his clearance and passing accuracy statistics.
“We must emphasize the mental strength of this boy”
The arrivals of Luis Enrique and a new goalkeeping coach, Borja Alvarez, are not unrelated to the notable progress of the transalpine international, who is attentive, aware of his shortcomings and eager to progress. “They (the arrivals of Luis Enrique and Borja Alvarez) pushed Donnarumma to modify his training habits or to correct certain points of his game. Internally, we praise his ability to adapt to the modern methods of his new specific coach and his relationship with him »explains the regional daily.
And Jérôme Alonzo, former PSG goalkeeper now a consultant, praises the progress, but above all the state of mind of “Gigio”: “We must underline the mental strength of this boy who has experienced many complicated events between the competition with Navas, the elimination against Real, his return to Milan, the mistakes he may have made. He always knows how to bounce back. He’s a monster at that level. He is a boy who has great lucidity regarding the matches he plays, his errors and his shortcomings. And I think that for progression, having a guy who reacts like that is damn important. »
