Taking penalties (1 Viewer)

[Martin]

Sorry

Well call it what you will...

 

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[delpiero10]

Again football is more than attacking, and you can always discuss how fair Zambrotta's red card was!!

and by the way, you sounds a little defensive now

 

[Slagathor]

++ [ originally posted by delpiero10 ] ++
Disagree, Italy was very good in that game. But i still think peanlties is wrong, even though it was fun that Italy for the first time won a penalty shootout.

Very good? I think not. They relied on their usually strong defence but if you give away two penalties during regular playing time - you're not defending well. Quite the opposite.

The Dutch simply self-destruct :doh:

 

[Martin]

++ [ originally posted by delpiero10 ] ++
Disagree, Italy was very good in that game. But i still think peanlties is wrong, even though it was fun that Italy for the first time won a penalty shootout.

They were good defensively yes, but they produced nothing, scored no goals and ultimately prayed for their lives that Holland wouldn't score. If Holland had been completely shut out with no chances (like France were last night), I could agree that Italy had a flawless performance. But they didn't, they were in a state of panick several times and they conceded two penalties in regulation.

 

[delpiero10]

REPEAT:
Again football is more than attacking, and you can always discuss how fair Zambrotta's red card was!!

 

[Martin]

Thank you, irrelevant to what I said but interesting nonetheless.

 

[delpiero10]

irrelevant?

 

[Martin]

Yes, you're persisting with "football is more than attacking" and I just said in very clear terms that Italy's defensive performance was far less that perfect, which obviously throws the spotlight on defence not attack.

Anyway, I feel we discussed this game to death 3 years ago.

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

so who would have taken the penalty if they were in Zidane's place and who would have let to somebody else.

 

[Martin]

I would have taken it. The free kick too.

 

[gray]

I think Zidane was the best man to take the penalty, cos he's the only player who wouldn't have gotten stick for missing it. Not to mention he takes fockin excellent penalties

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

++ [ originally posted by gray ] ++
I think Zidane was the best man to take the penalty, cos he's the only player who wouldn't have gotten stick for missing it. Not to mention he takes fockin excellent penalties

but you knowing you limits if you were in zidane's place would you have taken it

 

[gray]

Most definitely

 

[Martin]

Me too, I have no shame

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

plus James is in the net so you are right.

 

[Martin]

Though last night he dived where I usually shoot..

 

[Zlatan]

Yep. I would have shot it the right top corner, or maybe done a Panenka

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

for all us that dont know, a panenka is ... ?

 

[Loppan]

No, thank you I don't have the nerve to do that

 

[Trezeguet_FC]

If I were given a penalty, I'd try to be too cool for school and I would do a fast run up then chip it (kinda like Totti is EC00). Thats the sexiest kind of penalty. But those high power shots are pretty sexy too.