Penalty Taker

Who should take penalties if Haaland is not on the pitch?

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We should be giving the whole team/squad penalty practice after training sessions when their legs are tired.

We are in several cups that could need strength in depth putting the penalty's away, to win silverware.

Give the most consistent scorer the role. Sergio has a very poor record, I would be very surprised if he was our most consistent.
 
Plain Speaking said:
We should be giving the whole team/squad penalty practice after training sessions when their legs are tired.

We are in several cups that could need strength in depth putting the penalty's away, to win silverware.

Give the most consistent scorer the role. Sergio has a very poor record, I would be very surprised if he was our most consistent.
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No pracise will ever be able to come close to replicating a real life situation. My guess would be Aguero and Kdb bang them in without a seconds thought on the training ground. I bet even Clichy whacks them in for fun.
The one thing I would say is learning how to keep the ball low. From 12 yards, hit correctly a goalkeeper struggles to get down whereas anything 4/5 foot in the air is a gift from the gods.
As soon as the penalty was given I said Kev should take it because he's the best striker of the ball on the pitch. He's since come out and said he changed his mind in the run up. That's why practising them is a pointles exercise.
 
According to "Pep Confidential" - chronicling Pep's time at Bayern - Pep lets the players decide who to take the penalties. Moreover, penalties didn't seem to be practiced.

Unless Aguero continues to miss with some regularity, I expect that Kun will be taking our penalties for as long as he's at the club with Pep in charge.
 
We should adopt the American football system of bringing in a specialist "kicker" for these situations. If/when he says sorry, Yaya would be ideal.
Last season in the CoC final, I thought "if we score the next penalty, we've won". Then Yaya walked forward, and my next thought was "we've won". It was never in doubt. We won.

Other that that, does it matter who takes the penalty? If he scores, great. If not, it's another thread like this!
 
Pablo1 said:
No pracise will ever be able to come close to replicating a real life situation. My guess would be Aguero and Kdb bang them in without a seconds thought on the training ground. I bet even Clichy whacks them in for fun.
The one thing I would say is learning how to keep the ball low. From 12 yards, hit correctly a goalkeeper struggles to get down whereas anything 4/5 foot in the air is a gift from the gods.
As soon as the penalty was given I said Kev should take it because he's the best striker of the ball on the pitch. He's since come out and said he changed his mind in the run up. That's why practising them is a pointles exercise.
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Completely disagree with you. What's that old saying "the more I practise the luckier I get".

Proper preparation involves practise. Our Freekick, corners and penalty kicks are all below standard. I realise there is only so much time but to say "practising them is a pointless exercise" is daft IMO.
 
Terra Passenger said:
According to "Pep Confidential" - chronicling Pep's time at Bayern - Pep lets the players decide who to take the penalties. Moreover, penalties didn't seem to be practiced.

Unless Aguero continues to miss with some regularity, I expect that Kun will be taking our penalties for as long as he's at the club with Pep in charge.
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He is missing penalties regularly though. 2 Misses in 3 days and 7 misses in 2 years is too much IMO.
The penalties he scores are frequently giving the keeper too much of a chance to make a save. He is not clinical like say Yaya, (or even Milner!).
 
Plain Speaking said:
He is missing penalties regularly though. 2 Misses in 3 days and 7 misses in 2 years is too much IMO.
The penalties he scores are frequently giving the keeper too much of a chance to make a save. He is not clinical like say Yaya, (or even Milner!).
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Agree.

But I don't think it's yet to the point where Pep steps in and says Aguero is not taking our pens.
 
Plain Speaking said:
Completely disagree with you. What's that old saying "the more I practise the luckier I get".

Proper preparation involves practise. Our Freekick, corners and penalty kicks are all below standard. I realise there is only so much time but to say "practising them is a pointless exercise" is daft IMO.
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Like I said, you can't replicate a real game situation where a player is suddenly given the responsibility of scoring in front of a stadium full of people and points or cups on the line. You might think it's daft but countless others including many players and managers disagree.
The chances are players practise them all the time anyway. It's not like they haven't got the time or opportunity to do so. I just doubt very much it's something that Pep will make a part of any training session anytime soon.
 
Pablo1 said:
Like I said, you can't replicate a real game situation where a player is suddenly given the responsibility of scoring in front of a stadium full of people and points or cups on the line. You might think it's daft but countless others including many players and managers disagree.
The chances are players practise them all the time anyway. It's not like they haven't got the time or opportunity to do so. I just doubt very much it's something that Pep will make a part of any training session anytime soon.
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You can say that for any practise sessions, where there is not a stadium of people as an excuse to avoid practise. Take a look at successful penalty kickers from other sports, like Jonny Wilkinson in rugby, success is built on proper preparation and practise.

Even if Pep is not doing it yet, doesn't mean he cant adopt it and continually strive to improve.
 
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Just seen a quote from Pep yesterday. "We don't pracise penaltys, at training there is nobody there, no pressure"

I agree.
 
Terra Passenger said:
Agree.

But I don't think it's yet to the point where Pep steps in and says Aguero is not taking our pens.
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I accept he might continue picking Aguero, at the moment, to avoid damaging his confidence. A striker's confidence is critical and Aguero is likely going through a difficult time at the moment.
 
What you can practice, is a run up where the keeper does not know which side the ball is going. Also putting the ball low into the corners.
 
jonmcity said:
What you can practice, is a run up where the keeper does not know which side the ball is going. Also putting the ball low into the corners.
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Yep, said it a couple of posts ago. You've got to keep it hard and low. A keeper, however good won't get to a well hit ball in the corner from 12 yards.
 
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