Penalty takers

So who would be your 5 penalty takers? and do you feel confident about them?

For Italy:
1. Pirlo
2. Iaquinta
3. De Rossi
4. Di Natale
5. Gilardino/Pazzini

Good on paper, but maybe chokers like Di Natale, De Rossi and Gilardino won't be able to handle the pressure.

We just lost the best penalty taker in the world, and another excellent one will not even be in the squad. Fuck knows who is going to take the penalties now.

1. RvP
2. Robben
3. VdV
4. Sneijder
5. Van Bommel

Erm probably

1. Lampard
2. Rooney
3. Milner
4. Gerrard
5. Ashley Cole?

Not confident we could beat any of the big teams on pens.

England's problem is scoring first, penalties seem to favour the team who scored last and has the momentum at the end of the match. Which is usually not England.

blutgraetsche wrote:We just lost the best penalty taker in the world, and another excellent one will not even be in the squad. Fuck knows who is going to take the penalties now.

Schweini

Poldi

cannot think of anybody else

Ballack , Frings , Kuranyi, Borowski... are all out

I think we might very well be doomed

blutgraetsche wrote:We just lost the best penalty taker in the world, and another excellent one will not even be in the squad. Fuck knows who is going to take the penalties now.

who''ll cares? You'll win it without a doubt... Even if KP was STILL a german he'ld take a perfect penalty for die Mannschaft...

SLG wrote:1. RvP
2. Robben
3. VdV
4. Sneijder
5. Van Bommel

Sneijder never scored a penalty in his whole life.... Forget about him! Heitinga is definitely one of the five!!!! And perhaps Kuyt (if he plays) over VdV....

Ricardo Wetzel wrote:

SLG wrote:1. RvP
2. Robben
3. VdV
4. Sneijder
5. Van Bommel

Sneijder never scored a penalty in his whole life.... Forget about him! Heitinga is definitely one of the five!!!! And perhaps Kuyt (if he plays) over VdV....

Agree with Ricky here

Robben to be our number 1 penalty taker by the way.

Six wrote:Erm probably

1. Lampard
2. Rooney
3. Milner
4. Gerrard
5. Ashley Cole?

Not confident we could beat any of the big teams on pens.

That's about right. The weak link is Gerrard. I'm trying to think if there is anyone we could bring on as a sub that's agood penalty taker. Is Parker any good? Defoe possibly? or Johnson (Adam)?

Ricardo Wetzel wrote:
who''ll cares? You'll win it without a doubt... Even if KP was STILL a german he'ld take a perfect penalty for die Mannschaft...

That's nonsense. There is no God given right for Germany to win penalty shootouts. We win shootouts because normally, we have excellent penalty takers and goalkeepers. This time however, we lost a number of great penalty takers, have no hierarchy in the team yet, so nobody can seriously say who will take the penalties for us, and how we will do.

Tweesus wrote:

Six wrote:Erm probably

1. Lampard
2. Rooney
3. Milner
4. Gerrard
5. Ashley Cole?

Not confident we could beat any of the big teams on pens.

That's about right. The weak link is Gerrard. I'm trying to think if there is anyone we could bring on as a sub that's agood penalty taker. Is Parker any good? Defoe possibly? or Johnson (Adam)?

Hargreaves?

Id love to see that coward Ferdinand step up and take one for once as well now that he is Captain and all.

Six wrote:

Tweesus wrote:

Six wrote:Erm probably

1. Lampard
2. Rooney
3. Milner
4. Gerrard
5. Ashley Cole?

Not confident we could beat any of the big teams on pens.

That's about right. The weak link is Gerrard. I'm trying to think if there is anyone we could bring on as a sub that's agood penalty taker. Is Parker any good? Defoe possibly? or Johnson (Adam)?

Hargreaves?

Id love to see that coward Ferdinand step up and take one for once as well now that he is Captain and all.

Why? He missed an important one for us i don't think he should.

We are so good we wont need to go to penalties anyway.

