Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: frank black on January 26, 2011, 05:51:00 PM
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Was it just me? Or did anyone else react with horror when Young grabbed the ball for the pen last night. Given their respective records for scoring from the spot, surely Bent needs to be given the job. I know he scored but it wasn't exactly well placed.
Your thoughts
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I think it will continue to be Young until he next misses then Bent will take over.
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Why didn't Barry take the pen?
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Young shits me up when he approaches that ball at that weird angle and then tries to stroke it, he missed a few using that technique, to be fair he's just wacked his last 3 and has scored them all so until he misses he should continue
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Just for the record Bent has scored 15 times from the spot and missed 3 (twice in one match).
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It was a decent penalty in fairness, but I'm sure I read last week that Bent was the designated penalty taker.
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Apparently Bent went to take the ball but Ash told him to jog on.So I suppose till he misses he'll continue
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bent should take them IMO
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If Young continues to take them like he did at Chelsea he won't miss many.
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Annoyed me as I had Bent to score anytime at 5-4 !!
Good penalty though.
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Poll added.
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I don't mind who takes them as long as they score but being as though Ash is scoring then let him keep taking them.
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Ashley can keep taking them until he misses then DB can take them until he misses and then they rotate like that, job done!
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Ash has scored the last 3 so leave him on the duty till he misses
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Annoyed me as I had Bent to score anytime at 5-4 !!
Good penalty though.
should be a safe bet, I would expect Bent to score sometime soon.........
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Ash has scored the last 3 so leave him on the duty till he misses
Ashley can keep taking them until he misses then DB can take them until he misses and then they rotate like that, job done!
That may add extra pressure on the taker though, knowing he'll be taken off penalty duty if he misses.
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I'd have more confidence in bent as ash can be very hit and miss .
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The way Ash does his run up for a penalty gives me no confidence at all that he knows what he is doing. Perhaps it also gives the keeper no confidence as well, so it maybe be a blessing.
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Ashley Young thinks every game is his party so he has to take all the free-kicks, penalties and not always pass the ball (especially to Albrighton - it's amazing how he'll try his hardest to not pas to him) even when it's the best thing to do.
Still, he's our best player...carry on as you were Ashley!
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I would prefer Bent but Ashley is the captain.
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pointless thread. A good pen is one that goes in, it's that simple.
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I know Ash has missed a few but he's been money lately and really has his technique down. Bent's a great option to have if Ash gets the wobbles, but he looks very confident right now. Stay with the hot hand (or..er...foot) is what I say.
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It was a decent penalty in fairness, but I'm sure I read last week that Bent was the designated penalty taker.
It was because he scored but the problem is Young's pens are now telegraphed. He has his arcked (arched? arcced?)run and then thumops it to the keepers right. The problem is that it is obvious what he will do. If he is slightly off form, or if the keeper doesn't go to the left then he'll give the keeper a great chance of saving it. Of his last 3 pens maybe only the Chelsea one would have still go in had the keeper not dived to the left.
I hadn't seen the pen until I watched it on Sky last night and was really hoping it was a placed pen rather than one being belted. Simply because he is going to put pressure on himself because he will have to place one in either his next pen, or the one after that at the very latest.
As for taking the pen he was absolutely right to. Until he misses again it won't be taken from him.
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Yeah, Ash's silly run and sweeping shot which usually go left of centre will be caught out soon. I'd rather someone better at placing them as Bent is supposed to be.
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Young shits me up when he approaches that ball at that weird angle and then tries to stroke it, he missed a few using that technique, to be fair he's just wacked his last 3 and has scored them all so until he misses he should continue
And what about his approach when taking a penalty?
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The pens are his to lose so I hope Bent doesn't get one as it will mean Ash is still sticking them in the back of the net.
The problem is we all know Ashley will miss one soon.
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Young shits me up when he approaches that ball at that weird angle and then tries to stroke it, he missed a few using that technique, to be fair he's just wacked his last 3 and has scored them all so until he misses he should continue
And what about his approach when taking a penalty?
As I mentioned he's missed a few using that technique
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Has to be DB for me.
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Ash is like the kid who you play football down the park with and its his ball ............
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Bent for me, but only because I want him to score as many as possible as I've never seen a 20-goal-a-season striker down the Villa.
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Bent for me, but only because I want him to score as many as possible as I've never seen a 20-goal-a-season striker down the Villa.
This.
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Could someone actually post penalty stats for Bent and Young.
Maybe just last season or sumtink!?