First choice penalty takers (11 replies)
When we got the first pen, and before I knew who was taking it I said to my lad “ I hope it’s not Juke”
I love the guy to death, but his record with them is not great.
It will be interesting to see whether he gets to take the next one if we get one. Will the management view be:
Most times that pen down the middle would go in or
It was a poor pen that the keeper couldn’t help but save
Will it be
We don’t want to dent the blokes confidence by taking him off pens or
It’s too important for us to risk him taking another
As I say I love the bloke to death, but I’m not sure he’d be in my top 5 options.
Taking a good pen requires, I think, a strong blend of good technique, and strong mentality. Assuming for the purposes of this we could choose from the whole squad who would your top picks be. I think mine would be:
Halilovic
Bela
Cosgrove - his highlights reel looked impressive
Hogan
Gardner
Possibly Sanchez in there somewhere. His finishing hasn’t been the best lately, but he can generally put a ball where he wants to