Penalties - post Luis

[aj2k77]

He would, then he'd bollock one of the other defenders.

[SoccerHQ]

I was backing Asensio to be a clutch taker in any possible shoot out we have left this season so yesterday has rocked my confidence in him!

Seems we're back in the 90s when we missed loads of penalties in prem games before the consistency of Barry and Milner took over in the 2000s.

It's a problem as Ollie is never convincing even with the ones he scores. Lille shoot out last season he was very close to doing what he did v Celtic.

Thought Tielemans would be good at them but missed v Palace and seemingly dosen't want to take them again.

Who else scored in the Lille shoot out, Cash?

Really surprised Rogers hasn't had a go yet given he's on the majority most of the time and hit nearly 20 goals this season. I reckon he'll take the next one we get if Rashford isn't around.

[AV84]

Obviously it would depend on who is on the pitch at the time, but if Tuesday goes to penalties, who are the 5 most likely to be taking them?

Tielemans, Rashford, Asensio, Watkins, McGinn?

[SoccerHQ]

Wonder what the stat is for a prem team missing two penalties in same game as we must be top of that league table of shame.

Everyone mentioned the Angel at Fulham game. However in the late 90s I can remember Merson's debut at home to Wimbledon. Alan Thompson had already missed a penalty on his home debut v Boro but for some reason took the first penalty we got that day and didn't even get it on target. Then about 20 minutes later we got another and Merse took it and it was saved but luckily he scored the rebound.

Then the next season we played Sheff Weds at home and Merson and Dublin both had their pens saved by the late Pavel Srnicek.

Any more?

Bit of a paradox we have that yet we've won the vast majority of penalty shoot outs we've been involved in last 30 years, West Ham in 1999 is only one I can remember us losing.

[SoccerHQ]

Obviously it would depend on who is on the pitch at the time, but if Tuesday goes to penalties, who are the 5 most likely to be taking them?

Tielemans, Rashford, Asensio, Watkins, McGinn?

Cash would take one if he hasn't been sent off.

Pau Torres scored a brilliant one for Villareal in their marathon shoot out v Man. United in Europa league final in 2021.

It is a bit worrying if we go to a shoot out and more of the defenders want to step up and have a go over attacking midfielders/CFs!

Didn't Malen miss for the Netherlands recently so that would be another unconvincing option for future league and cup games.

[AV82EC]

I can only assume that all of our players going to pieces on penalties is because they have to practice every day against the King, Mr Emiliano Martinez. That'd be enough to shatter whatever fragile confidence I had. 

[ChicagoLion]

I do not have much faith in us in a penalty shoot out.

[SoccerHQ]

I do not have much faith in us in a penalty shoot out.

Maybe if we had Nyland or Olsen in goal.

I think the hope there is we might only need to score three to win with Emi in goal given he saved two in the Lille shoot out.

[cdbearsfan]

I think we've won seven and lost two. Seven-three if you count the West Ham which was subsequently voided. PSG record, at least based on the ones on Transfermarkt, is won eight lost eight. Palace: won three, lost seven.

[eamonn]

Just buy Jao Pedro from Brighton to take pens. He won't offer much else but we're the worst team in the world from the spot and it needs to be nipped in the bud.

[eamonn]

I imagine Luca Digne would take a mean penalty, he is great at free kicks

He's pretty shit at free-kicks to be honest.

[Ian.]

It’s something we certainly struggle with, a bit like playing against ten men. What’s is supposed to be a benefit becomes an issue.

[cdbearsfan]

Since Emery's appointment there have only been two occasions where we have failed to win when the opposition have had fewer players than us, and one of those was where a player was sent off after 94 minutes. Not really sufficient data to suggest that we "struggle with playing against ten men", TBH.

[Ian.]

Oh, ffs. That’s two posts I’ve made today that have been fact checked and proved inaccurate. Me saying Ramsdale is good at saving penalties and thinking we’re always crap against ten men.

What do I know?!

[olaftab]

I can only assume that all of our players going to pieces on penalties is because they have to practice every day against the King, Mr Emiliano Martinez. That'd be enough to shatter whatever fragile confidence I had. 

I doubt it if they practice against Emi. It's more likely to be one of the young keepers but it's true that we don't possess a good taker.