Designated Penalty Taker?

[jaffka]

Andrews is rattling them in, why change it?

[boltonboris]

Did anybody see N'gog's freekick in the second half yesterday.

That's why he doesn't take penalties. He can't strike the ball cleanly.

[thebish]

NGog scored two great goals against Charlton. Is that forgotten already?

As for penalties, best penalty taker should take them. Plenty of top strikers haven't been great at penalties.

Andrews fair thumps them in.

Why we would change that I honestly don't know.

Don't try to fix what ain't broke.

I don't think anyone is seriously suggesting we change - rather, asking WHY there are strikers who can't take penalties!! I think it's an interesting question..

how is it that a striker hasn't the confidence/ability to beat a goalie at that range when the goalie has to stay on his line and it is 1-on-1...

apart from a tap-in to an empty net - how is that not a relatively easy position for a striker (someone whose job it is to score goals - who practices all week - and is paid because he has shown a talent for scoring goals) to be in? surely in that position - a striker SHOULD be confident?

[bobo the clown]

Petrov. It's Petrov we need on there.

[Enoch]

Liverpool must have had some shit forwards and the midfield couldn't have been up to much in the late 70s early 80's when they had a defender taking them!

I've seen nothing to suggest any of the team aren't confident about taking penalties.

I've seen that Andrews looks comfortable doing so, that's all

[Andy Waller]

I think the penalty was the only time he touched the ball and it didn't go backwards.

[CAPSLOCK]

Liverpool must have had some shit forwards and the midfield couldn't have been up to much in the late 70s early 80's when they had a defender taking them!

I've seen nothing to suggest any of the team aren't confident about taking penalties.

I've seen that Andrews looks comfortable doing so, that's all

Can I give you a tiny piece of advice

Ignore if you wish...

You're talking way too much sense, but they'll not listen, so don't bother

That's all

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Liverpool must have had some shit forwards and the midfield couldn't have been up to much in the late 70s early 80's when they had a defender taking them!

I've seen nothing to suggest any of the team aren't confident about taking penalties.

I've seen that Andrews looks comfortable doing so, that's all

Can I give you a tiny piece of advice

Ignore if you wish...

You're talking way too much sense, but they'll not listen, so don't bother

That's all

Eh? what's that?

[jaffka]

Liverpool must have had some shit forwards and the midfield couldn't have been up to much in the late 70s early 80's when they had a defender taking them!

I've seen nothing to suggest any of the team aren't confident about taking penalties.

I've seen that Andrews looks comfortable doing so, that's all

Can I give you a tiny piece of advice

Ignore if you wish...

You're talking way too much sense, but they'll not listen, so don't bother

That's all

Eh? what's that?

Phil Neal (a left back) was deadly from the spot

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Liverpool must have had some shit forwards and the midfield couldn't have been up to much in the late 70s early 80's when they had a defender taking them!

I've seen nothing to suggest any of the team aren't confident about taking penalties.

I've seen that Andrews looks comfortable doing so, that's all

Can I give you a tiny piece of advice

Ignore if you wish...

You're talking way too much sense, but they'll not listen, so don't bother

That's all

Eh? what's that?

Phil Neal (a left back) was deadly from the spot

Yeh, I know. CAPS: but they'll not listen... LLS Eh? what's that?

[jaffka]

Liverpool must have had some shit forwards and the midfield couldn't have been up to much in the late 70s early 80's when they had a defender taking them!

I've seen nothing to suggest any of the team aren't confident about taking penalties.

I've seen that Andrews looks comfortable doing so, that's all

Can I give you a tiny piece of advice

Ignore if you wish...

You're talking way too much sense, but they'll not listen, so don't bother

That's all

Eh? what's that?

Phil Neal (a left back) was deadly from the spot

Yeh, I know. CAPS: but they'll not listen... LLS Eh? what's that?

it can all depend upon what mood caps is in

if he is particularly abrasive today, then he probably means that the op (you) is a prick for raising such a ridiculous point about changing the penalty taker who is doing rather well and also categorising the people who have agreed with you

I could be wrong though, if I am caps, please feel free to correct me

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Sometimes I feel like I'm on another planet...

[ohjimmyjimmy]

surely it makes more sense to get Obi Wan Afobe to take the pens. (out of intrest when does his loan end)

Why, exactly?

lower confidence then Ngog.

I mean....

No on second thoughts, just...*looks at watch*...is 9.30am too early to start drinking?

[CAPSLOCK]

it can all depend upon what mood caps is in

if he is particularly abrasive today, then he probably means that the op (you) is a prick for raising such a ridiculous point about changing the penalty taker who is doing rather well and also categorising the people who have agreed with you

I could be wrong though, if I am caps, please feel free to correct me

For once, you're not

[jaffka]

it can all depend upon what mood caps is in

if he is particularly abrasive today, then he probably means that the op (you) is a prick for raising such a ridiculous point about changing the penalty taker who is doing rather well and also categorising the people who have agreed with you

I could be wrong though, if I am caps, please feel free to correct me

For once, you're not

there we go then, i can read him like a book

[CAPSLOCK]

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Can I just point out that in the very first post on this subject I had this to say "Don't get me wrong, I'm glad he [Andrews] did [take the penalty], because at least he scored it."
The entire point of the post was one of debate as to why it is that strikers quite often do not take penalties, when IMHO it might (might - that's the point of the debate) be better for their goal scoring confidence if they did.
So, for all you out there that are not quite getting this:
I AM NOT ADVOCATING THAT ANDREWS STOP TAKING THE FECKIN PENALTIES. Ok. I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY SO FEW FECKIN STRIKERS HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO TAKE THEM.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Got your CAPSLOCK stuck on there...

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Got your CAPSLOCK stuck on there...

YEP. IT'S CALLED 'ANGRY SHOUTY TOUCHY' MODE.

EDIT: FORGOT THE FECKIN SMILEY - HERE YOU GO

[thebish]

Can I just point out that in the very first post on this subject I had this to say "Don't get me wrong, I'm glad he [Andrews] did [take the penalty], because at least he scored it."
The entire point of the post was one of debate as to why it is that strikers quite often do not take penalties, when IMHO it might (might - that's the point of the debate) be better for their goal scoring confidence if they did.
So, for all you out there that are not quite getting this:
I AM NOT ADVOCATING THAT ANDREWS STOP TAKING THE FECKIN PENALTIES. Ok. I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY SO FEW FECKIN STRIKERS HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO TAKE THEM.

here's a bit of advice...

don't bother

there are folk on here are are just plainly too dense to see anything so subtle.

that's all.