FoxesFan94 Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 I dont mind Mahrez taking penalties but please for the love of god get him to stop doing that slow fakeout run up at the start.
Stevosevic Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 scored 4 out of 6. sounds better. It's still as bad - 66% conversion.
Thracian Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Ronaldo missed the other day. Think he should stop taking them too. I think LeTissier missed one penalty out of lots in his whole career. Mahrez has missed two out of six. A 33.3.% miss ratio for penalties is a waste.
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Nugent was absolutely horrible at penalties. His run up smelt of indecision This. Nugent's miss rate must have been nigh on 25-30% - anecdotally, I can't be arsed to check. I think he scored 10 in The Champo winning season from 13? Never had what I would call a high conversion rate from chances in open play either.
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Penalties aren't instinctive, they require precision. Vardy smashes them, which some will find great til he smashes one over the bar, and then we will ask why we don't have someone with better technique on them. Like Mahrez. Mahrez has missed two out of six so his technique in this respect clearly is not better than Vardy who has missed none. The stuttering run style has a limited lifespan, everyone now knows that's his method so the keepers are not going to be falling for it over and over again. If it's got to be Mahrez he needs to change that, and miss no more for a good while. With regard people saying that Vards simply 'blasting' them - that's inaccurate as you could see from the Norwich game where the keeper was sent the wrong way.
Jordan Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 There are more than one way to take penalties, and 6 penalties is a small sample size--even with penalties being a relatively rare occurrence compared to other typical scoring chances.
davieG Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Asked if Mahrez will take the next penalty, Ranieri responded: "Yes, it's okay for me. "I am calm. They speak every time, Jamie and him, who wants to shoot the penalty. That is fine. "I say nothing (to Mahrez), I say continue because you will get another chance, you will create another chance. Only the man who works can make mistakes, it can happen. In the dressing room I said 'don't worry'."
The Year Of The Fox Posted 3 January 2016 Author Posted 3 January 2016 So yeh neither are our established penalty taker then. That worries me really.
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 So yeh neither are our established penalty taker then. That worries me really. I'm a big fan of Claudio, but surely letting them sort it out between themselves at the time a penalty is awarded is not the best system.
nnfox Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Vardy for me. I would like to let Fuchs give it a go too. Like many in here, Mahrez doesn't fill me with confidence. It's fine to place the pen but you have to get it right in the corner. If you don't, then if the keeper guesses the right way, they save it. The second penalty against Everton is a case in point. It wasn't right in the corner and if Tim Howard went the right way then it gets saved. With Vardy, when he puts his laces through it, as long as it is on target, it goes in. Even if the keeper guesses the right way, the pace on the ball is too much. If the keeper saves it then it will have required a world class save and if that is the case then fair play. Not many penalty takers will score every single time but if you gave Vardy and Mahrez 100 each, then I would bet my house that Vardy would score more.
Finnegan Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Anyone that stutters in their run up and effectively takes a one step, side foot penalty in a professional match should be banned for life. Good footballers are always shit penalty takers. It's always the troglodytes that just lump it that almost never miss. Messi and Neymar classic examples of bollocks penalty takers that are good at footy. What was the left back at Burnley that basically never missed? Smash, bottom corner, every time.
StanSP Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Don't see why leaving it up to the players would worry you . So what if it's left up to the players? Maybe Mahrez and Vardy choose each game and perhaps Vardy will take the next one? Too much of a big deal being made. If we win yesterday this isn't anywhere as near as much of an issue as it is today. Anyone that stutters in their run up and effectively takes a one step, side foot penalty in a professional match should be banned for life. Good footballers are always shit penalty takers. It's always the troglodytes that just lump it that almost never miss. Messi and Neymar classic examples of bollocks penalty takers that are good at footy. What was the left back at Burnley that basically never missed? Smash, bottom corner, every time. I remember Gary Alexander being superb at penalties but always went high and powerful and can't remember him missing many.
Jimmy Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Anyone that stutters in their run up and effectively takes a one step, side foot penalty in a professional match should be banned for life. Good footballers are always shit penalty takers. It's always the troglodytes that just lump it that almost never miss. Messi and Neymar classic examples of bollocks penalty takers that are good at footy. What was the left back at Burnley that basically never missed? Smash, bottom corner, every time. Julian Dicks practically burst the ball on every penalty, Baines does similar for Everton
Len Finsbury Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 I must admit, I prefer someone who strikes the hell out of it. I'm never confident with any false stutter run up like Mahrez does.
Jimmy Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 I must admit, I prefer someone who strikes the hell out of it. I'm never confident with any false stutter run up like Mahrez does. agreed, with power the need for absolute accuracy is lessened
NewEnglandFox Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Someone try to tell me Boruc didn't know exactly what he was going to do and didn't know exactly what was coming. Pretty obvious to me he practiced for this moment, faked right, dove left, and was able to get in front of the ball. Perfect play by the keeper and an ignorant one by Mahrez. We can't have overly predictable penalty takers. https://streamable.com/2e6q
Jordan Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Boruc was also a mile off his line, but I suppose he should be allowed to do that against a PK taker that does such an exaggerated stutter-step that he essentially stops during his run-up, which shouldn't be allowed.
bluebeau Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Teams in the Prem have now sussed out our method of play, Jurgen Klopp did his homework & we were a poor 2nd against Liverpool. We haven't won since then. It's similar with Mahrez's penalty taking, keepers now know that he is going to do his stop start run up so they are not fooled into diving before he kicks the ball. It has to be either, let Vardy or Fuchs take the pen's in future or Mahrez to change his run up. Mind you, he's still in the top 6 players in the Prem & would command at least £30million if City reluctantly decided to sell him come the Summer. Gally was our best penalty taker for many a year, loved the way he turned his back on the goalkeeper before cracking it into the net!
bluebeau Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 By the way, to be totally fair, justice was done by Mahrez missing because it should not have been a penalty. I hope the guy that was red carded (can't remember his name but it was their captain) appeals because he made a perfectly good tackle & got the ball.
My Nads Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Sometimes the goalie just guesses the right way, far play to them, but a bit of pace on the ball is more likely to lead to a rebound or corner than a fairy kick. I like the way Vardy smashes 'em in with confidence, so I would prefer him to be the designated penalty taker. Seeing as he is the one that has usually won the penalty and lost his chance to score, he should be given the chance to get the goal he lost out on.
NewEnglandFox Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Sometimes the goalie just guesses the right way, far play to them, but a bit of pace on the ball is more likely to lead to a rebound or corner than a fairy kick. I can't buy that the keeper simply guessed the right way when when Mahrez has shown a tendency to do exactly what he did.
cjslcfc Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 I can't buy that the keeper simply guessed the right way when when Mahrez has shown a tendency to do exactly what he did. ?? Well isn't that just it? If the 'keeper saves it he guesses the right way...
NewEnglandFox Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 ?? Well isn't that just it? If the 'keeper saves it he guesses the right way... That makes it seem over simplified and completely devoid of skill. It's relevant that Boruc would have prepared to face a Mahrez penalty. It's relevant that Mahrez has done stutter to the right 5 of 6 times since August. It's not purely a game of chance. Watch Boruc fake right and go left for Mahrez. He prepared for what came to him.
Harry - LCFC Posted 3 January 2016 Posted 3 January 2016 Mahrez doesn't even place them that well does he? His first against Everton were good but in the others he's relied on making the keeper going the wrong way. That tactic can be found out.
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