Szczęsny among the best in the world. The finalist M¦ indicated its greatest advantages

Many goalkeepers did very well at the World Cup in Qatar. The group is so wide that it is really difficult to choose one specific one for the best eleven of the event. Each type will backfire.

Bono the best, Livakovic appreciated

The Italian was runner-up in the 1994 World Cup when Italy lost on penalties to Brazil in the final. Marchegiani was a substitute at the time. Bono in particular caught his eye in Qatar, leading his team to the semi-finals, defending penalties against Spain along the way. “I think he did a great job and I would give him the highest rating. The Moroccan is the symbol of a team that concedes very few goals. He makes great use of his conditions, positions himself very well and covers the way to goal. He proved it many times. I’ve watched him at Sevilla games before, but I’ve never seen him as confident as here.

He is also trying to appreciate Dominik Livakovic, who was the hero of other penalty shootout competitions. It was thanks to him that Croatia eliminated Brazil in the quarter-finals. Previously, she did it with Japan. – I knew him a bit less, and compared to other players in this position, he impressed me above all with the fact that he uses physical conditions extremely effectively. Against an attacking opponent, it occupies, so to speak, a good place, and in many situations it seems taller and larger than it really is. During the penalty shootout with Japan and Brazil, he turned out to be just great – says Marchegiani for “PrzeglÄ…d Sportowy”.

Happy in the elite

The Italian believes that Wojciech Szczęsny is not necessarily appreciated enough in his homeland. He ranks among the top five best goalkeepers in the world. – I admire him a lot. He is an outstanding player who, in my opinion, is among the top five or six in the world in his field. Belongs to the elite. Next to him, from my perspective, there are only Thibaut Courtois, Alisson Becker, Ederson and Gianluigi Donnarumma – says the former goalkeeper. “Marc Andre ter Stegen and Hugo Lloris are very good goalkeepers, but they are not at the level of those previously mentioned. In Italy, sometimes it seems to me that we do not fully appreciate Szczęsny. We don’t rate him as highly as he deserves.

When asked about the greatest assets of the goalkeeper of the Polish national team, Luca Marchegiani indicates that he is a complete goalkeeper, but for him the reflexes of Szczęsny are the most valuable. He also shared the opinion that for him the Pole should still be the number one goalkeeper at Juventus.