If yesterday’s sport taught me one factor and one factor solely, it’s the significance of selecting a chosen penalty taker checklist of names.
I really don’t perceive why Mauricio Pochettino, as the top coach of the crew, doesn’t do that.
Chelsea beat Leicester Metropolis 4-2 yesterday to succeed in the semi finals of the FA Cup, however as all of us witnessed, the scoreline didn’t inform the entire story.
Concerningly, we folded after half time but once more and did our highest to throw away a snug lead. However that lead ought to have really been extra by half time and we must always have had the sport lifeless and buried, one thing I’ve stated rather a lot recently.
Some followers have jokingly stated they need investigations into Pochettino’s half time crew talks, that’s how contrasting issues have and might be from half to half recently!
However one of many considerations for me might not look like an enormous subject, however yesterday proved that it was/is.
If we scored our penalty we’d have been 3-0 up and the sport would have been put to mattress by 45, however Raheem Sterling missed it. Now lacking a penalty is NOT the issue right here, it occurs, no one is ideal, and typically penalties are sometimes a little bit of a lottery. I’ve no points with Sterling lacking it even when it was a horrible pen.
What I do have points with is Sterling taking it. Cole Palmer has been flawless with penalties this season, so why on earth is he not taking it?
Conor Gallagher was the captain on the day and possibly he ought to be stepping in to ensure Palmer, who picked the ball as much as take it once more solely to have it taken off him be Sterling, takes it?
And it’s not the primary time this has occurred this season. Sterling was wrestling the ball from Palmer earlier within the season earlier than Enzo Fernandez (why I believe he’s good captain materials) jumped in and and advised Sterling to provide it to Palmer.
However the level is, none of this confusion ought to be taking place anyway. It’s simply extra drama and pointless conversations and arguments on the pitch. Why on earth would we be needing extra drama and uncertainty on the pitch after we are so inconsistent anyway? It makes ZERO sense.
Pochettino has beforehand talked about that he desires whoever feels assured on the pitch on the time to step up and take the penalty, however that’s at all times going to spark useless debates on the pitch, one thing that followers and commentators will at all times decide up on.
Simply decide a chosen penalty taker at the beginning of the season, then a second, third, fourth, and fifth alternative. It’s easy, sensible, and simply makes an excessive amount of sense, no?
Of all of the issues we’ve needed to take care of and cope with this season, don’t make penalty taking certainly one of them, please…..
