There seems to be some developing hysteria surrounding the situation of Mike Maignan and the management of his injury, a report claims.
Maignan was injured during the most recent international break as he sustained a calf problem during a game and just as he seemed ready to return for the game against Monza last weekend he suffered a different calf issue, one that will see him out for a few weeks.
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Maignan’s 2022 is over for Milan but he is going all out to get back in time for the Qatar World Cup, which will start in mid-November. According to L’Equipe (via MilanLive), the goalkeeper went to France recently to try to speed up the recovery time.
On Monday Maignan went to the NT Federal Sports Center in Clairefontaine – one of the bases of the transalpine national team – with the intent of initiating alternative treatment for his calf injury.
However, this has not gone down well with Milan who want the former Lille man to return to Italy so they can personally and independently manage the recovery process. The treatment protocol will therefore continue in Italy, but the French staff will closely monitor his situation.
It will take some time before definitive evaluations are made regarding the 27-year-old’s fitness for the tournament but it is understandable and obvious that he wants to represent his country, just as he has been desperate to return from injury early to help Milan.
I get the concern for his well-being, but our doctors haven’t been stellar in that regard and Milanelo might not be the best place to recover from injury sustained at aforementioned Milanelo.
Also, antagonizing one of our great assets by preventing him to try to pursue his dream of playing for NT, doesn’t seem a perfect way to build a lasting relationship with a player.
Unhappy or pissed off player can be just a damaging to the team as an injured one if not worse. Milan needs to tread lightly here.
I agree they need to tread lightly but they are also protecting their investment. The initial injury occurred with the national team; a team who don’t support his livelihood. First loyalty should be to the club who is putting food on your table.
The injury from the national team was at the other leg, it had been healed. The recent injury was suffered at Milanello. Honestly, if French national team want to help treat the injury, let them be, our medical team is a joke.
Nope. Same leg, different muscle. The initial news were faulty and corrected afterwards. And everyone who knows anything about human body, knows that the body will start compensate “malfunctioning” parts which causes strain on other parts. So the new injury on his calf is definitely related to the one he got during the match for France.
Thanks for correcting. I didn’t reread that article after they made the correction.
France only interested in healing him quickly for WC. No regard to what happens after. He has 5 more months of football for Milan after WC. We need to make sure he isn’t rushed back and fully heals.
All this talk about Milan doctors or Milan Lab being bad it is all Pato’s fault. He was often injured because he didn’t trained and lived right. A week after he left Milan he started talking how he is already healed in Brazil because their doctors are better than Milan’s. That lasted for a month until he started getting injured again and he has been chronically injured to this day .
Players suffer more injuries nowadays because of the amount of games they play and the packed schedule. Also mostly older Milan players are getting injured and the lack of quality depth doesn’t help either.
Milan suffers more injuries than other serie A clubs because of the style they play. It’s very demanding, very intense. They press constantly and than when they recover the ball they attack 100 miles an hour. Look at Liverpool who has very similar playing style and their injury record.
Maignan got injured playing for his National Team and Milan is the one paying his salary not the French NT. Milan doctors were telling Maignan he isn’t ready to come back but he pushed to play and reaggravated his injury in training. Milan is just protecting his investment and asset. If he pushes hard to be ready for the WC and tears his calf muscle he ll be gone for the whole season..
I’m on Milan side in this situation.
Couldn’t care less if he is unhappy or pissed off. If he was listening to Milan doctors he’d be playing now.
At the end of the day everyone is replaceable
He did not aggravate his injury. The new injury is on the other leg unrelated to the first injury.
Nope. Same leg, different muscle. The initial news were faulty and corrected afterwards. And everyone who knows anything about human body, knows that the body will start compensate “malfunctioning” parts which causes strain on other parts. So the new injury on his calf is definitely related to the one he got during the match for France.
It’s on the same leg according to Milan statement
Long story short, would suck if he can’t play WC. Would suck more if he did and missed more Milan games as a result. As I said we paid 13m euros to retain his services and pay him to play for us every week. The national team doesn’t.
If player got injured during national team game, national staff should or participate in treating process
Now of Milan call him back its simply cuz this new injury was developed by not following proper rehabilitation process. Means Milan medical staff /Management are fkedup and want to cover thier A$$
With all due respect to Maignan, who is a fantastic keeper…
Lloris will be the captain and starting GK for Les Bleus. Yes he’s way worse than magic Mike, but that’s just the hierarchy according to Deschamps.
So Maignan only needs to be kinda fit to sit on the bench for 4 weeks. Maybe due to injury/suspension he might get a game in the latter stages, which he might recover in time for anyway.