Penalty Taker

[kun]

Just copy whatever defensive setup São Paulo used when they had their keeper Rogério Ceni banging in over 100 goals from penalties and free kicks

Ederson's idol

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Lol. Absolutely correct. Happy days.
I've still got an old Cobbler''s Last, just like the one my Dad used to use to stud me & Our Kid's footy boots. It's now a garden ornament - once an essential part of a household, now consigned to being a quaint old artefact of a bygone age.
Quite a few friends over the years have asked "What's that ?" Some people know nowt. :-)

Yeah, we had one. I can picture it in its place in the pantry. One platform for heels (we had a chunk missing from that bit!) and a bigger one for soles. 'Nother example of chuckaway society. Bet yer mum had one of those wooden darning thinggies, too!

 

[Sky Blue Thinking]

Just grab hold of whichever opposition player ends up with the ball and take the booking if Ederson misses

That kind of tactical foul would boil some piss in the media, especially if Fernandinho did the grabbing.

 

[BillCarlisle]

Yeah, we had one. I can picture it in its place in the pantry. One platform for heels (we had a chunk missing from that bit!) and a bigger one for soles. 'Nother example of chuckaway society. Bet yer mum had one of those wooden darning thinggies, too!

Yes she did ! A lot of my clothes & socks were darned when I was young.
On that subject, when I was little, Our Kid took me to watch Oldham v Gateshead in the old 4th Div. Must have been the season Gateshead went out of the League. All I really remember about the game was that Gateshead goalie's jumper was darned at both elbows. They probably didn't have a pot to piss in & must have worn the same kit season after season. How different it is now !

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Yes she did ! A lot of my clothes & socks were darned when I was young.
On that subject, when I was little, Our Kid took me to watch Oldham v Gateshead in the old 4th Div. Must have been the season Gateshead went out of the League. All I really remember about the game was that Gateshead goalie's jumper was darned at both elbows. They probably didn't have a pot to piss in & must have worn the same kit season after season. How different it is now !

Oooh those old goalie jumpers, woven out of the best wool. Yer just didn't want it to rain! They be down by yer knees if it poured down. How many shirts did Chappers say he used to order for a season - was it 3500?

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Name 3 players, in 1,2,3 order, and whoever is on the pitch takes it. If they miss, they miss, but make them practice at least 10 apiece the day before a game, or even at the end of every session.

I’ve said it before...

192sq ft of goal and a maximum of 16sq ft of goalkeeper (with arms raised).

Do the maths! You have 91.7% of the goal to aim at without even trying to send him the wrong way! Just don’t psych yourself out, hit it with decent power and don’t try to be balls on accurate in the corners, as your margin for error decreases rapidly!

If you split the goal into 1/6ths, with two rows of 4’x 8’ rectangles, almost anywhere in the top 3 rectangles scores PLUS at least one of the bottom side rectangles scores if the keeper goes the wrong way. Throw in that the keeper can only cover HALF of the remaining two rectangles, and it’s statistically harder NOT to score if you keep the ball inside the goalposts and hit it with any reasonable amount of power.

And, even if the keeper guesses correctly and you put the ball anywhere on the edge of the 16sq ft he can cover, unless he gets the 2sq ft of slightly separated hands on the ball, there’s a very good chance the ball will still go in off his body!!

So, simply address the ball, pick a side and try to choose the upper rectangle, hit the ball with a modicum of power and you are almost certain to score. If you do that and the keeper saves it, then “Bravo, Keeper!” but don’t act like you missed the penalty, and never take one again!

The probable reason Ederson is so good at them is he picks a location, hits them hard, and doesn’t give a fuck! That’s all it takes!

 

[Sheikh rattle and roll]

I'm at the point now I want to see Eddie take one. Full power.

That’s the problem as well
If your Edddie composed as hell
Your first penalty
Power or
Wait and place ?

 

[shevtheblue]

Zinny looks like he could take a good pen, his passing is really accurate so you'd assume he has the accuracy to just put it in the bottom corner. That's all it needs imo.

 

[franksinatra]

Zinny looks like he could take a good pen, his passing is really accurate so you'd assume he has the accuracy to just put it in the bottom corner. That's all it needs imo.

Not saying Zinny would be no good but not following your logic. David Silva was the most accurate passer I have ever seen but his finishing was no where near the same standard. Different skillset and pressure.

 

[Gabriel]

Mendy.
Just get another player to stand behind the middle of the goal and shout pass...