Penalties..
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I don't know, but I don't like the thought of anyone else taking them.
I'm confident he'll score every single time Stevie steps up.
I know he misses very very occasionally, but it genuinely takes me by surprise.
I'm confident he'll score every single time Stevie steps up.
I know he misses very very occasionally, but it genuinely takes me by surprise.
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Rafa used to share the job around. Maybe we'll go back to that, at least until a clear no.1 candidate emerges.
Bizarrely I'm always convinced Gerrard will miss, because he looks so not arsed
Sturridge is the only one I'm confident in, if he's not fit, I'd go with someone new. Most of the rest of our squad have pretty poor technique. Lambert or Balotelli maybe, but I doubt they'll play much, if they're even here next season.
Exactly this, I always think of the like of Berger, someone who would just put their foot through it cleanly. Lucas takes a good pen, to be fair.
He did miss the odd one when he first became the regular peno taker. Maybe it's a hangover from then. Or some other kind of hangover. 😉
Nah, one of the few benefits on watching on telly is the close ups on their face before taking a pen.
He completely zones out, you can actually see it in his face, I guarantee you that he just hits it through muscle memory after picturing himself scoring it, that's why they're so clinical.
Which considering his personality, is some achievement, mostly thanks to that sports psychologist's techniques I'd imagine, but still incredible training & willpower on Steven's part.
I've always hated that.
Not quite sure why tbh, cos the logic is sound, it stops opposition keepers knowing exactly who they may be facing, it gets the rest of the side more comfortable taking them, it helps team spirit.
Nevertheless, I just hate it.
I don't hate it exactly, but I do prefer one player to take them regularly. It's a job which, I'd have thought, depended pretty heavily on regular practice and on being comfortable with the role.
That said, if there isn't a single outstanding post-Stevie candidate I'd want to see the choice made quite carefully, and a period of giving different players a try may be part of that.
That said, if there isn't a single outstanding post-Stevie candidate I'd want to see the choice made quite carefully, and a period of giving different players a try may be part of that.
Sturridge?
It needs someone with the right temperament. Sturridge has the technique but I wouldn't trust him much. He's always likely to go for some stupid clever-clever shot than a clinical finish. Having seen most of the team look like nervous wrecks this season, frankly, I wouldn't trust any of them to be consistent enough under pressure. Hopefully one of our new signings will be up to the job.
Agree with all of that, but would add that it's possible for a player to grow into the role. Stevie did for one.
I prefer to have one person appointed to do it as well, uncertainty around roles is an easy way to make people nervous.
That said if we're well ahead and someone could step up and complete a hatttick by taking the penalty I'm all for then taking one over the appointed taker.
That said if we're well ahead and someone could step up and complete a hatttick by taking the penalty I'm all for then taking one over the appointed taker.
Yup. I always remember his early days of penalty taking not being that great
Stevie actually had several brief periods when his confidence went and he walked to the spot like a man on his way to the gallows. But mostly he's been excellent, and like Shearer he concentrates on the corners instead of that nonsense of going for a pointlessly risky shot down the middle.
Mignolet - he has good footwork and is cool under pressure.
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