Bianchin: Maignan's penalty abilities have 'vanished into thin air' - no save in a year

"Mike Maignan failed to keep out Juan Cuadrado's penalty against Pisa last night, guessing the wrong way. As highlighted by Luca Bianchin, his penalty abilities seem to have 'vanished into thin air'. It was a tough defeat to swallow for Milan, who had hopes of cementing their position at the top of the standings. Of course, Maignan isn't exactly to blame for the outcome, although questions can perhaps be asked about his positioning on the second goal (which we highlighted in the ratings)."

"As highlighted by Gazzetta dello Sport's Luca Bianchin, in his first seasons with Milan, Maignan looked like a penalty specialist: Salah, Berardi, Depay, Kvara in the Champions League semi-finals and so on. In short, he was able to stop some very good players. Sadly, this hasn't been the case for some time. Cuadrado surprised him, and that's fair enough, but it's been over a year since Maignan last saved a penalty for Milan: Moise Kean in Fiorentina-Milan over a year ago."

Mike Maignan conceded a penalty to Juan Cuadrado after guessing the wrong way, allowing the Colombian to slot the spot-kick home. Milan suffered a damaging defeat that undermined efforts to solidify the top-table position. Questions were raised about Maignan's positioning for the second goal. The goalkeeper has not saved a penalty for Milan in over a year, his last save coming against Moise Kean in Fiorentina-Milan. Since that save the Rossoneri have conceded four penalties with Maignan in goal. Early seasons showed Maignan as a penalty specialist, but recent results and a small sample size have yielded no successful stops this season.

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