Our last two penalties

[The Swan]

It was great to see Fulham score both our last two penalties but I was a bit concerned with the last one.
The penalty scored against Norwich was perfect but the one against Huddersfield was a bit scrappy.

[westcliff white]

personally didnt htink either were struck that well, but they went in and thats all that matters.

For me if the keepers had gone the right way they would have been saved, however they didnt and thats that.

[AlexW132]

The problem with Cairney being so 1 footed is that you can kinda tell that he's gonna put it right rather than left, and they're usually on the ground too, without a lot of power. If I was a keeper facing Cairney I'd almost certainly dive to my left.

[Andy S]

The ones that go in for me are fine. And hopefully the hoodo has finally moved on

[f321ffc]

The problem with Cairney being so 1 footed is that you can kinda tell that he's gonna put it right rather than left, and they're usually on the ground too, without a lot of power. If I was a keeper facing Cairney I'd almost certainly dive to my left.

:plus one:
Said the same on Saturday.  049:gif

[westcliff white]

thats what I am saying Andy, if they go in it doesnt matter.

[AlexW132]

The problem with Cairney being so 1 footed is that you can kinda tell that he's gonna put it right rather than left, and they're usually on the ground too, without a lot of power. If I was a keeper facing Cairney I'd almost certainly dive to my left.

:plus one:
Said the same on Saturday.  049:gif

Also the one penalty he shot left was saved

[ffc2004]

The problem with Cairney being so 1 footed is that you can kinda tell that he's gonna put it right rather than left, and they're usually on the ground too, without a lot of power. If I was a keeper facing Cairney I'd almost certainly dive to my left.

:plus one:
Said the same on Saturday.  049:gif

Also the one penalty he shot left was saved

As has every other penalty that we've hit left, bar Martin vs Huddersfield at home.

[AlexW132]

The problem with Cairney being so 1 footed is that you can kinda tell that he's gonna put it right rather than left, and they're usually on the ground too, without a lot of power. If I was a keeper facing Cairney I'd almost certainly dive to my left.

:plus one:
Said the same on Saturday.  049:gif

Also the one penalty he shot left was saved

As has every other penalty that we've hit left, bar Martin vs Huddersfield at home.

And Martin against Barnsley home?

[Fulham76]

Don't think it can ever be a poor or scrappy penalty if it hits the back of the net

[Roberty]

The problem with Cairney being so 1 footed is that you can kinda tell that he's gonna put it right rather than left, and they're usually on the ground too, without a lot of power. If I was a keeper facing Cairney I'd almost certainly dive to my left.

I would be sure that most penalty takers use the same foot and don't swap from one to the other

As far as I could tell Cairney invited the goal keeper to move before he hit the ball - the keeper went right which might be why both were to his left

In his day - Heider Helguson - use to wait until the goal keeper was laying on the ground before rolling it in - the first one I saw him take for us was against Chelsea and I think that if Petre Cech had not been so surprised he had enough time to get up, walk over and stop it before in finally wobbled over the line

[valdeingruo]

We have hit a few with power and look were they have ended up.

But I do see what you are saying, if we do get another one, theres a good chance if the keeper goes left, he could get a hand on it.

[Arthur]

The problem with Cairney being so 1 footed is that you can kinda tell that he's gonna put it right rather than left, and they're usually on the ground too, without a lot of power. If I was a keeper facing Cairney I'd almost certainly dive to my left.

I would be sure that most penalty takers use the same foot and don't swap from one to the other

As far as I could tell Cairney invited the goal keeper to move before he hit the ball - the keeper went right which might be why both were to his left

In his day - Heider Helguson - use to wait until the goal keeper was laying on the ground before rolling it in - the first one I saw him take for us was against Chelsea and I think that if Petre Cech had not been so surprised he had enough time to get up, walk over and stop it before in finally wobbled over the line

In 50-or-so years of support, I never felt more confident that we would score from the spot than when Heider was our penalty-taker.

The only player I know of, moreover, who was as happy to take a penalty with either foot was Louis Saha. To begin with, he took them - and scored - left-footed. I still recall my feeling of alarm the first time he shaped up to take one with his right peg (at home to Q.P.R. with the score at 0-0). I needn't have worried: Louis was just as reliable whichever foot he kicked with.

[cmg]

The only player I know of, moreover, who was as happy to take a penalty with either foot was Louis Saha. To begin with, he took them - and scored - left-footed. I still recall my feeling of alarm the first time he shaped up to take one with his right peg (at home to Q.P.R. with the score at 0-0). I needn't have worried: Louis was just as reliable whichever foot he kicked with.

Also Germany's full-back Andy Breheme. In the 1986 WC quarter-final shoot-out against Mexico he scored with his left. In the 1990 Final shoot-out he won the WC with his right.



I agree that neither of Cairney's penalties were enormously impressive, apart from the fact that they went in! However I think he merits great praise for taking them at all. He said, after his miss against QPR, that he wouldn't be taking any more. Circumstances have forced him to take the responsibility and he has stepped up as a captain should. Confidence is a large part of successful penalty taking and hopefully he is now looking forward to taking the next one.

[filham]

Full marks to Cairney for converting two penalties.
Both shots were on the ground and tucked away in the keeper's left hand corner.
Make the same shot a third time and the chances are the keeper will guess where it is going and unless it is hit with a lot more pace will be in with a good chance of a save.

If we get another penalty in any of our remaining games Cairney will need to do something different, the pressure is still on him.

[Southcoastffc]

The problem with Cairney being so 1 footed is that you can kinda tell that he's gonna put it right rather than left, and they're usually on the ground too, without a lot of power. If I was a keeper facing Cairney I'd almost certainly dive to my left.

:plus one:
Said the same on Saturday.  049:gif

Likewise.  if we get another penalty this season I'd worry if TC took it (Mind you, I'd probably worry anyway, no matter who took it.) Scott Malone, Johansen or K Mac would by my choices to take a pen.

[JakeFFC]

I have always thought. In professional football the best place to take a penalty is high (middle to top of the goal, no need to risk it going over) and down the middle.

In my memory of watching penalty's at both Fulham and any sort of shootout on TV I cant remember the keeper not diving.

Run up, side foot it so the keeper thinks you are rolling it into the corner and then the side foot goes where the keepers face just was while they are on the floor.

I agree it gets risky when you take all your pens in the same corner so worth mixing it up a bit.

[cmg]

I have always thought. In professional football the best place to take a penalty is high (middle to top of the goal, no need to risk it going over) and down the middle.

In my memory of watching penalty's at both Fulham and any sort of shootout on TV I cant remember the keeper not diving.

Run up, side foot it so the keeper thinks you are rolling it into the corner and then the side foot goes where the keepers face just was while they are on the floor.

I agree it gets risky when you take all your pens in the same corner so worth mixing it up a bit.

A cunning plan, Baldrick....but one, as demonstrated by our ex-favourite Mr B Ruiz, that might not always work:

[cmg]

...after the miss shown above Bryan adopted a more reliable technique taught to him by Ronnie O'Sullivan:

[filham]

Ruiz was being too clever by half.
Think the likes of:- Langley, Lock, Murphy, Berbatov, McCormac. They all made it look so easy and only rarely missed.