Penalties

[Burt]

Dear Mr Hughes sir,

I would recommend some training time be put aside for penalty-taking.

Our recent penalties have coincided with Mr Murphy already having been substituted, and the efforts from Dempsey and BZ have not been terribly convincing.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Burt
Thames Ditton
COYW

[Rupert]

To be fair to BZ, having seen the way the goalie was handling the ball (ie very poorly), I suspect his plan was to blast it down the middle and, if the keeper didn't dive and was in a position to save it, the ball would have come back to Bobby, who could then have hammered in the rebound.

But, yes, we might be advised to practice taking them, not that we get many of the wretched things.

[McBridefan1]

Dear Mr Hughes sir,

I would recommend some training time be put aside for penalty-taking.

Our recent penalties have coincided with Mr Murphy already having been substituted, and the efforts from Dempsey and BZ have not been terribly convincing.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Burt
Thames Ditton
COYW

Signed, McBridefan1

[nevzter]

Agreed.

:wine:

[White Noise]

Agree with that.

Zamora and Dempsey take 'big man's penalties' and they are quite easy to read.

I am not sure why but being smaller seems to help Murphy and AJ. It may be because they can't rely on pure power that they have to work more on positioning, psychology, bodyshape and clean contact.

[sunburywhite]

Sorry boys , have to disagree. I watched Bobbys penalty again and if you notice he slightly chipped it to take the pace off. He was aiming (and got it) down the middle knowing the keeper would dive one way.

He aimed for it.

[Jack Fulham]

None of them looked like they wanted it to take it yesterday.

[Sheepskin Junior]

Dear Mr Hughes sir,

I would recommend some training time be put aside for penalty-taking.

Our recent penalties have coincided with Mr Murphy already having been substituted, and the efforts from Dempsey and BZ have not been terribly convincing.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Burt
Thames Ditton
COYW

Signed, McBridefan1

And Master Sheepskin Junior

[CaliforniaFFC]

I think his first priority should be to address how to clear a ball that is anywhere in the 18 yard box and not give it straight back to the other team. Our clearances are horrific - especially Etuhu, Baird, Hughes and Salcido.

A little progression session starting with half volleys and full volleys would be good for starters.

[cebu]

Add to the above the taking of throw-ins as well as free kicks around the box.

[Burt]

Nicky Weaver's penalty at 2mins 30sec of this clip remains the best I have seen. Power, placement, height...

NICKY WEAVER SHEFF WED v CHESTERFIELD

[NogoodBoyo]

That Weaver clip was like a one-man show.  Great keeping, great shot!
Nogood "a right keeper that one, isit" Boyo

[Peabody]

Two of the best penalty takers for Fulham, that I have seen, were Jimmy Langley and Kevin Lock and do you know what, as good as they were, they did miss some. I thought Bobby was pretty good yesterday. He was not helped by the long delay before it was taken, nor by being "sledged" by a Blackburn Player. He held his nerve and I thought converted really well.

[Fulham_Adam]

Bobby's penalty was a good one!

My favourite ever penalty was Moody against Walsall to complete his hattrick.

[jarv]

Duff took penalties at Blackburn didn't he??

Salcido should not be allowed to take another throw in. One recently didn't even make it on the the pitch I think. :tom: If it does, it always goes to an opponent.