Penalty Taker

[homerdog]

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

Well - as every expert on here has pointed out - it’s not just a physical thing, it’s a mental issue & KDB was obviously physically & mentally done.

Tell that to the staff in the ICU...

 

[kun]

KDB. He’s not perfect but he’s our best option.
Gündogan, Agüero or Foden if he’s not playing.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

To give him some confidence was my guess. That worked well.

Thats fine when 3 up with a minute to go

 

[1961_vintage]

For important penalties I would genuinely be looking at Ederson at this point.

He already said he thinks he's the best in the team. Couldn't do any worse!

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Bizarre body shape and technique for a pen.

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Head nowhere near over the ball and leaning back, what could go wrong.

That looks more like a Rugby player kicking one through the posts than a footballer taking a pen.

 

[@BluePhil8]

People have said it and I’ve always thought ‘no’ or that it was a meme but at this point I’d be the most comfortable with Ederson taking them. Him over fucking Raz every day of the week.

 

[NorCalBlue]

Not just Sterling though. Whole team needs some serious penalty taking training

It's laughable how many penalty shoot-outs we've won and we still can't reliably put them away during matches.

 

[Len Rum]

Weird.
I remember the winner he took in the shoot out against Chelsea in the league Cup two seasons ago.
Under pressure but he hit it hard and tucked it in the corner just under the bar and the keeper went the wrong way.
What's gone wrong?

 

[Xhavenjoe]

For important penalties I would genuinely be looking at Ederson at this point.

And who else would you put in goals for an important penalty

 

[Pezzer2]

Not just Sterling though. Whole team needs some serious penalty taking training

Don’t they use psychologists?. I used to read sport psychology books and used their techniques (albeit at pub football level) but never missed a penalty by adopting their tactics.
I know it’s better keepers and more pressure but as Delph say’s ‘Do the basics well’