25 | Gianluigi Donnarumma - 2025/26

[JewelZee]

As long as he is holding his arm while the ball is in play it's a foul, no matter if he lets go quick or not. you just can't do this to goalkeepers on set pieces. used to be that you couldnt even touch keepers in corners, then you could just do this "standing your ground" bullshit. now apparently you can just hold them! awful rule change and is the #1 reason why the league is looking so turgid and full of shit set piece routines these days

100%. Ya can't lock arms with the keeper under any circumstance. There's no such thing as how hard or how long did someone hold the keeper. That's a foul in every other major league and in the CL. Not sure what all this "bullshit" as you rightfully call it is about. Arsenal are making a living at it. If we were on the other side of that play there's no way the goal stands.
Anyone who ever played knows that hooked arm was enough to affect Donnarumma's timing. He was late and was left low and reaching.

 

[HelloCity]

Those tackles were quality.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Those tackles were quality.

 

[David White]

He’s brilliant. Could probably catch a few more than he does but if he prefers to punch who am I to complain. He’s without doubt one of the very best to ever stand between the sticks.

 

[denTTony]

Shame no clean sheet but a couple of important saves again

 

[jamielowndes]

Hes got a wild streak in him. Those 2 slide tackles were as good as the goals for me.

 

[ninjamonkey]

He has got to learn to catch the ball, he's punching balls that have to be claimed. some wobbly moments that were all centered around coming/staying and punching/catching that we got away with tonight but they need cutting out. Couple of fairly routine but still important saves from him, one in the first half low down especially. The 2 tackles ended up being fantastic but had my heart in my mouth throughout, hesitation caused that, bloody good tackles though.

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Mental watching those slide tackles. Was like being on a rollercoaster

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

 

[WestGorton]

Top man. He gets it as well.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

You've got to laugh but a few of the geniuses in the transfer forum didn't want him, because of his passing.

Two words.

Fucking idiots.

 

[Gabriel]

Perhaps it’s an optical illusion, but for someone who is 1.96 metres, he doesn’t get terribly far off the ground when crosses come in, often taking the ball when it’s well on its downward trajectory.

Very strong bond between him and the defenders, though, which is encouraging.

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

Hes got a wild streak in him. Those 2 slide tackles were as good as the goals for me.

Yes they were great tackles. I loved Eddie but if that was him we’d have been down to ten men.

 

[johncity]

Great keeper wish he’d catch the ball sometimes for a big lad but everything else about his game is spot on

 

[Bluesince1979]

He has got to learn to catch the ball, he's punching balls that have to be claimed. some wobbly moments that were all centered around coming/staying and punching/catching that we got away with tonight but they need cutting out. Couple of fairly routine but still important saves from him, one in the first half low down especially. The 2 tackles ended up being fantastic but had my heart in my mouth throughout, hesitation caused that, bloody good tackles though.

Nunes didnt help running in the wrong direction looking the other way

 

[Saddleworth2]

Nunes didnt help running in the wrong direction looking the other way

That’s true.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Nunes didnt help running in the wrong direction looking the other way

I’m putting it down to another Gvardiol moment. He has made that tackle pass look much harder than it actually was and somehow managed to send it 30 yards away from its intended target.

 

[thomas1307]

thanks been looking for a clip of his sliding tackles

 

[ninjamonkey]

Nunes didnt help running in the wrong direction looking the other way

Yeah nunes should have been alert and covering too but donnarumma starts to come, then stops then panics and scrambles, without the hesitation he gets there easily and smashes it out with the need for the tackles.

 

[HelloCity]

Italian goalkeepers don’t catch footballs unless it falls right into their hands.

The whole punching it thing is built into them from a young age.