Defenders and penalties

[sheety]

WTF is Rosler playing at giving defenders penalty responsibilities!!!
Thats Caldwell(Arsenal semi) Ramis and now Tavernier all missed surely attacking players are gonna be better.

[LeeKoo]

Seem to remember David Unsworth stepping up with no complaints
Leighton Baines on the other hand!

[Ihaventaclue]

...kkOOOOOO... WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN. wHAT HAVE YOU DISCOVERED??

[LeeKoo]

...kkOOOOOO... WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN. wHAT HAVE YOU DISCOVERED??

Still not got the hang of CAPITALS Mr Clue.

Been lurkin pal never far away Koo & Clue we should set up a double act

[Ihaventaclue]

I'm in with a chance ... I selected 4 of the actual team .. Barnett, Mclean, Roger and macamamamamanum,

and my predicted score would have been correct if the penalty had gone in.

We're in it together Koooooo

[Mr_Luxor]

It's irrelevant that they're defenders. Both Ramis and Tav have taken penalties in past with success and both can strike a ball well. It's just unlucky. Nobody else on the pitch at the time, bar Forshaw maybe, could have taken a decent one. McMananaman has never taken one, would you let Fortune take one, with his record in front of goal?

[bostonblue68]

one reason why Uwe wants his defenders to take pens rather than more forward players is to avoid anything affecting their confidence or frame of mind, which a penalty miss can do to a player. Uwe wants to take that factor out of the equation.

[Cb0891]

If thats the case lets put fortune in the goals so if we conceed carson wont be affected. What a load of tosh. A striker should take pens give us the best chance of scoring.

[DoubleWigan]

Are you lot mad. ALL professional footballers should be able to take, and score, a penalty. It is not rocket science. Yes and i know they don't always go in but it is only one kick of a ball.