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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by Beef, Aug 9, 2017.

  1. Libby

    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    Realising his inner Harry Arter <laugh>

    Baffles me that he still gets to take them!
     
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  2. saintrichie123

    saintrichie123 Well-Known Member

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    I used to cringe when he took them for us .....fantastic footballer, crap at penalties.
     
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  3. Che’s Godlike Thighs

    Che’s Godlike Thighs Well-Known Member

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    It's okay. But it's essentially just a re-branding of the current format.

    My idea meant that 36 teams would start the season with the opportunity of being crowned champions. Yours still only allows 18. Until there is increased competition among more teams, money won't get spread equally, because very few people care about the second tier, whatever it's name might be.
     
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  4. Libby

    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    Yeah was never confident when he stepped up, even when they went in they were never convincing, never saw him Rickie one.
     
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  5. RSS

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    I miss Dusan :cry: Would love to see Saints vs Ajax in pre-season or something so that we can show our appreciation to him one last time. Duuuuusan Tadic.

    He is a very talented footballer, but he really is a very poor penalty taker. It beggars belief that he keeps managing to shoehorn himself into club and country as the go-to penalty taker. Surely he hasn't managed that at Ajax too!?
     
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  6. Saintmagic

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    He has taken 39 pens in his career and missed 9. So not really bad, but not great either.
     
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  7. thereisonlyoneno7

    thereisonlyoneno7 Well-Known Member

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    Unfortunately 8 of those 9 were at Saints probably :)
     
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  8. sotonsaint

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    I hate players who do the gimpy slow stutter run up!

    Put the ball down, pick a spot and go full on Rickie lambert mode, 9/10 times you will score, if you don’t , the keeper saves it and it’s a great save and you can have no arguements. I fail to see the complication!

    Or you can do the gimpy slow stutter run up, make your self look a complete nob and that’s before you’ve even shanked it 10 yards over the bar .
     
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  9. Saintmagic

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    Took 9 for us and missed 3
     
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  10. San Tejón

    San Tejón Well-Known Member

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    When I read that Tadic had skied the penalty, I thought he had gone for power.
    Having just watched it, and seen that he didn’t go for power but for placement, that makes it an absolutely shocking miss.
    If his record is 9 misses out of 39 attempts, he really shouldn’t be taking them. Your record as a penalty taker, a free shot, should be a better ratio, than missing 1:4.
     
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  11. davecg69

    davecg69 Well-Known Member

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    :emoticon-0102-bigsm:emoticon-0102-bigsm:emoticon-0102-bigsm:emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  12. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    I did. He leathered one into the top corner v Leicester when we won 3-0. Brilliant penalty which made me wonder why he didn't take them like that all the time.
     
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    fatletiss Well-Known Member

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    I’d love that as a pre-season friendly- I’d even go to give him a send off.
     
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  14. Libby

    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    Well remembered, had forgotten that!
    Easier to take them at 2-0 up in the last minute then when you're drawing 0-0 with Burnley/Hull or losing to Inter.
     
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  15. Schad

    Schad Well-Known Member

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    In 25+ years of the PL, 83.4% of penalties have been converted. It's lower in recent years, though: from 2014-15 through 2017-18, it was just 76.1%, so Tadic is right at the average there.
     
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  16. Libby

    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    Love this from Sarri/Klopp.

    please log in to view this image
     
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  17. fatletiss

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    I really like Sarri, although it will be interesting to see how he is after a couple of poor results and a Mike Dean late, dodgy penalty for Spuds :)
     
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  18. Libby

    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    Spuds?

    They play United this weekend don't they?

    Just thought it was brilliant to hear and clearly two blokes who love the game.
     
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  19. fatletiss

    fatletiss Well-Known Member

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    Yes it was good.

    I randomly chose Spuds, that and it’s a bit of a grudge match.
     
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  20. Libby

    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    Sorry mate just finishing a night shift and didn't read that properly at all, get your point now <doh><ok>
     
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