Penalty Taker

Who should take penalties if Haaland is not on the pitch?

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I know that times have changed but I remember watching Chilavert and Rogelio Ceni bang them in from free kicks and penalties when I was growing up.

If Ederson is good enough then surely it’s a risk worth taking? Puts us in a difficult position if he misses but I reckon he’d have enough time to get back unless the opposition keeper caught the shot and started a counter attack immediately or if we were playing away.

If it was off target and we were playing at home it wouldn’t be an issue anyway, as the ball boys or fans or whoever could hold onto the ball for a bit to give Eddie time to get back. Although if we were playing away it would put us in a difficult position.

If it was parried and there were onrushing City players trying to get on the rebound then surely as a defender your main priority would be to get the ball away rather than turn around and start a counter attack given how exposed you are in that situation. Then once it’s out of touch it’s our ball anyway.

I’ve put way too much thought into this...
 
Those saying kev are wrong,he doesn't like taking them so he doesnt,last thing we should do is try and make him

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Eddie
 
racecar said:
I know that times have changed but I remember watching Chilavert and Rogelio Ceni bang them in from free kicks and penalties when I was growing up.

If Ederson is good enough then surely it’s a risk worth taking? Puts us in a difficult position if he misses but I reckon he’d have enough time to get back unless the opposition keeper caught the shot and started a counter attack immediately or if we were playing away.

If it was off target and we were playing at home it wouldn’t be an issue anyway, as the ball boys or fans or whoever could hold onto the ball for a bit to give Eddie time to get back. Although if we were playing away it would put us in a difficult position.

If it was parried and there were onrushing City players trying to get on the rebound then surely as a defender your main priority would be to get the ball away rather than turn around and start a counter attack given how exposed you are in that situation. Then once it’s out of touch it’s our ball anyway.

I’ve put way too much thought into this...
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ederson seems like he’d score at least 9 out of ten
 
peace frog said:
I give you Rogério Mücke Ceni 131 goals from penalties and freekicks :)

I was looking for José Luis Chilavert but he only scored 67 goals :)
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:)

Yeah, I know it has been done and you you ought to be able to defend it if he misses although the idea is for him to have a Yayaesque success rate but it introduces an error of risk and comedic possibilities that are best avoided.

Also, a team with our aspirations should have some outfield players that can be relied on from the spot.
 
Silly thought, but if Ederson did take a pen couldn’t we leave 3 or 4 players back rather than have everyone stood on the edge of the opposition area?
 
With us hoping to win several cups again this year, we could well take part in more than one cup penalty shootout. You would imagine team penalty practice would be a regular part of training sessions? Coaches should have a good idea of our best penalty takers.

If Ederson is clearly our best taker, personally I would let him take them. Not only is he ice cool under pressure but he's less likely than the out field players to be suffering from muscle fatigue during a game. He doesn't have to run up and down the field at great pace, as many of our attacking players do. I would expect Ederson to score over 95% of his penalties, with similar success to the likes of Balotelli/Yaya/Milner.
 
Plain Speaking said:
With us hoping to win several cups again this year, we could well take part in more than one cup penalty shootout. You would imagine team penalty practice would be a regular part of training sessions? Coaches should have a good idea of our best penalty takers.

If Ederson is clearly our best taker, personally I would let him take them. Not only is he ice cool under pressure but he's less likely than the out field players to be suffering from muscle fatigue during a game. He doesn't have to run up and down the field at great pace, as many of our attacking players do. I would expect Ederson to score over 95% of his penalties, with similar success to the likes of Balotelli/Yaya/Milner.
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We've won our previous shoot outs though which is an odd thing, Ederson could take them in shoot outs anyway.
 
racecar said:
I know that times have changed but I remember watching Chilavert and Rogelio Ceni bang them in from free kicks and penalties when I was growing up.

If Ederson is good enough then surely it’s a risk worth taking? Puts us in a difficult position if he misses but I reckon he’d have enough time to get back unless the opposition keeper caught the shot and started a counter attack immediately or if we were playing away.

