Penalties - post Luis

[cdbearsfan]

Logically left footed penalty takers should have a slight advantage as the natural direction for the ball to go in would be the goalkeeper's left hand side, and most goalkeepers are right handed.

[OCD]

I wouldn't be impressed with a goalkeeper who was notably weaker at shot stopping on their non-dominant side.

[LeeB]

Logically left footed penalty takers should have a slight advantage as the natural direction for the ball to go in would be the goalkeeper's left hand side, and most goalkeepers are right handed.

I'm right handed and was always more comfortable diving to my left.

[Richard]

If we do go to penalties in a cup match this season I'd be farly confident with these taking them and Emi in goal:

Asensio
Rashford
Tielemanns
Watkins
Rogers/Digne

[Dave]

If we do go to penalties in a cup match this season I'd be farly confident with these taking them and Emi in goal:

Asensio
Rashford
Tielemanns
Watkins
Rogers/Digne

Reckon Pau and McGinn would probably be alright too. Or at least no worse than Watkins and Tielemans have shown they can be.

[Footy-Vill]

If we do go to penalties in a cup match this season I'd be farly confident with these taking them and Emi in goal:

Asensio
Rashford
Tielemanns
Watkins
Rogers/Digne

Great line up.
Also have to be fair as Cash who scored his penalty in the shoot out to Lille
also think Pau Torres would be fine as would McGinn

If we do go to penalties in a cup match this season I'd be farly confident with these taking them and Emi in goal:

Asensio
Rashford
Tielemanns
Watkins
Rogers/Digne

Reckon Pau and McGinn would probably be alright too. Or at least no worse than Watkins and Tielemans have shown they can be.

with you Dave!

[Footy-Vill]

Welcome Rashford to the penalty taking club.
Seems have a few options for this role now.

[AV84]

I wonder why Rashford took the penalty yesterday? Was it just because he was playing as the main striker? Tielemans and Asensio were both on the pitch at the time, and have both taken penalties for us in past games, Asensio when Rashford was on the pitch.

Not complaining, just wondering how it gets decided.

[usav]

I wonder why Rashford took the penalty yesterday?

Because Barry wasn't on the pitch.

[Somniloquism]

I wonder why Rashford took the penalty yesterday? Was it just because he was playing as the main striker? Tielemans and Asensio were both on the pitch at the time, and have both taken penalties for us in past games, Asensio when Rashford was on the pitch.

Not complaining, just wondering how it gets decided.

Someone mentioned Marco passed it to Marcus. In the BBC coverage you can see the ball is with Asensio and he starts walking to the spot with it but by the time the highlights are over, Rashford is standing next to the spot with the keeper.

[Footy-Vill]

For players to have taken 10 penalties or more Juan Pablo Angel worst Penalty taker in premier league history
Scored 5/10 a 50% conversion rate.
That’s pretty bad.

How bad was he when he was taking them ? I mean wasn’t there anyone else at that time or something

[Footy-Vill]

I only ever saw Benteke I liked him taking pens for Villa thought he was good enough most of the time .  I not familiar with the other ex Villa so what about Angel , Yorke and Phillips . I mean Angel only played for Villa but they are all listed Angel as obviously very hit and miss at 50% of time only scoring.

Maybe goal keepers were better back then ?
or player worse?

Worst Premier League Penalty Takers

Juan Pablo Ángel: 50.0% scored (5/10)
Steed Malbranque: 60.0% scored (6/10)
Dwight Yorke: 60.0% scored (6/10)
Kevin Phillips: 61.1% scored (11/18)
Aleksandar Mitrovic: 61.5% scored (8/13)
Wilfried Zaha: 63.6% scored (7/11)
Paul Pogba: 63.6% scored (7/11)
Michael Owen: 66.7% scored (14/21)
Christian Benteke: 66.7% scored (10/15)
Wayne Rooney: 67.6% scored (23/34)
Teddy Sheringham: 67.7% scored (21/31)
Riyad Mahrez: 68.4% scored (13/19)
Jonathan Walters: 68.8% scored (11/16)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: 69.2% scored (9/13)

[cdbearsfan]

Didn't Angel once miss a penalty and score an own goal in the same match? IIRC, we were also awarded a corner at one point and he accidentally kicked the flag onto the ball which went out for a goal kick. Not his finest game. But it's possible I've conflated different matches into one.

[Dave]

Didn't Angel once miss a penalty and score an own goal in the same match? IIRC, we were also awarded a corner at one point and he accidentally kicked the flag onto the ball which went out for a goal kick. Not his finest game. But it's possible I've conflated different matches into one.

Spurs at home I think. Barry scored a lovely one where he dribbled past a few of their players and lofted it into the top corner

He (Angel) also missed two penalties in one game against Fulham I seem to remember.

[Footy-Vill]

Two Villa players to have taken 10 pens or more make best ever conversion list:

Danny Ings: 90.9% scored (10/11)
James Milner: 89.5% scored (17/19)

Not all taken for Villa.