Milan finds Maignan again, owner against Atalanta. Pioli: “he was a lion in a cage”

MILAN – Milan finds again Maignan. Tomorrow evening against Atalanta the French goalkeeper will return to defend the Rossoneri goal after a break of almost five months. “Mike was a lion in a cage, he couldn’t take the field, he couldn’t help the team. Now he can finally do it. He’s fine, he’s very motivated and will give us a great contribution” he said Stefano Pioli at the press conference. “Given that I’m very happy with Tatarusanu, Maignan was the best goalkeeper last season and he gives us a lot in many situations. He’s a very communicative goalkeeper and talks a lot with his teammates on the pitch. In addition, as often happens against Atalanta, he will be the only player who has a little more time to start building the action. He knows how to vary his plays, he knows how to make the right choices. Obviously he hasn’t played for a long time. Therefore, even if he is physically and mentally well, he will have to take his pace and his position, doing things that are familiar to him that he hasn’t done for 5 months. I’m very happy with his comeback.”

Speaking about Atalanta, Pioli said: “It’s a great team, they have organisation, technique and physicality. It will be an open game between two teams who want to try and score one more goal than the other.”