Gianluigi Donnarumma - GK - AC Milan (13 Viewers)
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It's not about the age for me, it's the quality. Buffon, Oblak and even ter Stegen were probably way more talented at his age and didn't have nearly the amount of blunders Donnarumma already had. Donnarumma has weaknesses all over his game: Awful distribution, awkward when he comes out for crosses, parries a crazy amount of shots centrally for opponents to tap it in.
Off the pitch, how can you trust someone who forced his club to sign his Serie D level brother in order to sign an extension, got the captaincy and then reward them by leaving for only 2m difference in wages. Milan punched above their weight to offer him 8m/season which he definitely doesn't deserve and he wanted out because he wanted 10m instead.
Off the pitch, how can you trust someone who forced his club to sign his Serie D level brother in order to sign an extension, got the captaincy and then reward them by leaving for only 2m difference in wages. Milan punched above their weight to offer him 8m/season which he definitely doesn't deserve and he wanted out because he wanted 10m instead.
He's definitely mediocre with his feet but if you are playing a defender who is good with them like De Ligt or Bonucci, or have a DM coming short like Pjanic did a lot and Arthur tries to do, it is not quite so important. He's not a sweeper keeper, he's defensive, he has the wrong kind of build to be the former because he's a massive beanpole. When keepers like him get in trouble they just have to kick it out, there is no point trying to lolzilian your way out of it.
He has obvious flaws to his game and is no Buffon or Zoff but it's obvious why we would be interested in the circumstances. I feel sorry for Szczesny as he's, for me, in exactly the same category of 7.5-8/10 keepers who sit below the very top ones, but the kind of mistakes he still makes at 31 years of age show that he will always make them. He seems to drop in confidence, and when that happens the whole defensive unit loses its confidence.
Donnarumma might have played a lot of games and grown up quicker than almost any other keeper in history but he does still have lots of years to improve and learn. Experience is crucial for a goalkeeper, but at some point in their 30s the reflexes and agility declines and that negates what they have improved on in terms of positioning, decision-making and awareness.
He has obvious flaws to his game and is no Buffon or Zoff but it's obvious why we would be interested in the circumstances. I feel sorry for Szczesny as he's, for me, in exactly the same category of 7.5-8/10 keepers who sit below the very top ones, but the kind of mistakes he still makes at 31 years of age show that he will always make them. He seems to drop in confidence, and when that happens the whole defensive unit loses its confidence.
Donnarumma might have played a lot of games and grown up quicker than almost any other keeper in history but he does still have lots of years to improve and learn. Experience is crucial for a goalkeeper, but at some point in their 30s the reflexes and agility declines and that negates what they have improved on in terms of positioning, decision-making and awareness.
a kid that has started for Milan since he was 16 has done nothing? 
Are you blaming the club he played for or the player himself for doing nothing? He, as a kid, committed to the Milan project. That project failed him, now he is leaving. How the heck is that a bust?
I can agree with you on the 9m for thinking thats high. I'm OK with it b/c the of possible upside. Won't be hard to sell him on in a couple years if he doesn't do well, don't forget that (if there is one thing Raiola players are successful at, its being sold
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From Conte days through Allegri's days, we literally almost always hand rolled the ball to the CBs to build out of the back. Of MDL loses sleep for that, then I think we got bigger problems
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Do you guys realize that you are knocking a kid that plays for a huge club AS A TEENAGER? You do realize when you are 16, 18, 20 years old for a big club, there are gonna be growing pains.
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Odd for a "fat man" player.
Are you blaming the club he played for or the player himself for doing nothing? He, as a kid, committed to the Milan project. That project failed him, now he is leaving. How the heck is that a bust?
I can agree with you on the 9m for thinking thats high. I'm OK with it b/c the of possible upside. Won't be hard to sell him on in a couple years if he doesn't do well, don't forget that (if there is one thing Raiola players are successful at, its being sold
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From Conte days through Allegri's days, we literally almost always hand rolled the ball to the CBs to build out of the back. Of MDL loses sleep for that, then I think we got bigger problems
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Do you guys realize that you are knocking a kid that plays for a huge club AS A TEENAGER? You do realize when you are 16, 18, 20 years old for a big club, there are gonna be growing pains.
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Odd for a "fat man" player.
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