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ycsatbjywtbiastkamb » Mon Feb 29, 2016 3:40 pm wrote:Gerrard took enough clutch penalties over the years to prove he wasn't a bottler like the one against Arsenal in the QF of the CL, I couldn't even watch that one my nerves were that shot.

I don't think anyone is questioning SG's ability to take a penalty. It just makes for good conversation as he did not take a pen in any of the two main penalty shootouts in his career. In football, a penalty represents the only real psychological challenge that any one player has to face as the rest is pretty much a team game, unless we include free-kicks. Snooker presents this type of challenge pretty much on every shot the player takes - even the easy ones.

Would SG have scored his penalties in the two shootouts - Who knows? That's the interesting bit.
Personally I think he would have rode the lightening as he did SO MANY TIMES FOR US  :buttock
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I love the drama of a penalty shootout, even when LFC are involved. A team has to win the right too a penalty shootout; SH!TIE LC Final and West Ham FA cup game being great examples.

One of SG's best penalties IMO (excluding the CL 1/4 against Arsenal) was the one against Fulham at the cottage when we challenged for the PL - I was listening to that on the radio, pacing the room up and down - I think his SUPERMAN / HERCULES type celebration said it all too! 

OH I LONG FOR SG! Those are the days..

glenbuck patriot » Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:35 pm wrote:I don't think anyone is questioning SG's ability to take a penalty. It just makes for good conversation as he did not take a pen in any of the two main penalty shootouts in his career.

Just wondering which are the two main penalty shootout's, 2005 CL Final he was down to take the next if Shevchenko scored & 2006 FA Cup Final, he took one against West Ham, so I'm a little lost as to your point apart from it making good conversation, Apologies in advance if the two main penalty shootouts of his career weren't the aforementioned.

glenbuck patriot » Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:35 pm wrote:I don't think anyone is questioning SG's ability to take a penalty. It just makes for good conversation as he did not take a pen in any of the two main penalty shootouts in his career.

Just wondering which are the two main penalty shootout's, 2005 CL Final he was down to take the next if Shevchenko scored & 2006 FA Cup Final, he took one against West Ham, so I'm a little lost as to your point apart from it making good conversation, Apologies in advance if the two main penalty shootouts of his career weren't the aforementioned.

He took one against chel$ki in the CL semi as well didn't he? I can't remember 
ANYWAY - He didn't take one in the CL 2005 Final and because of this it stands out in my memory as it was his greatest achievement.

johnbarnes » Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:28 pm wrote:

glenbuck patriot » Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:35 pm wrote:I don't think anyone is questioning SG's ability to take a penalty. It just makes for good conversation as he did not take a pen in any of the two main penalty shootouts in his career.

Just wondering which are the two main penalty shootout's, 2005 CL Final he was down to take the next if Shevchenko scored & 2006 FA Cup Final, he took one against West Ham, so I'm a little lost as to your point apart from it making good conversation, Apologies in advance if the two main penalty shootouts of his career weren't the aforementioned.

He took one against chel$ki in the CL semi as well didn't he? I can't remember 
ANYWAY - He didn't take one in the CL 2005 Final and because of this it stands out in my memory as it was his greatest achievement. 

maguskwt » Tue Mar 01, 2016 3:00 am wrote:Geez... Zenden now looks like a premium player compared to what we have currently.

johnbarnes » Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:49 am wrote:

maguskwt » Tue Mar 01, 2016 3:00 am wrote:Geez... Zenden now looks like a premium player compared to what we have currently.

Zenden was a premium player. We had many premium players at that time which is why today it's so difficult to watch our current team...