More relevant Is that Sterling should never have been given the opportunity to take last night’s penalty. If the same argument applies to Messi, he wasn’t playing for us last night so who gives a flying fcuk?The fact Messi is arguably the greatest footballer in history with 750 goals to his name and has a below average conversion rate at penalties suggests not.
blast it down the middle
That's what he was trying to do :)Just this. But you don't in fact even need to blast it. The keeper is going to dive one way or the other. You just need to hit it with enough force to lift it a bit so that the keeper can't block it with his legs.
Exactly - players who rarely miss pens are those who have total self belief that they are not going to miss. It's just a case of finding someone in our squad who has that confidence. When I played I knew I would score every time I took one and didn't even think I'd miss - a little arrogant, maybe but if I took one now I'd over think it, try to be too clever and probably miss.I feel like we're making a mountain out of a molehill here.
What is a below average conversion rate?The fact Messi is arguably the greatest footballer in history with 750 goals to his name and has a below average conversion rate at penalties suggests not.
Messi's average is 78% and the average is about 82% depending on the model.What is a below average conversion rate?
Messi’s career penalty conversion rate is 80%.
Exactly. I don't give a fuck what Messi does because be doesn't play for us, so no need to mention him.More relevant Is that Sterling should never have been given the opportunity to take last night’s penalty. If the same argument applies to Messi, he wasn’t playing for us last night so who gives a flying fcuk?
Exactly, again! No harm in saying Sterling's not where he needs to be right now, but that's really all that needs to be said and the line can be drawn there!Exactly - players who rarely miss pens are those who have total self belief that they are not going to miss. It's just a case of finding someone in our squad who has that confidence. When I played I knew I would score every time I took one and didn't even think I'd miss - a little arrogant, maybe but if I took one now I'd over think it, try to be too clever and probably miss.
Raheem is just not having a good run in front of goal compared to his last two seasons but it will come and we will need him to hit form later in the season when it really matters. Nothing to see here!