He attacks the succession of Hugo Lloris as a boss. After having diverted a penalty from Memphis Depay during the victory of the Blues against the Netherlands on Friday (4-0), Mike Maignan did it again with an incredible parade Monday evening in Ireland to preserve the short success (0-1) of the men by Didier Deschamps in these qualifications for Euro 2024. A moment of anthology in the 90th minute at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
We redo the scene for you. A corner from Josh Cullen in the last moments. The solid Nathan Collins who flies to snap the ball with his head. And the monstrous relaxation of the AC Milan goalkeeper to save this 0-1 acquired since the 50th minute and a strike from Benjamin Pavard. And if Mike Maignan made all the French supporters present at the stadium or in front of their television jump with joy, he also amazed the Irish, beautiful players in front of such a parade.
“There is this stop at the end which is incredible, exceptional”, salutes the Irish coach, Stephen Kenny. which even speaks of “parade of the season”. “A spectacular stop”, underlines the daily The Irish Times in his report of the meeting. The same newspaper transcribed the words of Nathan Collins who imagined himself for a few hundredths to be the hero of an entire stadium in the last moments.
“I saw it again, and it’s even worse than I thought”
“I saw it again, and it’s even worse than I thought, regrets the Irish defender. I thought I had done everything, I went as high as I could. I put in some power, but it’s an amazing save. It makes a difference at the highest level, but it’s so frustrating. I’m heartbroken for the guys. »
“We know that set pieces can be a big threat and we’ve caused them problems. I put in a header, but there was a fantastic save. I can’t say anything more, that’s how it is. And it’s because of Mike Maignan.
