Ezes pen

BromleyMonkey said:
On a serious note, Ray Stewart ex West Ham is the best penalty taker I’ve ever seen, never missed, no sodding about, he just hit it as hard as humanly possible, scored about 60 odd in his career I think
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Between him and Matt Le Tissier who scored 47 of 48. Hoddle was pretty good too.
Ray Stewart's penalties were a threat to the goalkeeper who would've been carried in with the ball if he'd got anywhere near it.
 
Teddy Eagle said:
Between him and Matt Le Tissier who scored 47 of 48. Hoddle was pretty good too.
Ray Stewart's penalties were a threat to the goalkeeper who would've been carried in with the ball if he'd got anywhere near it.
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That’s why all this mucking about with a hop skip and a jump and then a gentle little place of the ball is bollox, if the keeper dives the right way he saves it, giving it a good old thump, there’s a chance even if the keeper gets something on it, it could go straight through him and still end up in the net just through the sheer power the balls struck
 
Alan Shearer always put his laces through it and towards the middle, you can see the reasoning with that. The keeper will more often than not would go left or right, but seldom do they stay central.
 
To be honest Eze hasn’t developed as a player in any respect since he went to Arsenal. Maybe going to your boyhood club isn’t always the smart move. The set pieces coach hasn’t taught him how to take a penalty and when he comes on as sub he wanders around midfield playing the odd easy pass. I’m surprised he got into the England squad. When they were at Palace he and Olise were on a par. There’s no comparison now. Olise is a ballon d’or candidate while Eze is a bench warmer. Sad to see.
 
Palacesince64 said:
To be honest Eze hasn’t developed as a player in any respect since he went to Arsenal. Maybe going to your boyhood club isn’t always the smart move. The set pieces coach hasn’t taught him how to take a penalty and when he comes on as sub he wanders around midfield playing the odd easy pass. I’m surprised he got into the England squad. When they were at Palace he and Olise were on a par. There’s no comparison now. Olise is a ballon d’or candidate while Eze is a bench warmer. Sad to see.
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When we had Eze and Olise I felt Eze was the slightly better player but had fulfilled his potential, whereas Olise was clearly going to improve. I think that's been proven now.
 
Of course we had two of the best penalty takers in the EPL. Luka Milivojevic scored 22 penalties (transfermarkt) of his 29 goals for us in the League. 10 were scored in one season putting him ahead of the likes of Shearer and Rooney and just behind record breaker Andy Johnson with 11. They could teach Eze a thing or two. But who cares? He’s Arsenal now.
 
Palacesince64 said:
To be honest Eze hasn’t developed as a player in any respect since he went to Arsenal. Maybe going to your boyhood club isn’t always the smart move. The set pieces coach hasn’t taught him how to take a penalty and when he comes on as sub he wanders around midfield playing the odd easy pass. I’m surprised he got into the England squad. When they were at Palace he and Olise were on a par. There’s no comparison now. Olise is a ballon d’or candidate while Eze is a bench warmer. Sad to see.
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I think Eze has gone more central and is more of a team player. He loses some of his creativity, however. But it's clear that Arteta does not trust him to do the defensive work - which adds a burden on teammates. He also will not be taking penalties anymore.
 
park the bus said:
I can't figure out if Eze is a bit dim, arrogant or just ill-advised, but to do the same failed procedure again and again and not realise that just maybe a change in approach is in order. Particularly when he is accurate from a deadball situation just outside the box. Very odd indeed. I was surprised to see Tuchel name him in the England squad for the World Cup, and the last thing England need is Eze taking a penalty.
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mileend said:
A very interesting watch - you can see why he went down this route - but he has totally lost his way

Keepers not so easily fooled

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perfected it playing against rubbish keepers, doesn't work at the top level. Stevie G said it right, trust your technique. Someone in Arsenal's set-up really should have a word with him, although presumably they've been watching him take them like this in training since they signed him.
 
Frickin Saweet said:
perfected it playing against rubbish keepers, doesn't work at the top level. Stevie G said it right, trust your technique. Someone in Arsenal's set-up really should have a word with him, although presumably they've been watching him take them like this in training since they signed him.
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Any professional footballer, let alone those right at the top, should be able to kick the ball as hard as they possibly can toward an area of the net which the keeper does not occupy.

Why penalties are now considered to be some sort of mind game dance-off, I will never know.

You leather the ball where the keeper isn't, it'll most likely to go in.

You're a footballer, not Derren Brown.
 
Nicholas91 said:
Any professional footballer, let alone those right at the top, should be able to kick the ball as hard as they possibly can toward an area of the net which the keeper does not occupy.

Why penalties are now considered to be some sort of mind game dance-off, I will never know.

You leather the ball where the keeper isn't, it'll most likely to go in.

You're a footballer, not Derren Brown.
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You're totally right but I now have an urge to see Derren Brown take penalties. As a slightly effeminate man who has proclaimed to not like sports, I am wondering if his ability to predict a goalkeeper's plans would be enough to offset his probable lack of football skills.

Or he could just tell the keeper the ball is in the net and cut out the chirade.
 
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