Ricardo Wetzel wrote:

SLG wrote:1. RvP
2. Robben
3. VdV
4. Sneijder
5. Van Bommel

Sneijder never scored a penalty in his whole life.... Forget about him! Heitinga is definitely one of the five!!!! And perhaps Kuyt (if he plays) over VdV....

IMO player who has ability to pass the ball accurately will be a good penalty taker..but maybe you're choice is better than mine

Six wrote:

Tweesus wrote:

Six wrote:Erm probably

1. Lampard
2. Rooney
3. Milner
4. Gerrard
5. Ashley Cole?

Not confident we could beat any of the big teams on pens.

That's about right. The weak link is Gerrard. I'm trying to think if there is anyone we could bring on as a sub that's agood penalty taker. Is Parker any good? Defoe possibly? or Johnson (Adam)?

Hargreaves?

Id love to see that coward Ferdinand step up and take one for once as well now that he is Captain and all.

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blutgraetsche wrote:

Ricardo Wetzel wrote:
who''ll cares? You'll win it without a doubt... Even if KP was STILL a german he'ld take a perfect penalty for die Mannschaft...

That's nonsense. There is no God given right for Germany to win penalty shootouts. We win shootouts because normally, we have excellent penalty takers and goalkeepers. This time however, we lost a number of great penalty takers, have no hierarchy in the team yet, so nobody can seriously say who will take the penalties for us, and how we will do.

I honestly think this will be the year that Germany will lose a penalty shoot out.

It's only a matter of time before it happens.

Whilst this German team probably has more technically adept footballers than it's had since 1996, that unnerving self belief and arrogance of past teams looks sparse.

And I agree, you don't have a Kahn or Lehmann in goal. Big goalkeepers with faces to scare children.

If Wiese starts, we could have 5 Englanders taking the penalties for us and still win.

But he likely won't....

Tweedle what are you on about, Gerrard the weak link? He scores every single penalty for Liverpool. I don't think I've ever seen him miss a pen for us...

Luis wrote:Tweedle what are you on about, Gerrard the weak link? He scores every single penalty for Liverpool. I don't think I've ever seen him miss a pen for us...

What? Are you serious? I've seen Gerrard miss plenty!

Out of the five six listed I'd be the least confident about Gerrard taking a penalty.

blutgraetsche wrote:If Wiese starts, we could have 5 Englanders taking the penalties for us and still win.

We'll have Robben take our 5, bye bye Mannschaft

Tweesus wrote:

Luis wrote:Tweedle what are you on about, Gerrard the weak link? He scores every single penalty for Liverpool. I don't think I've ever seen him miss a pen for us...

What? Are you serious? I've seen Gerrard miss plenty!

Out of the five six listed I'd be the least confident about Gerrard taking a penalty.

Not sure on his recent record but I did a quick google search and found that back in 2006, his conversion rate was 80%

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1083580/Whos-Daddy-12-yards-Tell-favourite-penalty-taker-time.html

Which ain't great. Its not bad either mind.

ffs i am scared

normally

poldi
schweini

should be safe goals, but whats behind??

only young lads with no experience to handle such a pressure situation, this could be the begin of the end of our penaltiy domination for decades, this will be in there heads and we will end like the englands SCARED

Tweesus wrote:

Tweesus wrote:

Luis wrote:Tweedle what are you on about, Gerrard the weak link? He scores every single penalty for Liverpool. I don't think I've ever seen him miss a pen for us...

What? Are you serious? I've seen Gerrard miss plenty!

Out of the five six listed I'd be the least confident about Gerrard taking a penalty.

Not sure on his recent record but I did a quick google search and found that back in 2006, his conversion rate was 80%

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1083580/Whos-Daddy-12-yards-Tell-favourite-penalty-taker-time.html

Which ain't great. Its not bad either mind.

I'm pretty sure out of say the last 15 penalties he's taken for Liverpool he's scored 13 or 14.