If it was off target and we were playing at home it wouldn’t be an issue anyway, as the ball boys or fans or whoever could hold onto the ball for a bit to give Eddie time to get back. Although if we were playing away it would put us in a difficult position.

If it was parried and there were onrushing City players trying to get on the rebound then surely as a defender your main priority would be to get the ball away rather than turn around and start a counter attack given how exposed you are in that situation. Then once it’s out of touch it’s our ball anyway.

I’ve put way too much thought into this...
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we only have a problem if he misses. Eddie doesn't miss..... 'ice in his veins'
 
OB1 said:
:)

Yeah, I know it has been done and you you ought to be able to defend it if he misses although the idea is for him to have a Yayaesque success rate but it introduces an error of risk and comedic possibilities that are best avoided.

Also, a team with our aspirations should have some outfield players that can be relied on from the spot.
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we should. we have world class players but pub team class penalty takers. Thats the problem. I would give it to Eddie this season and perform hypnotherapy on the others.
 
Rather than headline City's problems in taking penalties, perhaps we should look at how the ref or linesman managed to miss the goalkeeper's movement off his line?



I wonder what position the linesmen were adopting?

If that was against Utd, then there'd be an inquest. It would be all over the BBC. Questions asked. With the result that next time a ref and his officials did a Man Utd game they would be under pressure. That's the background to refereeing City, Man Utd and Liverpool games. The officials don't feel pressure when we are playing, but when its Man Utd or Liverpool they know any decision against these sides will bring with it heavy scrutiny.

I don't believe the game is bent but I do believe that refereeing is biased through pressure.
 
Marvin said:
Rather than headline City's problems in taking penalties, perhaps we should look at how the ref or linesman managed to miss the goalkeeper's movement off his line?



I wonder what position the linesmen were adopting?

If that was against Utd, then there'd be an inquest. It would be all over the BBC. Questions asked. With the result that next time a ref and his officials did a Man Utd game they would be under pressure. That's the background to refereeing City, Man Utd and Liverpool games. The officials don't feel pressure when we are playing, but when its Man Utd or Liverpool they know any decision against these sides will bring with it heavy scrutiny.

I don't believe the game is bent but I do believe that refereeing is biased through pressure.
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I think some referee's like Taylor are blatantly biased, but I also think some are corrupt, I believe Clattenburg was one, (probably influenced by far eastern money?), and I am very suspicious of Oliver and a number of other officials.

Having said that I think Jesus momentarily hesitating in his approach to take the penalty made it less likely, IMO for the penalty to be re-taken.

I have never seen a penalty taker penalised for stopping/hesitating in their run up, although some do, to varying degrees. Maybe the officials thought there was potentially two offences, and, to some degree, they balanced each other out?
 
Eddie is so cool and brilliant at giving players the eyes I really feel he could score every time.
 
So the reason the best striker of the ball at the club, one of the few players who is always playing, and someone who is in the leadership group isn't taking penalties is.....no one asked him.

FFS.


 
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Marvin said:
Rather than headline City's problems in taking penalties, perhaps we should look at how the ref or linesman managed to miss the goalkeeper's movement off his line?



I wonder what position the linesmen were adopting?

If that was against Utd, then there'd be an inquest. It would be all over the BBC. Questions asked. With the result that next time a ref and his officials did a Man Utd game they would be under pressure. That's the background to refereeing City, Man Utd and Liverpool games. The officials don't feel pressure when we are playing, but when its Man Utd or Liverpool they know any decision against these sides will bring with it heavy scrutiny.

I don't believe the game is bent but I do believe that refereeing is biased through pressure.
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Nah don’t agree mate. Hit the ball accurately with enough pace and there’s no argument over stepping forward a couple of yards. He’s awful penalty taker.
 
karen7 said:
Yes leave the cb's near our goal,if it's allowed
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Eddie's got a hard, accurate shot, tell the ref we'll take the penalty from the centre spot, Eddie can blast it from there and amble back into his goal..!

The beauty of this is that he will probably still have a better conversion rate than Gabby, Raheem and Rihad and will be back in goal to cover any potential counter attacks if need be..!

What have we got to lose..?


(Think I might apply to City for the penalty taker coaching role myself .!)
 
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