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[mark]

i think the guardian pointed out that the two best penalties of the night were taken by ballack and hargreves, who learnt how to take them in germany. of that pair only ballack is a regualr taker. i feel for terry, but i have no doubt it was an ego thing.

 

[ratmonkey]

Can't understand why any keeper would move before the ball is kicked; a good penalty will never be saved, if it's bad he can see where it's going.

 

[Hector Grey]

Rubbish! It's not most players' regular gig. His technique was no worse than some others who scored, e.g. Anderson. Penalties are missed in shoot-outs, this is the way it goes. In big matches, they have been missed in worse ways by more experienced penalty takers than John Terry (e.g. Baggio, Platini, Shevchenko), and scored by equally defensive unlikelies (e.g. Dave O'Leary, Materazzi).

they didn't slip tho, did they? penalty taking isn't a lottery, it's a skill.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

they didn't slip tho, did they? penalty taking isn't a lottery, it's a skill.

Who cares if he slipped? Beckham slipped taking one in a shoot out for England. Did his ego get in the way of deferring to a more capable player?
My suspicion is that you're retrospectively fitting your prejudice to the event, a la Dunphy.

 

[Hector Grey]

Who cares if he slipped? Beckham slipped taking one in a shoot out for England. Did his ego get in the way of deferring to a more capable player?
My suspicion is that you're retrospectively fitting your prejudice to the event, a la Dunphy.

bollocks, it's alottery. could have gone either way.

are you looking for a fight, cos i'm bored with you googly eyed fucks without the sack to have a team coming over here hoping it's " a good game for the neutrals" and "the best team wins". prejudice is and integral part of the game. nay, necessary. without prejudice, we might as well fuck out the ball and watch the darts.

 

[avernus]

it looked like Terry followed through with a slip rather than slipped as he kicked the ball. I think he knew he screwed it and decided to slip. I'm sure he picked himself up with 20+ cocktails and strippers - maybe pissed all over himself, the bar and the girls. England's brave John Terry.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

bollocks, it's alottery. could have gone either way.

are you looking for a fight, cos i'm bored with you googly eyed fucks without the sack to have a team coming over here hoping it's " a good game for the neutrals" and "the best team wins". prejudice is and integral part of the game. nay, necessary. without prejudice, we might as well fuck out the ball and watch the darts.

Yes.

 

[Hector Grey]

Yes.

good comeback. don't worry, at this level, you either got it or you don't. pick yourself up. dust yourself off. there's always next season.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

good comeback. don't worry, at this level, you either got it or you don't. pick yourself up. dust yourself off. there's always next season.

I was just agreeing with you that it does take a whole lot of balls to have a team, especially a fancy team from the Champions League final.

 

[Vinnie]

I was just agreeing with you that it does take a whole lot of balls to have a team, especially a fancy team from the Champions League final.

In fairness, he said sack, not balls.

 

[Jerry Twig]

Hector, you're talking shite. In a penalty shoot out Pele in his day could miss one, and I could score the next one. He slipped, it's as simple as that.
By the way, according to the Chelsea coaches its only cos Drogba got sent off that Terry was asked to take the 5th spot. Not that you could accept that, undoubtedly!

 

[Vinnie]

So what we've learned here today is that everyone is exactly as good as each other at taking penalties.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

So what we've learned here today is that everyone is exactly as good as each other at taking penalties.

Cheering on the Celts tonight, Vinnie? Tenner into the Bridge, with Irish Brigade banging out all the classics afterwards.

 

[Jerry Twig]

So what we've learned here today is that everyone is exactly as good as each other at taking penalties.

Do pay attention Vinny

 

[Vinnie]

Cheering on the Celts tonight, Vinnie? Tenner into the Bridge, with Irish Brigade banging out all the classics afterwards.

Do I hate Celtic now? Marvellous stuff. Do keep me posted.

Do pay attention Vinny

Never! I cant believe you think you're better at football than Pelé.

 

[Jerry Twig]

I believe you're better at football than Pelé.

That's more like it

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Frazier's tonight?

I think so.

 

[avernus]

If I ever play in a big final with lots of people watching and cameras rolling and wagers and hearts in the balance and it comes down to the wire and I have to take a peno.. this is how it's gonna go down:

YouTube - World Cup Final 2006 Berlin Zizou penalty

 

[Moods For Mallards]

Frazier's tonight?

I think so.

The lads have moved to The Bridge recently. The action is all there.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

Do I hate Celtic now? Marvellous stuff. Do keep me posted.

I seriously doubt you'd be so crass as to hate anything.