Made a wonderful save Didier Deschamps praised Maignan's performance

2023-03-28 10:45

Made a wonderful save Didier Deschamps praised Maignan's performance


"Gallic Rooster" France scored a goal with Parva in the second round of the 2024 European Cup qualifiers , and finally defeated Ireland 1-0 in the away game, winning 2 consecutive victories in the European Cup qualifiers. It is worth mentioning that French goalkeeper Maignan also made a wonderful save for France in this game, and was also praised by coach Didier Deschamps after the game.


The deadlock was not broken until the 50th minute of the second half. Rabiot made a mistake when crossing from the left. Pavard took the ball from the Irish player and shot directly from a long distance. The ball hit the post after drawing an arc. The inside went straight into the net, helping France lead Ireland 1-0.


In the 89th minute, Comte almost made a serious mistake when making a clearance, but French goalkeeper Maignan helped the team resolve the crisis.


In the final stage of the game, Ireland continued to counterattack. Collins took a corner kick and scored a header, but was bravely saved by French goalkeeper Maignan, helping France to hold the 1-0 score until the end of the game.


After the game, French coach Didier Deschamps also praised the performance of AC Milan goalkeeper Maignan in an interview with the media. Deschamps said, "It was an unbelievably good save and we also know the strength of Maignan. Lloris was the captain for a long time, and he also made many wonderful saves."


Ireland coach Kenny: Disappointed not to score at least one point


Deschamps pointed out, "Maignan has good quality, size and mentality. He also saved a penalty last week, but this is more important. I never doubted him. He is a great leader. Also a great player."


Ireland coach Kenny said in an interview, "We have watched France in the past 20 games, but we have never seen Mbappe, who I voted as the best player in the world, spend such a quiet day today. We The team didn't concede any chances to score, but the result was disappointing, the substitutes played their part and the team finished the game strong in the last 15 minutes."


"Our keeper made great saves as well, but the threat that Collins posed was unique and it was one of those unbelievable saves, so it's a disappointment that we didn't get at least a point."


When asked whether Ireland could bring surprises in the following games, Kenny said, "This is a very important battle for us. We are disappointed that we did not get a point. There are a lot of points to go for and hopefully we'll be in real competition for the last couple of races."