Penalty Taker

[trevorriley]

I would seriously try ederson, what is happening with us and penalties is beyond belief, why are the such good players we have so bad at taking a pen.

it was terrible against spurs to see a non penalty taker like rodri step up and somehow score from a kick 9 times out of 10 would have been saved. Why do the players queue up and argue who takes a free kick but yet nowhere to be seen for a spot kick ?

surely this is being addressed.

 

[Corky]

If Ederson hits a thunderbastard against the bar it would probably end up as an own goal (though I think that would actually be a corner according to the Laws).

It would be a corner but refs have go it wrong in the past like when Enckelman missed the throw-in back to him.

 

[Rolee]

Not sure if posted already but a familiar looking style here

 

[domalino]

I would seriously try ederson, what is happening with us and penalties is beyond belief, why are the such good players we have so bad at taking a pen.

it was terrible against spurs to see a non penalty taker like rodri step up and somehow score from a kick 9 times out of 10 would have been saved. Why do the players queue up and argue who takes a free kick but yet nowhere to be seen for a spot kick ?

surely this is being addressed.

I don't see why Rodri would not take the next one.

Yeah, it was a bit of a jammy one, but why the hell is one successful penalty enough to decide someone isn't good enough? This is most of the problem, as soon as someone misses they get taken off penalties, now we've moved on to not scoring well enough.

People are really overthinking this "natural penalty taker" business. It's a skill like any other, you practice and you get better.

What we need to do is just pick someone and stick with them. Rodri is always on the pitch, so he's a good choice. We know he can hit the ball cleanly, just give him all penalties until the end of the season, make him do 30 minutes practice every day and then review it when there's been a decent sample size.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

I don't see why Rodri would not take the next one.

Yeah, it was a bit of a jammy one, but why the hell is one successful penalty enough to decide someone isn't good enough? This is most of the problem, as soon as someone misses they get taken off penalties, now we've moved on to not scoring well enough.

People are really overthinking this "natural penalty taker" business. It's a skill like any other, you practice and you get better.

What we need to do is just pick someone and stick with them. Rodri is always on the pitch, so he's a good choice. We know he can hit the ball cleanly, just give him all penalties until the end of the season, make him do 30 minutes practice every day and then review it when there's been a decent sample size.

Pep basically shot down the chances of Rodri taking another one, no?

I was surprised at how poor it was, he could be a good option with some more practice.

 

[wattle]

Bernie would pass it into the side of the net 9 times out of ten. He’s probably hit the post with the other. I’d settle for that strike rate

 

[domalino]

Pep basically shot down the chances of Rodri taking another one, no?

I was surprised at how poor it was, he could be a good option with some more practice.

Pep needs to make up his mind whether he is leaving it to the players or making a decision himself.

 

[ZanteWeatherman]

If we were 3-0 up in a game and got a pen in the last 10 minutes, I'd give Ederson a shout.

 

[GoatersLeftShin]

Ederson might be good at taking penalties, but he is the goalkeeper. If he is out of his net, we have a problem.

One day, the ball will either hit a post or be saved and then cleared. The opposition will then be able to have a good counter on our goal with a high chance of scoring - not quite as high as a penalty, but not far off. There's also a real chance one of our defenders will have to haul someone down and be booked/sent off.

I don't see why a player who can feel confident taking a free kick 30yards out with a wall and a goalkeeper to beat can't do it 12 yards out with just a goalkeeper to beat. I honestly think half the time we're being too clever with them.

The team either need to practice taking them for an hour a day, every day after training or they need to throw the dice and smash it as hard as they physically can at the net. There are no other options. It should always be a player with good mental strength who tends to play well too - Dias, Walker, Fernandinho, Rodri, Aguero for me. Someone who is not going to bottle it.

I'm starting to feel this Ederson-taking-penalties is something that will start to weigh on players if they miss them as well.

Ederson can take them once the league is won, before that he should concentrate on keeping the ball out of his net.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Kev, Aguero, Gundog for me. But mainly, make sure it's clear before the game, don't fuck about giving it to Rodri or talking about Eddie, and stick to one or two so they know Pep has confidence in them.