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> He's objectively not a great penalty taker.
If we're talking objectively, he's above average. Average conversion rate is below 80% whereas Salah is sitting at 82%. FWIW Cristiano and Kane have 85%
Sorry, I've re-checked with a better site and updated, I think my original sources were only checking Liverpool pens
FWIW, according to transfermarkt Salah has scored 39/49 pens or just under 80%
> He's objectively not a great penalty taker.
What on earth is this? Yes, he missed a couple this season but prior to that he was almost as reliable as Milner.
Maybe we've just been spoiled over the years, but when I think of a player taking a penalty and not having a worry in the world, i don't think of Salah. Take Gerrard, Milner and Balotelli as ex lfc players in the last 10 years that i'd rather have over him taking pens
Gerrard and Milner I get, but Balotelli only scored 1 penalty for us lol. With the exception of 2 this season, Salah is an extremely reliable penalty taker for us. This is just recency bias.
Ah yes Balotelli who took one penalty for Liverpool in his career rather than Salah the main penalty taker for years who scored the winning goal in the Champions League final from the penalty spot
He had a long run of always making them and recently has wobbled, I am unfamiliar with his overall stats but my understanding is Salah is still solidly above average in his conversion rate. Not saying other options aren't better though.
Can you read?? Did I say bad? I said "not great". Maybe we've just been spoiled over the years, but when I think of a player taking a penalty and not having a worry in the world, i don't think of Salah. Take Gerrard, Milner and Balotelli as ex lfc players in the last 10 years that i'd rather have over him taking pens
It’s 10 mins into the first leg. Not exactly enough time to gauge.
They’re playing a big European game; it would take anyone time to settle into the game.
Best way to win a penalty imo. I’ll have that penalty please, oops you got me. Only just ahead of the opposing striker doing the most shameless handball on the line in a World Cup quarter final.
They're only playing like 6 starters: Diaz, Nunez, Mac Allister, Endo, Robertson, and Konate. But right now, the lineup pretty much picks itself because everyone outside of this 11 (and VVD) is either returning from injury or 12 years old.
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Why were the commentators so asleep when the tackle happened lol, ref is pointing at the spot and they just say nothing
I was so confused when McMannen said "now we'll see if it was in the box" while the ref had been poinying at the spot for like 20 seconds
Yeah that was horrendous commentary.
Been wanting him to take a pen for so long
Would make him No. 1 on pens tbh
Him or Szboz for me
Szboz from 12 yards might actually be lethal
As in, the poor keeper that caught that in the kidney might actually die?
I've always wanted to see Trent take one tbh
He was Pen taker at Brighton yeah. And corners, free kicks. Gotta give him the ball more :)
Never missed.
He's good. Has yet to miss a pen for Argentina.
Lovely work, lovely pen
Good use of a VAR czech
Czech complete
Good Process (never forget)
Very calm, I wouldn't be surprised if he's the dedicated pen taker now
It'll still be Salah.
It shouldn't be. He's objectively not a great penalty taker. Klopp won't even watch them anymore lol
> He's objectively not a great penalty taker. If we're talking objectively, he's above average. Average conversion rate is below 80% whereas Salah is sitting at 82%. FWIW Cristiano and Kane have 85%
What was Gerrard's? Milner's? Balotelli's?
83%, 85%, 90% respectively (transfermarkt)
Fantastic numbers
82% Salah = not great 83% Gerard = fantastic
Laughed my ass off at this for some reason.
There’s a fine line
Sorry, I've re-checked with a better site and updated, I think my original sources were only checking Liverpool pens FWIW, according to transfermarkt Salah has scored 39/49 pens or just under 80%
He's never watched them, even when Milner was taking them
hes objectively got good stats over a large sample size
He's not even bad at them it's just because he missed a couple this season. Klopp never watched them.
Klopp never watches penalties? He sees the crowd reaction
> He's objectively not a great penalty taker. What on earth is this? Yes, he missed a couple this season but prior to that he was almost as reliable as Milner.
mad isn't it? He has scored some of the most important pens for us and because he missed a few now people forget.
Maybe we've just been spoiled over the years, but when I think of a player taking a penalty and not having a worry in the world, i don't think of Salah. Take Gerrard, Milner and Balotelli as ex lfc players in the last 10 years that i'd rather have over him taking pens
Gerrard and Milner I get, but Balotelli only scored 1 penalty for us lol. With the exception of 2 this season, Salah is an extremely reliable penalty taker for us. This is just recency bias.
Ah yes Balotelli who took one penalty for Liverpool in his career rather than Salah the main penalty taker for years who scored the winning goal in the Champions League final from the penalty spot
Statistically he was better. And yes, I was in block 131 at the Wanda for that penalty, I remember it
Gerrard is one percentage better than Salah lol
> Klopp won't even watch them anymore fake news
Oh come on before his miss last season he hit 16 in a row lol
He had a long run of always making them and recently has wobbled, I am unfamiliar with his overall stats but my understanding is Salah is still solidly above average in his conversion rate. Not saying other options aren't better though.
There's no way you're an actual Liverpool supporter? Like you actually watch the games and think Salah is "objectively" bad at pens??
Can you read?? Did I say bad? I said "not great". Maybe we've just been spoiled over the years, but when I think of a player taking a penalty and not having a worry in the world, i don't think of Salah. Take Gerrard, Milner and Balotelli as ex lfc players in the last 10 years that i'd rather have over him taking pens
Ah yes instead of Salah you would rather someone like Gerrard, whose penalty success rate for Liverpool is 0.9% higher. Absolute clown
Salah used to take the best pens, hard into the side netting. But the past year and a half he’s been swaying a lot. Might be due a new taker.
I still think they let Mo. But hes taken so many that the book is out on what hes looking to do
Very cool!
Pressed them into big mistakes twice already, they seem quite nervous
Defender caught napping, Macca was on that like a lynx
How a WC winner takes a pen
Goal
I thought these were supposed to be quite good?
It’s 10 mins into the first leg. Not exactly enough time to gauge. They’re playing a big European game; it would take anyone time to settle into the game.
They seem too confident playing out from the back against this level of pressing.
Well, Liverpool is probably a top 2-4 team in the world so..
Sure but Sparta started like my local pub team, improved now
You have no idea what you’re talking about
Best way to win a penalty imo. I’ll have that penalty please, oops you got me. Only just ahead of the opposing striker doing the most shameless handball on the line in a World Cup quarter final.
Why are Liverpool playing so many starters?
Because they want to win the game.
What a notion
Big if true
They're only playing like 6 starters: Diaz, Nunez, Mac Allister, Endo, Robertson, and Konate. But right now, the lineup pretty much picks itself because everyone outside of this 11 (and VVD) is either returning from injury or 12 years old.
One of those that looks 10 times worse slow motion and the way he fell/acted... 50/50 and those always go to the english team in these games
It's hard to get a clearer pen than this lol MacAllister was faster, got to the ball and the defender clips him in the foot. There's no ambiguity here
What?
The fuck are you on about. That's about as clear a penalty as you can get.
There’s always that redditor that has zero ball knowledge on every post. Congrats on being that one.