It all always be more forgivable when the designated
penalty taker misses than when someone else takes it.
Not exact matches
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But, having said that, if Oli had not
missed 3 months and was also our
penalty taker, I'm pretty sure he'd be the top scorer in the league right now, so even without being «just the guy up top who bangs in the goals» he's doing the business so let's let's give credit where credit is due.
There is no doubt Cazorla is our best
penalty taker and except Giroud, I only recall
misses from other players (Sanchez, Ozil, and even Xhaka at the Euros...).
Goals win matches and the
penalty spot is almost an absolute lock with Eden Hazard as the lead
penalty taker, therefore the denial of
penalties in games big and small could be the difference between a title and a near
miss in the future.
Louis van Gaal has since revealed that if «you
miss, you are last» among the
penalty takers, a pretty brutal tactic and hardly one that will inspire confidence in a player such as Rooney, who has — despite his much publicised goals for his country this season — failed to make a positive impression on the club front.
I mean, the reason Alonso was Liverpool's
penalty taker a few years ago was because Gerrard kept
missing them.