[Albion] How difficult can it really be to hit the target with a penalty?

[A1X]

Consider you're an extremely well paid footballer who spends their entire waking existence playing football or thinking about playing football.

Then imagine you're presented a free kick at the goal.

The goal in question is 24ft x 8ft in size.

You're kicking from 12 yards out, entirely unopposed.

How hard can it really be to kick that ball so it hits that big old hole between the white bits?

Apparently, if you're Pascal Gross, Neal Maupay or Danny Welbeck this season it's really ****ing difficult.

NOTE - I am not criticising players who get an on-target penalty saved, that's unfortunate. But to not even hit the goal itself is criminal.

 

[CheeseRolls]

Dunk is the best penalty taker at the club.

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[S'hampton Seagull]

Based on today, really, really difficult

 

[Weststander]

Has Gross taken one in the last season or two?

 

[Ding Dong !]

Confidence is shot in the team !!!!!

 

[zefarelly]

It's harder to miss than hit the target.

Unless you're psychologically weak.

 

[Swansman]

GP should be knighted if he keeps this bunch of losers from relegation.

 

[Bakero]

Has Gross taken one in the last season or two?

Hasnt he scored 2 this season?

 

[Weststander]

Hasnt he scored 2 this season?

I wasn’t sure.

Genuinely, I wanted him to take it. He’s precise with the ball, full stop.

Too clever by half for us to hand it the big name striker.

 

[dazzer6666]

Consider you're an extremely well paid footballer who spends their entire waking existence playing football or thinking about playing football.

Then imagine you're presented a free kick at the goal.

The goal in question is 24ft x 8ft in size.

You're kicking from 12 yards out, entirely unopposed.

How hard can it really be to kick that ball so it hits that big old hole between the white bits?

Apparently, if you're Pascal Gross, Neal Maupay or Danny Welbeck this season it's really ****ing difficult.

NOTE - I am not criticising players who get an on-target penalty saved, that's unfortunate. But to not even hit the goal itself is criminal.

They aren’t aiming at the whole goal though, they’re aiming at a 2ft wide bit just inside the post usually, so margin of error is very small.

I wish they’d just run up and welly it.

 

[zefarelly]

GP should be knighted if he keeps this bunch of losers from relegation.

they weren't losers until schizo turned up with his performance art mindbending project

 

[Dirty Dave]

Before we took the second, I have never felt less confident of us scoring a pen. I was convinced we'd miss

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[Swansman]

they weren't losers until schizo turned up with his performance art mindbending project

Oh yes they were

 

[METALMICKY]

What's been almost lost in the chaos is that the second pen was never one!

 

[Deleted member 2719]

Dunk is the best penalty taker at the club.

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Fair point we need characters with iron balls that step up in this situation.

 

[A1X]

They aren’t aiming at the whole goal though, they’re aiming at a 2ft wide bit just inside the post usually, so margin of error is very small.

I wish they’d just run up and welly it.

It worked for Hemed and Murray, don't recall many missed between them.

 

[Bodian]

Dunk is the best penalty taker at the club.

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Maybe - but he would have taken it too early!

 

[Springal]

It worked for Hemed and Murray, don't recall many missed between them.

Really ? Murray had a pretty poor record for us

 

[blue-shifted]

It's not taking ability we need, it's mental strength.

Lewis Dunk next time please

 

[dazzer6666]

Really ? Murray had a pretty poor record for us

Not looked at the records but that’s my sense too. Hemed was on a different level.