Missing Penalties

Originally Posted by Aman27deep

How are so many professional footballers missing penalties? I don't think it was so bad before as it is now. Is the concentration really lacking?

When I think of GOOD penalty takers like Le Tissier, Cantona, Shearer, Lampard - they are/were very confident, and rarely missed. I'd add Balotelli to that list as well perhaps.

Two matches of 2014 come to mind - United v Sunderland, and this Munchen v Arsenal match. Extremely poor penalties.

The players nowadays look shell-shocked when they have to take a pen. It's embarrassing really.

Lampard has missed 11 of 78(!!) penalties he's taken, that's a shit ratio imo & he doesn't tuck them in the corner etc, the lad smashes them or picks a side.

Balotelli is excellent as he has a technique, he waits for the keeper to move (or not) & slots it... saw him miss one the other day & it's the only one he's failed to convert (26 scored of 27 - superb record).

Eric scored 14 of 16, not too shabby.

Shearer scored 54 of 60 (still pissing myself at Lampard having 78 £#%&!ing pens!)

Le Tiss buried 48 of 49, the don.

My favourite penalty taker was Signori, one step & bang. Bottom corner, goal.

Rickie Lambert has a great record but his technique is pretty simple, just smash it.

Originally Posted by Mr Castro

Rickie Lambert has a great record but his technique is pretty simple, just smash it.

Don't think he's missed... 32 in a row ?

Originally Posted by Neo

Any self-respecting striker who passes up the chance to take a penalty should be £#%&!ing ashamed of themselves. Obviously I'm talking about that overrated donkey Mandžukić, but it applies across the board.

A striker's job is to score goals. When they pass up the chance to take a penalty I do wonder if they really appreciate their own profession, and I also have to question their mental strength.

Imagine the likes of Van Nistelrooy, Raul, Cristiano Ronaldo, Romario etc. refusing to take penalties, ffs. The only acceptable exception is when a team possesses one of those rare penalty specialists (Le Tissier, Irwin, Hierro, Chilavert).

I don't think that's fair. Some strikers just aren't good dead ball kickers, Hughes and Cole spring to mind.

Originally Posted by dodger

I don't think that's fair. Some strikers just aren't good dead ball kickers, Hughes and Cole spring to mind.

A professional footballer paid untold riches incapable of burying it from 12 years ffs.

Non-penalty taking strikers are @#%&!s. More so those with a shit record.

Originally Posted by Baron

Don't think he's missed... 32 in a row ?

Something like that. Yeah he's never missed.

Originally Posted by Baron

Lampard has missed 11 of 78(!!) penalties he's taken, that's a shit ratio imo & he doesn't tuck them in the corner etc, the lad smashes them or picks a side.

Balotelli is excellent as he has a technique, he waits for the keeper to move (or not) & slots it... saw him miss one the other day & it's the only one he's failed to convert (26 scored of 27 - superb record).

Eric scored 14 of 16, not too shabby.

Shearer scored 54 of 60 (still pissing myself at Lampard having 78 £#%&!ing pens!)

Le Tiss buried 48 of 49, the don.

My favourite penalty taker was Signori, one step & bang. Bottom corner, goal.

Thought it was more than that, tbh.

Originally Posted by believe

it's easy to say that though, because if they go in nobody remembers them being bad penalties.

What?

Originally Posted by Baron

Balotelli is excellent as he has a technique, he waits for the keeper to move (or not) & slots it... saw him miss one the other day & it's the only one he's failed to convert (26 scored of 27 - superb record).
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That was actually his second miss. He missed against Napoli, then Genoa.

Originally Posted by Baron

Shearer scored 54 of 60 (still pissing myself at Lampard having 78 £#%&!ing pens!)

He's missed 11 in the PL alone according to Opta (in the post just before yours)

No mention of Gerry Daly