Penalties - Fail to prepare, prepare to fail

[Dipsis_LTU_MC]

 

[Pablo ZZZ Peroni]

yep

 

[SWP's back]

we lost on purpose. definitely.

I disagree. Poor technique lost us the shootout.

IMO Lack of conviction contributed with misses by Sinclair and Milner and lack of intelligence contributed to Micah's joke of a penalty.
You can just imagine him saying " I'm just going to kick it as hard as I can!" Not enough awareness that he has to actually direct it inside the goal as well.

There could be no excuse about physical exhaustion as sometimes applies after 90 minutes plus extra time because all except Kolarov had only played 45 minutes.

I am convinced if we had prepared better we would have won that shootout, (and possibly the one against Liverpool?)

It was always going to be unlikely we would overtake Liverpool to reach the final after losing the head to head. Milan had been atrocious throughout the tournament.

I hope Liverpool go on to beat United I'm still ABU, but I can imagine a draw with the rags winning on penalties. I cant imagine VG neglecting penalty preparation. They scored 5 from 5 against Roma :-(

What a negative toss pot you come across as.

 

[Barcon]

I disagree. Poor technique lost us the shootout.

IMO Lack of conviction contributed with misses by Sinclair and Milner and lack of intelligence contributed to Micah's joke of a penalty.
You can just imagine him saying " I'm just going to kick it as hard as I can!" Not enough awareness that he has to actually direct it inside the goal as well.

There could be no excuse about physical exhaustion as sometimes applies after 90 minutes plus extra time because all except Kolarov had only played 45 minutes.

I am convinced if we had prepared better we would have won that shootout, (and possibly the one against Liverpool?)

It was always going to be unlikely we would overtake Liverpool to reach the final after losing the head to head. Milan had been atrocious throughout the tournament.

I hope Liverpool go on to beat United I'm still ABU, but I can imagine a draw with the rags winning on penalties. I cant imagine VG neglecting penalty preparation. They scored 5 from 5 against Roma :-(

no way Jose.

you seriously think pellars wants to arrive back on Wednesday morning?

he wanted a good perforce in the tournament which he got mostly. no injuries. good work outs. and who really wants to play a derby 5 days before Wembley.

think about it.

Personally I would rather have won the prestigious "International Champions Cup" than the humble "Community Shield". However there is no reason we could not have won both. Success breeds confidence and a hunger for more silverware.

You're probably one of a very few number of people that give a shit about either one. There's nothing prestigious about a tournament that allows a 7th placed premier league team to participate.

 

[Mike N]

Last night's game didn't matter, it's a training session.

Micah's penalty, however, was quite possibly the worst I've ever seen. His body shape was that off a person who'd never taken a penalty in their life. Might as well had got a Yank out of the crowd, they'd have approached it exactly the same way.

 

[eastmanc]

Last night's game didn't matter, it's a training session.

Micah's penalty, however, was quite possibly the worst I've ever seen. His body shape was that off a person who'd never taken a penalty in their life. Might as well had got a Yank out of the crowd, they'd have approached it exactly the same way.

Nearly as bad as Tommy Booths against Stoke in the League Cup 81. He hit the back of the North Stand with his spot kick.

 

[jimharri]

Last night's game didn't matter, it's a training session.

Micah's penalty, however, was quite possibly the worst I've ever seen. His body shape was that off a person who'd never taken a penalty in their life. Might as well had got a Yank out of the crowd, they'd have approached it exactly the same way.

Nearly as bad as Tommy Booths against Stoke in the League Cup 81. He hit the back of the North Stand with his spot kick.

Or Silvas's against Southampton a couple of seasons back; it barely made it as far as the goal line.

 

[eastmanc]

Last night's game didn't matter, it's a training session.

Micah's penalty, however, was quite possibly the worst I've ever seen. His body shape was that off a person who'd never taken a penalty in their life. Might as well had got a Yank out of the crowd, they'd have approached it exactly the same way.

Nearly as bad as Tommy Booths against Stoke in the League Cup 81. He hit the back of the North Stand with his spot kick.

Or Silvas's against Southampton a couple of seasons back; it barely made it as far as the goal line.

Or Dzekos against Arsenal a couple of seasons ago. Probably not as bad as Micahs, but bad all the same.

 

[Kippax.]

This thread has reached 12 pages? wtf!

 

[1961_vintage]

This thread has reached 12 pages? wtf!

Just like the players, Bluemoon has it's pre-season "match-day thread" equivalent.

Serious stuff dontchaknow!