sport news Szczesny has become Poland's penalty-saving expert... his heroics may be needed ... trends now
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There was once a time back in his Arsenal days when Wojciech Szczesny remembers being teased about his lack of success when it comes to keeping out penalties.
'I've recently heard "Wojciech you haven't saved a penalty for a year now!"' he said back in 2014.
'[It was not from someone at the club], it was from, let's say a friend who's also a supporter.'
Wojciech Szczesny has saved two penalties in Qatar, keeping out one from Lionel Messi
Szczesny's heroics ensured that Poland made it through to the last-16 of the World Cup
Szczesny is not having to wait anywhere near as long these days with his reputation as a penalty-saving expert growing.
His most recent brilliant stop came on Wednesday when he defied the mighty Lionel Messi.
The 32 year-old's previous one was just four days earlier against Saudi Arabia making it back-to-back penalty stops.
Especially vital ones too as Poland only scraped into the last-16 on goal difference. Spells of spot-kick invincibility are nothing new for Szczesny.
Last season he saved three consecutive
