Penalty Taker

[Chippy_boy]

ABD

Anyone But Dave.

 

[abu13]

Bring back Balo

 

[Grealish’s Shinpads]

I don’t think we are as bad at penalties as some on here make out. Sure, we’ve missed a few key penalties recently, Spurs away in the CL and dippers away being the notable ones, but when was the last time we lost a shootout in a proper competition?

FWIW despite his miss yesterday, I’d want Gundo taking them personally if he’s on the field.

 

[Chippy_boy]

Bring back Balo

Or Elano

Balotelli was brilliant, agreed. But he relied on "fooling" the keeper; wait until the keeper moves and then hit it in the opposite direction. Worked 99% of the time. Elano on the other hand, simply blasted it into the side netting, 100% of the time. Absolutely unsavable, no matter what the keeper does.

 

[Blue Theatre]

A study a couple of years ago showed that the most likely way to score a penalty is to aim right at the keeper / down the middle. Goalies almost always dive one way or the other.

Of course in practice, for any given penalty taker, it only works until goalies realise that this is what you're doing.

 

[Deepest Blue]

We don’t seem to currently have anyone like Balo or Yaya who seem to never miss.
Sorry to say it but I think we should stay with Aguero. To take the job off him may be counterproductive for very little gain.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Don't know why you are all worried, it's not as if we'll be awarded many.

 

[bluemc1]

Remember when we took pens off Mark Ward who hadn’t missed and gave it to Alan Harper and he skied it :(
Sorry I’m still not over it

 

[MadchesterCity]

Ederson

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Remember when we took pens off Mark Ward who hadn’t missed and gave it to Alan Harper and he skied it :(
Sorry I’m still not over it

And who can forget Stevie Redmonds thing against West Ham away in 91. What the **** was that !! But at least it went in. :)