Who should take penalties?

[blaze_of_glory]

Probably stick wit Saka for now unless he misses a few more in real games. Except when Jorginho is on the field of course

 

[Camus]

Don't think Haverts should take them just yet since it's still up in the air of how he'll turn out, if he has a bit of bad start here and he takes an pen and misses it then it'll be a massive "toxic" moment that could have a serious impact on his future form/confidence.

 

[db10_therza]

Just saw that Vinicius Jr missed his pen against Barca.

Will you fannys give it a rest now?

 

[King87]

Harvertz is absolutely the best pen taker at the club.

Hopefully Arteta and Saka makes the right decision for the good of the club

 

[jones]

We saw Jorginho miss the most important pens in his life at the World Cup. Two in the same match infact, which led to Italy’s exit.

Jorginho never played in a World Cup in his life bro

 

[jones]

Saka can keep on taking them if he scores the next 6 pens in a row. If not Havertz if he starts for us he's reliable with them, if Jorginho is on the pitch instead then him. Don't think the latter will play a whole lot anyway.

 

[Bucephalus]

Does this even matter? With the refs up to their usual shenanigans, we'll probably only get four penalties all year anyway.

 

[NZgunner]

Here's a compilation of Havertz penalties

I'm not a fan of the slow, stutter run-up, and it goes against the advice here.

 

[DJ_Markstar]

Nah it was him. I never forget a face.

Tbf he didn’t laugh, he just said it was a “bold claim”, but let’s be honest, for a brother as reserved as @SA Gunner that’s the equivalent of a normal person laughing so hard they managed to fart and pee themselves at the same time.

Are you sure it wasn't @Trilly

 

[Trilly]

Are you sure it wasn't @Trilly

I don’t expect either of them to hit 20 goals in the league, it’s a very impressive feat and would require us/them to have an even better season than last year while dealing with the additional burden of CL football.

Unlike most on here I’m also leaving some room for them to stall/regress slightly in terms of numbers as you’d expect for young players.

 

[<<reed>>]

A top shagger with the Mamba mentality. Do we have any at the club atm? Don't think so.

 

[Trilly]

A top shagger with the Mamba mentality. Do we have any at the club atm? Don't think so.

We won’t see a trophy till we get one.

City signed Grealish and won a treble, just think about it.

 

[Blood on the Tracks]

To me penalties are an artform in themselves.

Sure it's about technique to some degree and also bottle but someone like Messi isn't a great pen taker.

I'd leave Saka with the responsibility unless he starts missing them regularly.

Pen percentage rate doesn't really concern me generally. I want the player most likely to score the pens at important moments and in big games. Not too bothered about what they do when we're 3-0 up already.

 

[Rex Stone]

To me penalties are an artform in themselves.

Sure it's about technique to some degree and also bottle but someone like Messi isn't a great pen taker.

I'd leave Saka with the responsibility unless he starts missing them regularly.

Pen percentage rate doesn't really concern me generally. I want the player most likely to score the pens at important moments and in big games. Not too bothered about what they do when we're 3-0 up already.

Messi was pretty clutch from the spot in the World Cup

 

[Sniper Mik]

Saka has the best mentality at the club when it comes to dealing with setbacks. Technique wise, Trossard may also be a decent option.

 

[RunTheTrap]

Havertz cos he's German. Those mofos never miss when it comes to penalties.

 

[tactica442]

Still full faith in Saka. He’s always cool and effective when taking peno.

 

[Jasinho]

Saka should take them if we're in the lead by 2+ goals, otherwise Jorginho or Havertz if they're on the pitch. I also always feel confident with Ødegaard taking them so he should be involved in the discussion as well.

 

[boonthegoon]

Saka mostly just blast and hope. He's decent but surely watching those 2 great pens today from jorginho and havertz you can let saka be first choice.

Kai
Jorginho
Saka
Ødegaard

This is the order for me. I'm not sure post this though. Jesus has a crap record and a terrible stutter technique. Nelli missed his last in the EL. Vieira could be one given he's good on a dead ball. Can't think of trossard as he was behind Gabriel in the Emirates cup.

Not sure about Eddie, rice and partey among the usual starters.

 

[Buhry]

Those Havertz and Jorginho pens today were class!