Donnarumma has experienced too much controversy over the past period of time, and as Donnarumma qualifies for the European Championship, the transfer market is full of news about his transfer. Donnarumma's next stop will be Paris Saint-Germain, but for a goalkeeper who is only 22 years old and has not yet proven himself in the big game, is the annual salary of tens of millions too high? But it doesn't matter, the European Cup Best Player award awarded to Donnarumma is still convincing enough, in Italy's matches with Spain and England, Donnarumma helped the team win the penalty shootout, in the semi-final Donnarumma saved Morata's penalty, in the final he turned away Sancho and Saka's penalty; in this European Championship, Donnarumma conceded only 4 goals in the Italian goal, in all the Italian matches that Donnarumma has played so far, Donarumma has never conceded more than 2 goals in a single game.
Before Donnarumma, only one goalkeeper had ever won the European Championship's best player, and he was the legendary Danish goalkeeper Schmeichel. Donnarumma's talent, experience and age have led many to believe that this will be a world-class goalkeeper who is expected to enter history, and not many people can achieve such an achievement at the age of 22, whether you like his style of doing things, Donnarumma will play a very important role in the renaissance of Italian football.
In this European Championship, Italy's way of playing with the ball was refreshing, Mancini's reform abandoned the Italian tradition of defense, and the Italians also began to use smooth passing and control and wonderful positional attack to deal with the opponent, but when it came to the moment of really deciding the outcome, Italy still relied on defense to win the game. In this sense, it may also explain why it was Donnaruma who eventually became MVP, not Insigne, Chiesa Junior or Jorginho.
Yes, Italy is a team with an excellent tradition of goalkeepers, and the mediterranean-adjacent country not only boasts a concrete defense, but also has a goalkeeper who can do miracles. Zoff, Zenga, Peruzi, Palyuca, Buffon, Tordo, Desanctis, Sirigu... The Italian goalkeeper has always been known for his solid basic skills, excellent reaction speed and key performances in the competition, and Buffon, who has maintained a high level in his career for a long time, has made too many Italian goalkeepers lament "both Shengyu and He Shengliang".
Born in 1978, Buffon was the leader of the Italian goalkeepers for about 20 years, Andrdo, Abiati, Pelizzoli, Desanctis, Marchetti, Roma, Viviano and other excellent goalkeepers can only play the supporting role of Buffon, Donnarumma happens to be 21 years younger than Buffon, and Buffon is also called "Gianluigi", it seems that Donnarumma is really the best candidate to succeed Buffon.
After saving Arsenal's rising star Saka's penalty, Donnarumma was almost expressionless, and only after his teammates pounced on Donnarumma excitedly did Donnarumma seem to realize that he had just helped the Blues win a great championship and began to cheer and celebrate with his teammates. That's the style of Donnarumma, for a young man who is only 22 years old, Donnarumma is already under too much pressure than his peers, and has achieved enviable results, even calling Donnarumma's name when the live staff broadcast "The Best Player of the European Championship", Donnarumma is equally unresponsive. Is this because Donnaruma is usually too focused, or because he has long been accustomed to facing everything calmly? We don't know, but in any case, the football field will always rely on strength to speak.
Schmeichel, Kahn, Buffon, Casillas, Neuer... A goalkeeper who is brilliant enough can often give the team too many precious things, this special position can not only expose the negligence and flaws of a player to the public eye, but also often can become a great figure full of personal heroism, Donnarumma is only 22 years old, he still has enough time to write a new history.
(Santiago-Wang)