Penalty Taker

[RobertVentura]

Think he's very self-effacing, unlike, say, Mahrez. While Kev is the best player at City, he's not the only star player. Wished he was more assertive - he is, to a point, wish he was more so, especially penalties, also free kicks, wish he takes them, especially in his zone, which is on the left facing goal.

 

[RobertVentura]

Optically, perhaps, yea. He must've been nervous, too. How could he not.

 

[Southern]

Random thought

with free kicks there is often a right and left footer Over the ball to keep goalie and wall guessing, why not have two players before a pen - one just as decoy but they know in advance who will be taking it

Might help confuse the thoughts of the goalie

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Random thought

with free kicks there is often a right and left footer Over the ball to keep goalie and wall guessing, why not have two players before a pen - one just as decoy but they know in advance who will be taking it

Might help confuse the thoughts of the goalie

not allowed

 

[cibaman]

I think the average conversion rate is around 75%, so a “good” penalty taker would presumably be in the mid to high 80s.

Yes, although most penalty takers stats seem to decline the longer they take them. They either have a bad patch and lose a bit confidence and/or keepers learn to read them better. Gundogan was on 100% before he missed at spurs, but he’d only taken 9. Mario was 100% after 20, but since he first missed his record has been around 80%.

 

[117 M34]

Let's hope we don't need 5 of them today

 

[tufty]

I'd have to watch it again but watching live I thought he'd scuffed it a bit?

This, I saw this too.

 

[purplenose]

Let's hope we don't need 5 of them today

That said we seem to do ok in shoot outs, its just a penalty awarded for a foul during the game that for some reason seems beyond us to score.

 

[King Jay]

Who is going to be the next one? In case KDB misses the next one?

 

[mexico1970]

Give it to Ederson he's as clam as a cucumber.