Penalty Taker

[Xhavenjoe]

Can anyone explain why KDB wasn't given the pen?

Maybe didn't want to take it after the miss against Liverpool.
Gundogan was the same. Took a few penalties and when he missed didnt take anymore.

 

[bluealf]

How many misses on the trot is that?

3?

 

[KCblue]

Have to guess De Bruyne was alright with it to try to let Raheem get a goal and build his confidence, but in a game that was very tight for its entirety I'd much rather have Kev or Gundo take that. If either of those two are on the pitch they need to be taking all pens

 

[toutmaster]

Rule number one hit the bloody target from the spot gundog all day

 

[ID70]

Why pick the player in the team with the poorest technique for kicking a football?

 

[I'm With Stupid]

 

[lancs blue]

Foden

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

If it is true that De Bruyne didn't want to take it there are at least two other players, Gundo and Jesus, who he could have given it to before Sterling. Shit I reckon Rodri would do a better job of it.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Professional footballers cannot put the ball over the bar from the spot. I coached 11 year old girls and we got in a shootout in the playoffs after having worked very hard against a better team to get a 1-1 draw at FT, hadn’t practiced penalties, and three of them did that and we lost. They cried. Bawled their eyes out.

Sterling should be forced to have a anesthetic-less colonoscopy for that.

 

[domalino]

For what it's worth Sterling did score the winning penalty in the League Cup final so it's not like he can't take them. 3/5 record in his career in normal play.

I probably trust him over Jesus & Bernardo.