The manager might have something to say!!

[northsomersetred]

Love to have been a fly on the wall in the dressing room after this

 

[Leveller]

A terrible miss but the theory is fine. Surprised it’s not done more often.

[Rocking Red Cyril]

41 minutes ago, Leveller said:

A terrible miss but the theory is fine. Surprised it’s not done more often.

Can that happen from a penalty ?

[Silvio Dante]

3 minutes ago, Rocking Red Cyril said:

Can that happen from a penalty ?

Yes. The only relevant rules are:

- The ball must move forward

- The other player must start outside the box

Totally legal - poorly executed 

[phantom]

Karma for being sly 

[Leveller]

Much better, surely, to pass diagonally forward to the right, then shoot diagonally to the left, as the keeper will probably have moved to the right.

[Lavington Robin]

There’s been a few well known examples over the years not least Messi, Suarez, Neymar Cruyff & Henry.

 

 

[cidered abroad]

9 hours ago, Phil White said:

There’s been a few well known examples over the years not least Messi, Suarez, Neymar Cruyff & Henry.

 

 

At least 9 out of ten are not valid goals because the non penalty takers had encroached into the penalty area before the initial kick was made. Very surprised that the referees allowed them.

[Super]

Pires and Henry is still the funniest

[Ronnie]

Was done at Plymouth Argyle years ago when Malcolm Allison was the manager.

[Lorenzos Only Goal]

In theory it's pointless as the outfield player has to A) get there before any opposition players.  And B) the ball is closer to the keeper.  Which means once the element of suprise is gone there is less chance to score than had the penalty taker taken it properly.

Looks good when it works though.

Edited September 27, 2023 by Lorenzos Only Goal

[phantom]

1 minute ago, Lorenzos Only Goal said:

In theory it's pointless as the outfield player has to A) get there before any opposition players.  And B) the ball is closer to the keeper.  

The only real advantage is the striker in theory would have the keeper out of the way to tap into an empty net - though as this video shows that doesn't always go to plan

[Lorenzos Only Goal]

29 minutes ago, phantom said:

The only real advantage is the striker in theory would have the keeper out of the way to tap into an empty net - though as this video shows that doesn't always go to plan

Indeed, many ways this can back fire, including the striker not being as quick as Kyle Walker and getting laughed off the pitch.

[Leveller]

On 27/09/2023 at 10:58, Lorenzos Only Goal said:

Indeed, many ways this can back fire, including the striker not being as quick as Kyle Walker and getting laughed off the pitch.

I would argue that it’s no more likely to backfire than a straightforward penalty. The element of surprise is the biggest advantage though. The defenders tend to switch off.