On paper, Lucas Chevalier saw his career take a phenomenal boost. Transferred to Paris Saint-Germain last summer, the former LOSC goalkeeper is considered the greatest French hope in his position. Except that the 23-year-old goalkeeper arrived in the capital in a very particular context. He replaced Gianluigi Donnarumma who was pushed out when the Italian had just completed an XXL campaign in the Champions League.
Enough to put pressure on Chevalier’s shoulders. If the former Lille player was able to make several classy saves, he also made several errors which were costly. We think of his missed aerial exit against OM, his late takedown on the goal conceded to Lille or his strange positioning on the goal of Strasbourg Diego Moreira last Friday. So many hiccups which fuel the debate on the choice of having installed Chevalier in place of Donnarumma.
“Over the last four years, you have killed Donnarumma sportingly, please!»
On the eve of facing Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League, Luis Enrique was asked to give his opinion on the performance of his goalkeeper. ” Nothing. It's the same thing every year. I am very happy with Lucas Chevalier. For me, this is one, if not the best option. I am happy with his performance. When we recruit a player, we think about a long adaptation period. He has personality, he showed it. You don't remember how many years you criticized Gigio Donnarumma”he declared, before continuing.
“For the last four years, you have killed Donnarumma sportingly, please! I wasn't the PSG coach and I listened to criticism all the time. When you are a goalkeeper for a club like PSG, you have to learn to live with that. I like his personality, his level. We are confident that he will be very important for the team for many years. » As always, Luis Enrique came out of his depth to defend one of his players. So far, almost everyone has been able to reciprocate. Will it be the same for Lucas Chevalier?
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