Tweesus wrote:

Tweesus wrote:

Luis wrote:Tweedle what are you on about, Gerrard the weak link? He scores every single penalty for Liverpool. I don't think I've ever seen him miss a pen for us...

What? Are you serious? I've seen Gerrard miss plenty!

Out of the five six listed I'd be the least confident about Gerrard taking a penalty.

Not sure on his recent record but I did a quick google search and found that back in 2006, his conversion rate was 80%

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1083580/Whos-Daddy-12-yards-Tell-favourite-penalty-taker-time.html

Which ain't great. Its not bad either mind.

I cant really recall Gerrard missing a pen in the last few years. But i wouldn't be confident with him taking a big one for England.

L r dd wrote:

Tweesus wrote:

Tweesus wrote:

Luis wrote:Tweedle what are you on about, Gerrard the weak link? He scores every single penalty for Liverpool. I don't think I've ever seen him miss a pen for us...

What? Are you serious? I've seen Gerrard miss plenty!

Out of the five six listed I'd be the least confident about Gerrard taking a penalty.

Not sure on his recent record but I did a quick google search and found that back in 2006, his conversion rate was 80%

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1083580/Whos-Daddy-12-yards-Tell-favourite-penalty-taker-time.html

Which ain't great. Its not bad either mind.

I cant really recall Gerrard missing a pen in the last few years. But i wouldn't be confident with him taking a big one for England.

I don't understand this logic, there's no difference between taking a pen for your club in a CL game or taking one at a WC. Would you feel more confident with Milner taking a pen?

I think Kroos may become an excellent penalty taker. His shooting technique is awesome, and he is very confident. Can see Khedira doing well also. Maybe Thomas Müller, too? At least he has the confidence.

But true, as I said, still very unproven.

I was there when Gerrard had a penalty saved vs Marseille in 07/08. Followed up with the rebound though.

I'm fairly sure he missed one vs Arsenal at Anfield as well.

we also have JANSEN

who has been superb at taking penalties for HSV

Kroos is also the kind of cool chap who would convert one

I also have a hunch that Löw will go with BUTT in goal, rather than Neuer or Wiese

BUTT is fantastic at penalties

so

Polid, Schweini, Butt, Jansen, Kroos

still, I agree

we could EASILY lose a penalty shoot-out under Löw

Luis wrote:

L r dd wrote:

Tweesus wrote:

Tweesus wrote:

Luis wrote:Tweedle what are you on about, Gerrard the weak link? He scores every single penalty for Liverpool. I don't think I've ever seen him miss a pen for us...

What? Are you serious? I've seen Gerrard miss plenty!

Out of the five six listed I'd be the least confident about Gerrard taking a penalty.

Not sure on his recent record but I did a quick google search and found that back in 2006, his conversion rate was 80%

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1083580/Whos-Daddy-12-yards-Tell-favourite-penalty-taker-time.html

Which ain't great. Its not bad either mind.

I cant really recall Gerrard missing a pen in the last few years. But i wouldn't be confident with him taking a big one for England.

I don't understand this logic, there's no difference between taking a pen for your club in a CL game or taking one at a WC. Would you feel more confident with Milner taking a pen?

Luis go youtube the portugal penalty shoot out. Gerrard was a nervous wreck before a pen was even taken. It was no surprise he missed. He seems a much better penalty taker now so maybe he'll be more confident.......but im not sure.

Maybe I've slightly over egged it. He just doesn't ooze confidence for me though when he's stepping up for a penalty.

Lampard is the best Englander at penalties by far and he seems to have improved a lot at them over the past four years (fingers crossed).

Rooney obviously is now the Utd penalty taker and he's got a winners mentality.

Ashley Cole is a bit of a penalty specialist. Again with him I'd be relatively confident.

And Milner is a bit like rooney - he's also Villa's penalty taker.

I just find gerrard a bit too readable - like he is with his back passes -I'd just feel that a top class keeper would be able to outwit him in the penalty mind games more than they could the other 4.