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Some keepers just have more luck than others when it comes to pens. Robbo has NO luck.
I wouldn't use the word luck. It's more lack of technique IMO.
Some keepers just have more luck than others when it comes to pens. Robbo has NO luck.
I wouldn't use the word luck. It's more lack of technique IMO.
I see what u r saying but i reckon it has to be at least 70% luck. If you guess the right side then unless its a blinding pen u will prob save it. Right? :shrug:
Its quite hard for me to be subjective as I really don't rate Robinson and personally think his a liability (not totally blaming him for the pens as Jenas could/should has won it) ,but look back on those pens Gomes got much closer to our pens and his pen save was absolutely world class at full stretch.
Robinson got nowhere close to any of the other pens. The pen save was IMO more down to a bad pen kick which was straight at him, that was luck. Whereas Gomes pen save from Jenas was IMO showed a greater technique.
I think the word you're searching for is 'objective', not 'subjective', because subjective is what you're actually being. Jenas tried to be too cute, telegraphed his intention, and fired in a weak shot at a very comfortable height.
If it hadn't been for Robinson's saves in the first leg the game would have been a lost cause anyway.
I think the word you're searching for is 'objective', not 'subjective', because subjective is what you're actually being. Jenas tried to be too cute, telegraphed his intention, and fired in a weak shot at a very comfortable height.
If it hadn't been for Robinson's saves in the first leg the game would have been a lost cause anyway.
Some keepers just have more luck than others when it comes to pens. Robbo has NO luck.
So, nothing to do with good scoring opportunities being spurned in both legs, then.
If you check the Telegraph stats, which cover the past three seasons, Green is the penalty king this season, and Friedel has the best record overall. Robbo has one, the same as Reina and VdS. Cech has made none, but I don't know how many penalties he's had to face.
Really, it's a bit of an irrelevance, and on the whole the ones that do get saved are the crap ones.
Imo their keepers saves at key times has got them through, yes chances were missed by both teams, but how exactly do PSV come back if Steeds chance at the end goes in?
Ifs and buts I know.
And as I said above, if it hadn't been for Robbo's saves in the first leg we might as well have emailed in the result.
Trouble is SS you lump everyone who criticises in one handy heap, the better to dismiss them, but I think you're in danger of deceiving yourself if you think the criticism Robbo receives stems from the same "got to slag someone" source.Yes, we'll have someone new to slag off. I can't wait.
Trouble is SS you lump everyone who criticises in one handy heap, the better to dismiss them, but I think you're in danger of deceiving yourself if you think the criticism Robbo receives stems from the same "got to slag someone" source.
My advice would be to ignore the usual bollocks but engage with opinions fairly arrived at and expressed. Apart from anything else it will mean your opinions will more likely be received in the same spirit.