ShanklySeagull
Justice for the 96...
...with who stepped up to take them?
I know when it comes to the crunch its often said the line up is decided by who fancies them - but it that right?
Young had played poorly, but as an offensive player I would kind of hope he knows where the goal is...went for power over placement and stuck it 6 inches too high - so very close to scoring.
Cole is a different matter for me. He had a great tournament in my view but this is a guy who has never scored for his country - and we let him take a penalty. The end result was a nervy side foot that was poorly placed to far in from the post.
I would rather see more offensively-minded players stepping up. If we want a defender to take one Glen Johnson would have been a better bet for me. Coles scored 6 club goals in 175 appearances - Johnson's scored the same in 74 games for Liverpool. He naturally drives in from the wing and scores some great shots for club.
Not sure who our 5th taker was - but I hope it would have been Carroll - when we needed a goal he could have smashed one it with his left.
I appreciate the mental aspect comes into taking pens but if you start with someone who scores more goals to begin with you have to be increasing your chances of scoring the penalty surely?
I know when it comes to the crunch its often said the line up is decided by who fancies them - but it that right?
Young had played poorly, but as an offensive player I would kind of hope he knows where the goal is...went for power over placement and stuck it 6 inches too high - so very close to scoring.
Cole is a different matter for me. He had a great tournament in my view but this is a guy who has never scored for his country - and we let him take a penalty. The end result was a nervy side foot that was poorly placed to far in from the post.
I would rather see more offensively-minded players stepping up. If we want a defender to take one Glen Johnson would have been a better bet for me. Coles scored 6 club goals in 175 appearances - Johnson's scored the same in 74 games for Liverpool. He naturally drives in from the wing and scores some great shots for club.
Not sure who our 5th taker was - but I hope it would have been Carroll - when we needed a goal he could have smashed one it with his left.
I appreciate the mental aspect comes into taking pens but if you start with someone who scores more goals to begin with you have to be increasing your chances of scoring the penalty surely?