Lucas Chevalier can measure, since his arrival at PSG, the pressure inherent to the capital club. His performances are dissected under the microscope and his errors pointed out. This was obviously the case after his big mistake during the Classic and on Sunday, the equalizing goal scored by Ethan Mbappé in the last minutes of the match was also attributed to him.
Former PSG goalkeeper, Jérôme Alonzo finds this judgment harsh, the former Lille player's delay being in his eyes understandable given the presence of Lucas Beraldo in front of him.
“The first thing about this match, do you consider it a mistake? I don't. The feat is doable, but hey Beraldo has the right to counter a ball once a year. In his perception of the action Lucas Chevalier thinks that Beraldo is going to intervene, and we feel that he is a little late”he confided to the microphone of RMC.
However, the native of Menton is not fully convinced by Lucas Chevalier. And all the more so in view of Gianluigi Donnarumma's last months at PSG. “There is also the perception we have of what Lucas Chevalier will be at PSG. If we were talking about hats. Do you put Knight in Hat 1? Hat 1 with Donnarumma, Neuer, Courtois, Maignan… He is a very good goalkeeper, but he is not hat 1, he asserted. So today you are perhaps replacing the best goalkeeper in the world, in one of the best teams in the world, and you are told 'you have to do better, but a little differently. »
“He is a goalkeeper who is less strong than Donnarumma”
“For me today he is a goalkeeper who is less strong than Donnarumma, so we cannot expect him to do more exploits than Donnarumma who for six months was the best goalkeeper in the world, he continued. So yes I think that in terms of quality, Paris has lost out. » But the situation could change in the medium term. “In the future perhaps the bet will pay off”he concluded.
Video analyst for Thibaut Courtois, the Swiss Thierry Barnerat wants to be less severe. “Chevalier touches a lot of balls, he’s really the eleventh man. He creates numerical superiority every time, in all matches, including his debut against Tottenham when he only had a few days of training with the team. We didn't see that before (with Donnarumma). It’s truly an incredible plus. It’s the coach’s desire”he explained in particular.
