Donnarumma Cannot Hit Ederson’s Long Range Passes – Pep Guardiola

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has defended the passing skills of his goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, the 26-year-old is actually much better than people think with the ball at his feet, even though he agrees that the Italian’s long passing cannot be compared to Ederson’s.

Pep added that Donnarumma’s composure, first control and decision making are attributes that should not be underrated.

His words, “Donnarumma is really really good in the tempo for the short passes.

He cannot shoot the long pass like Ederson but no other keeper has that Ederson pass. But Gigio is really good in the composure, the first control, taking decisions and the short (passing), he’s much, much better than people think.”

WOW.

Pep Guardiola Sala is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is currently managing Premier League club Manchester City. Guardiola is the only manager to win the continental treble twice, the youngest to win the UEFA Champions League, and he also holds the records for the most consecutive league games won in La Liga, the Bundesliga, and the Premier League. He is considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time.

Guardiola has played for and advocated on behalf of the Catalonia football team. Between 1995 and 2005, he played seven friendly games for Catalonia.

Under Guardiola’s predecessor Frank Rijkaard, Barcelona were known for a 4–3–3 with plenty of flair with Ronaldinho being the centre point of the attack. Under Guardiola, however, the team became more disciplined with a greater focus on possession and a disciplined and aggressive pressing style.

Guardiola was born to Dolors and Valentí. He has two older sisters and a younger brother, Pere, a football agent. He is an atheist. Guardiola met his wife Cristina Serra when he was 18. They married on 29 May 2014.