General Football Nonsense

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Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn

Also I think it’s a mistake to have your top goalscorer and penalty taker as your first pel taker in a shootout . You want him as your insurance policy further down the line.

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That's a dicey one, I mean what if you never get the chance to get down the line? i.e. miss the first 2 or so penalties or your best man never gets a chance because of what others did before him?

Personally I think a team's best bet is to have your best 2 penalty takers be no1 and no5 and if you've got a lot of weak penalty takers in the team, like our lot, then you bring it forward and your best 2 should be no 1 and no 3, or something like that to inspire some confidence in the lesser lot.

Didn't watch the game but I'd never bet on Liverpool losing a penalty shootout, it really surprised me especially since they were at home.

Way I see it, if one of your players misses you’d rather it be earlier in the shoot out to give you time to come back. Though of course you don’t put the proverbial Gareth Southgate in at no1.
But if you look at PSG last night, Dembele was the third pel taker. Before him was Vitinha and Ramos their sub striker who was brought on for pels.
Statistically you’re always massively favoured if you take your pels first, so the main advantage you can give yourself is to win the coin toss :lol:

Ah well.

I fell asleep early in extra time :lol:

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Originally Posted by Shaqiri Is Boss

Ah well.

I fell asleep early in extra time :lol:

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In all honesty, it felt like it was just going to be that kind of night for Liverpool. The overall play was decent (although as I said above Salah sat too deep, wanting to be a chance maker more than a goalscorer). I thought PSG defended really well with a lot of last ditch tackles but I think Liverpool’s decision making in and around the box was wanting even though they always looked dangerous coming forward.

I think over the two legs the contest was reasonably even

Atleti disrupting again, leading against Barca this time. :lol:

And not really looking in danger.

2-0 now. Fantastic goal.

2-1 Lewandowski

2-2 Torres now. :rose:

2-3 Yamal. Wow

2-4 Torres now. What a collapse.