| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed 07:13 - Feb 12 with 3751 views | ITFC_Forever |
…or rather saved.
Such a lazy, cheap, cowardly way to take a free shot at the opposition’s goal. |  |
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| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 08:46 - Feb 13 with 905 views | itfcjoe |
It was genuinely one of the worst penalties that was on target I can ever remember seeing - if the keeper went the right way there was literally no way he could not have saved it.
It was weak, enough of the floor that no chance of squirming under him, and not any power to beat him for pace.
I didn't understand why, after he missed a similar one at Morecambe, that he had the penalty vs Rotherham when Evans was on the pitch - who took a much better penalty in that game and should have taken over duties |  |
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| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 08:51 - Feb 13 with 887 views | itfcjoe |
| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 13:01 - Feb 12 by MattinLondon |
Maybe thirty years ago, but keepers now are so athletic and mobile that diving low is their bread and butter.
High and hard, statistically wields the best percentage of scoring but is also quite risky as well.
Going straight isn’t cowardly at all - some keepers dive a split second before the penalty is actually taken so going straight is the lost logical thing to do at times. |
As you say going high is the best way to score.....but the difference is no one has ever missed a penalty for going too low so that is the easier option! | |
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| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 09:07 - Feb 13 with 848 views | ITFC_Forever |
| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 08:44 - Feb 13 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
So the issue isn't going down the middle ? |
Going high(er) down the middle is a bit better than low down the middle I suppose.
But both are lazy options. | |
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| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 09:09 - Feb 13 with 843 views | CityBlue |
check out where the keeper placed his water bottles - known psychological factor is influencing pen takers decision. In europe some refs ban items from the inside of the goal. |  |
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| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 09:15 - Feb 13 with 838 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 09:07 - Feb 13 by ITFC_Forever |
Going high(er) down the middle is a bit better than low down the middle I suppose.
But both are lazy options. |
You see Mullins pen for Sheff Utd the other day, far from Lazy.
But what we can agree on, is that Chaplin's penalty was a shocker. |  |
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| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 09:27 - Feb 13 with 815 views | RobTheMonk |
Awful penalty. Let's find a different taker and move on.
I actually think Chappers has been much better with his build up play in recent games too. |  | | |
| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 13:11 - Feb 13 with 775 views | MattinLondon |
| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 08:46 - Feb 13 by itfcjoe |
It was genuinely one of the worst penalties that was on target I can ever remember seeing - if the keeper went the right way there was literally no way he could not have saved it.
It was weak, enough of the floor that no chance of squirming under him, and not any power to beat him for pace.
I didn't understand why, after he missed a similar one at Morecambe, that he had the penalty vs Rotherham when Evans was on the pitch - who took a much better penalty in that game and should have taken over duties |
Neil Thompson (I think) scuffed a penalty once against Luton - just seemed to bobble in. |  | | |
| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 07:42 - Feb 14 with 704 views | Wickets |
Marcus Stewart at Southampton I think ! Nice little chip down the middle . Was it for his hatrick? |  | | |
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| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 08:46 - Feb 14 with 663 views | LegendofthePhoenix |
I reckon Broadhead has the best ball strike at the club, so would love to see him take them. |  |
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| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 09:05 - Feb 14 with 649 views | ElephantintheRoom |
Not really a highish attempt down the middle will always beat a diving goalie. Not quite as good as top right or top left corner though which no goalie in the world can reach No matter how early he dives. Clearly Town need a penalty coach with a grasp of GCSE geometry. |  |
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| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 11:39 - Feb 14 with 592 views | Vic |
| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 07:31 - Feb 12 by belgablue |
As do all these dummy run ups. Run in, leather it in the corner. Job done. Tommy Miller. |
I would say that the only way a keeper will save a pen hard into the corner is if he's guessed the right way to start with. You simply cannot react quick enough to get there if you try to see where he's going to put it and then dive - you're feet and weight will be all wrong. It's why some players will go down the middle - because keepers do invariably commit fully one way of the other. |  |
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| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 13:31 - Feb 14 with 552 views | bournemouthblue |
| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 08:11 - Feb 12 by textbackup |
Couldnt have been more than a foot off the floor, and pretty central. Awful penalty.
It can’t be that hard for a professional to hit it hard and a foot or two below the bar, I mean they train a fair bit.
Another sign of the weakness that’s within sone of our key players |
How many penalties have we missed this season out of interest?
It's too many already, that's for sure, we really should have a set penalty taker we can rely on |  |
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| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 13:38 - Feb 14 with 546 views | itfcjoe |
| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 13:31 - Feb 14 by bournemouthblue |
How many penalties have we missed this season out of interest?
It's too many already, that's for sure, we really should have a set penalty taker we can rely on |
Since returning to L1 we've missed 8 out of 16 in the league
This season
Chaplin v Morecambe - MISS
Evans v Morecambe - SCORE
Jackson v Derby - MISS
Chaplin v Sheff Weds - MISS
Overall records
James Norwood - 4/7
Kayden Jackson - 0/2
Luke Garbutt - 1/1
Scott Fraser - 0/1
Joe Pigott - 1/1
Conor Chaplin - 1/3
Lee Evans - 1/1
Plus in Cup v Rotherham both Burns and Chaplin scored | |
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| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 14:27 - Feb 14 with 499 views | PrideOfTheEast |
| Another thing… penalties that go straight down the middle deserve to be missed on 07:42 - Feb 14 by Wickets |
Marcus Stewart at Southampton I think ! Nice little chip down the middle . Was it for his hatrick? |
Yep it was. And of course you can afford to do something like that when you're a premier league level player in a team that's 2-0 up and coasting.
In arguably the biggest moment of our season it's the wrong thing to do in my view. | | | |
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