Criticized in Italy, Gianluigi Donnarumma will retain his starting place as goalkeeper. Temporarily at least.
Last Saturday, Italy could not do better than a draw (1-1) in North Macedonia, on the occasion of the fifth day of qualifying for Euro 2024. Since this meeting, Gianluigi Donnarumma has the subject of criticism in the transalpine press. He is notably criticized for not having progressed since his departure from AC Milan for Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2021.
Questioned on this subject, Luciano Spalletti came to the point. “Donnarumma will start, I want to answer this question straight away. As far as everything that is said and written about him is concerned, it is the nature of the goalkeeper position, which always gets a lot of criticism.”declared the new coach of Squadra Azzura, at a press conference, on the eve of the match against Ukraine, which will take place this Tuesday evening in Milan.
🇮🇹 SPALLETTI “DONNARUMMA TITOLARE E EASY MANAGEMENT..” 🚨
In conference stampa alla vigilia di #Italia vs. #UcrainaLuciano #Spalletti ha dichiarato che #Donnarumma It’s easy to manage it and it’s easy: take care of everything you need to know 🔥
👉 Giusto… pic.twitter.com/goFwXnFzeG— surfasport (@surfasport) September 12, 2023
The unique trajectory of Donnarumma’s career would, according to the Italian technician, justify the PSG goalkeeper being more easily exposed to criticism. “In his specific case, we cannot forgive him for being a prodigy who skips the steps, who has this talent, who has so many qualities”estimated the former Naples coach, who was recently inducted as Italy coach, less than a year before the Euro in Germany.
