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Italian media: Maignan’s saving of exactly 20 penalty kicks was the result of a psychological game and successfully disrupted the latter’s rhythm

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November 24 According to the analysis of Milan News Network, Maignan’s saving of Calhanoglu’s penalty was the result of a psychological game.

In the 73rd minute of the Milan Derby, a scene that determined the outcome of the derby happened: Maignan saved Calhanoglu's penalty kick, and Calhanoglu has so far taken penalty kicks for Inter Milan in Serie A with a conversion rate of 95%. It was an amazing save.

However, the highlight of this championship-level save was not just the save itself, but the preparation phase: Maignan mentally put pressure on Calhanoglu, first verbally telling him where to kick the ball from the penalty spot, and then by simply taking a step to his left, leaving more space into which Calhanoglu finally kicked the ball. Milan's goalkeeper handled such a psychological game very skillfully and successfully disrupted the opponent's rhythm.

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