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Donnarumma apologized to his teammates after his mistake. |
Although that moment of clumsiness didn't cost the home team dearly, as Erling Haaland later scored the winning goal to make it 2-1, fans and experts were forced to question whether the Italian goalkeeper still deserved to be trusted in the most demanding stages of the competition.
People often lose their composure after making a mistake.
Donnarumma's talent is undeniable, having established his name since his teenage years. From his debut, the Italian goalkeeper was expected to become a new great stopper in world football. However, alongside his spectacular saves came a worrying lack of reliability when it came to crucial matches.
The careless and clumsy handling of the ball with his feet that allowed Kai Havertz to score Arsenal's equalizer recently is a clear example. It seems to be a deep-seated psychological problem.
Fans surely haven't forgotten the image of him becoming the villain for Paris Saint-Germain in the Round of 16 of the 2021/22 Champions League season. When facing Real Madrid, the goalkeeper also made an extremely careless mistake with his feet and was immediately punished by veteran striker Karim Benzema.
The Italian goalkeeper's fatal weakness is his unstable mentality and tendency to waver. After conceding the first goal against Spain, he played as if he had lost his mind.
Benzema's slow reflexes in the next two goals conceded led to the French team suffering a bitter 1-3 defeat and being officially eliminated from the most prestigious tournament on the continent.
Just weeks after the disaster at PSG, he suffered another setback while playing for the national team. In the 2022 World Cup qualifying play-off match between Italy and North Macedonia, his slow reaction to Aleksandar Trajkovski's long-range shot ended the European champion's dream of participating in the biggest tournament on the planet.
Those traumas seem to still haunt Donnarumma to this day.
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Donnarumma has suffered a series of failures in the World Cup qualifiers. |
The shock of the 2026 World Cup will likely continue to haunt us.
The recent dip in form of Italy's number one goalkeeper likely stems from another major shock at the national team level. Italy suffered a bitter elimination by Bosnia in the play-off round for a place in the 2026 World Cup. In the tense penalty shootout that decided their fate, the goalkeeper not only failed to play his role as a savior but also exposed a poor mental state and unprofessional conduct.
According to Bosnian media outlets such as 24 Sata and Sports Sports , Donnarumma acted beyond normal limits by deliberately snatching and tearing up a note analyzing the penalty kick taken by opposing goalkeeper Nikola Basic. The country's media expressed extreme outrage, calling it a "disgrace to professional football."
Sports strongly condemned this behavior, frankly stating that Donnarumma's arrogance and rudeness were unforgivable, and arguing that his attack on his opponent instead of encouraging his teammate exposed his inner flaws.
Because of Donnarumma's increasing inner turmoil, manager Pep Guardiola needs to think very carefully before entrusting the goal to someone whose morale is at rock bottom.
Although Donnarumma has had many spectacular saves that have left the Spanish manager in awe, the risk at this point is too great. This is especially important given Manchester City's upcoming schedule, which includes many opponents willing to fight at all costs to secure every point in their pursuit of Champions League qualification, such as Bournemouth, Brentford, and Everton.
Even the smallest mistake at this moment could ruin all the hard work of the entire team.
Source: https://znews.vn/guardiola-con-dam-tin-dung-thu-mon-yeu-bong-via-donnarumma-post1645618.html
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