There was a time when it felt like Mike Maignan was going to save every penalty he faced, but now the opposite is true.
With all of the reports swirling regarding his future at Milan given his expiring deal, his penalty-stopping abilities have vanished into thin air. In fact, it has been over a year since the Frenchman last saved a spot kick for Milan, from Moise Kean in the Fiorentina away game last season.
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Having signed for Milan in the 2021 summer window, Maignan saved his first penalty from Mo Salah at Anfield in September of that year. Not a bad start, therefore.
In 2022-23, he saved three penalties from Domenico Berardi (vs. Sassuolo, a 0-0 draw), from Memphis Depay (for France) and from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (vs. Napoli, a 1-1 draw to secure Champions League progress).
Last season, the former Lille man saved the aforementioned Kean penalty and one from Andrej Kramaric, again on international duty. However, his record is just one save in the last 16 penalties faced.
😣 Mike Maignan has saved just one of the last 16 penalties that he has faced.pic.twitter.com/2jVVP5TUb6
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That’s bulls view. Yes, Maignan is relatively bad at penalties. But he never was good at those, at any given moment in his career. So it has nothing to do with his current form and losing his magic.
it is hisnt duty to save penaltys everytime lol theres a reason why its a penalty. he should be displaced of the armband since he s gonna leave, ha no connection to the club and his perfomrnaces are an average keeper
Yes, professor, just give us the name of the over performing GK that diligently saves all his penalties. I am more than fine sacrificing several goals each season if he is otherwise saving our butts from certain goals every second game.
“theres a reason why its a penalty.”
Try telling that to the Milan-players taking ones.
Memalukan kiper sekelas Mainan tidak mampu menepis tendangan Penalti. Ganti saja pelatih kipernya atau ganti maignan dgn Toriani kiper muda milan.
Genuine question, was he even that good at saving pens? He’s more known for footwork, which the fad came and went quite quickly.