Taking penalties

Or... wander up and pass it slowly on the ground and then put your shirt over your head when the keeper gathers it with ease
 
That's that risk ain't it - if you want to be cocky/fancy then it has to come off or you come away with egg on your face.

Gnanduillet did similar at Reading in the FA Cup last year. Chipped it and hit the bar!
 
As a youngster I was a goalie so I've always looked at penalties from a goalkeeper's perspective.
I hate the ones who choose which way to dive before it's kicked. OK, if the taker hammers it accurately you're not going to get it. A pathetic dive in a pre-chosen direction achieves nothing. However if you're prepared to wait and dive where the ball's been targeted, then you can get the weak ones and even stand a chance of batting one away if they're reasonably hit.
 
TangerinePeel said:
That's that risk ain't it - if you want to be cocky/fancy then it has to come off or you come away with egg on your face.

Gnanduillet did similar at Reading in the FA Cup last year. Chipped it and hit the bar!
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yes,I remember that. I spent the next five minutes with a glazed look on my face. However I can't knock gnands too much, he was/is an ungainly looking character but I believe he was, on balance very good for us.
 
For the one and only time that day I laughed at a penalty miss by a Blackpool player. Just found it hilarious that Gnando, who did to be fair have lots of good qualities as a player, thought he was good enough to do that.
 
StanleySeasider said:
Would've been there all night waiting for Sims to save a pen anyway.
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Bit harsh that .
Clean sheets In 90 minutes play on this and his last game .....penalty shoot outs are pot luck for keepers.
The real onus is on the player taking the penalty to score ( their odds have to be significantly higher of scoring than the keeper making a save)and we failed to do so on one occassion.
 
The irony of people saying smash it, when no doubt many were revelling in Hoolahan's penalty flashback at Dumpdale. For the record I agree; pick a spot, low, hard and don't change your mind. Ultimately the only good penalty is the one that ends up in the back of the net.
 
bleach51 said:
Bit harsh that .
Clean sheets In 90 minutes play on this and his last game .....penalty shoot outs are pot luck for keepers.
The real onus is on the player taking the penalty to score ( their odds have to be significantly higher of scoring than the keeper making a save)and we failed to do so on one occassion.
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Should've saved Evan's pen though, went through him.

I know he is young but I just wasn't confident in him saving any.
 
It's the dream of their penalty video going viral that makes these young lads try these stupid things. Robson will be feeling bad right now and asking himself "Why did I do that?". Lubala came close too with his over-elaborate effort.

I hope Critchley, or better still Calderwood, has a word with all of them about it.
 
NewburyOne said:
The irony of people saying smash it, when no doubt many were revelling in Hoolahan's penalty flashback at Dumpdale. For the record I agree; pick a spot, low, hard and don't change your mind. Ultimately the only good penalty is the one that ends up in the back of the net.
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Got to be pretty confident to do a Wes,you look a bit of a fool if it does'nt come off .
 
I didn't watch last night so how bad was Robson's penalty compared with Russel Coughlins at Burnden Park a good few years ago which I think was the worst I've ever seen.
 
I thought Robson was a plus point last night but he shouldn't be allowed near a penalty again. That was woeful, it was no more than a back pass. The only way it would have gone in is if the keeper had dived out the way. Lubala looked a bag of nerves taking his and his reaction showed how lucky he thought he was that it went in. At least he put a bit more pace on his miss hit effort.
 
onlyonepool said:
I thought Robson was a plus point last night but he shouldn't be allowed near a penalty again. That was woeful, it was no more than a back pass. The only way it would have gone in is if the keeper had dived out the way. Lubala looked a bag of nerves taking his and his reaction showed how lucky he thought he was that it went in. At least he put a bit more pace on his miss hit effort.
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Don't think you should write off a player based on one penalty kick! If anything it should serve as a motivation and for him to go away and practice until it becomes second nature. A good example of this is Graham Alexander when he was a young player at Scunthorpe. He had his penalty saved by Steve McIlhargy in the 1992 play-off final at Wembley. He went on to become an expert penalty taker in his long career so there is time for Ethan Robson yet, in fact, it is a skill that should be practiced on a regular basis.

In that 1992 penalty shoot-out it was noticeable how the Blackpool players looked ready and assured, particularly David Eyres who had ducked out of the penalty duty in the previous season's shoot-out against Torquay.
 
We missed one didn't we? I don't remember missing anymore than 1 single penalty and even that wasn't the worst I've ever seen.

Ched Evans should have been saved and they were lucky it wasn't. It's whatever, not sure I under Sims or Robsons flak.
 
For me a penalty taker should never miss, it either gets smashed in or the keeper saves it. If a pro can't out it between the posts then something is wrong
 
Used to like Julian Dicks penalties.
Sure he said something along the lines of .... ‘ no keeper will second guess which way I’m putting the ball, as i don’t even know which way it’s going myself...I just hammer the ball as hard as I can ‘

 
Seainsea said:
Don't think you should write off a player based on one penalty kick! If anything it should serve as a motivation and for him to go away and practice until it becomes second nature. A good example of this is Graham Alexander when he was a young player at Scunthorpe. He had his penalty saved by Steve McIlhargy in the 1992 play-off final at Wembley. He went on to become an expert penalty taker in his long career so there is time for Ethan Robson yet, in fact, it is a skill that should be practiced on a regular basis.

In that 1992 penalty shoot-out it was noticeable how the Blackpool players looked ready and assured, particularly David Eyres who had ducked out of the penalty duty in the previous season's shoot-out against Torquay.
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Sorry but don't think it's a 'skill' more to do with temperament, all these players have skill but not many will have the bottle to take penalties on a regular basis.
Of course you can't legislate for over confidence like last night.
 
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