It’s not a fair comparison. Facing a bunch of league two players many of whom won’t have taken a penalty for years if ever if absolutely not the same as facing PL’s first choice penalty taker who will have been practicing the penalty all week. It’s absolutely night a day. Plus Sanchez saved his last but one penalty in the PL.
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[Albion] Levi Colwill
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Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
Waxing chumps like candles since ‘75
- Oct 4, 2003
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Why wouldn’t league 2 players have been practicing penalties, especially a side that has gone deep in a competition they know a penalty shootout is a possibility in? They are still full time professional players and the training won’t be that much different a lot of the time, it’s just the ability of the players that changes.
Swanny is right, when it comes to penalties the gap between PL and League 2 players is probably the smallest it can possibly be. Sure the technique of the PL players will be slightly better but it’s a huge leveller.
Sanchez may have saved that penalty but it’s the only one he has saved in the PL, and I think only the second one he’s saved in his professional career. He doesn’t have a great record when it comes to penalties.
I honestly think you are on the wind up. League two players may have practised penalties for a week or so before a cup tie but you think that’s comparable to players in the PL who routinely practice day in day out as they are the number one penalty taker for their clubs. Read that out loud and wake up. Some midfielder in league 2 who after 120 minutes of football, who may not have started the game and has maybe never taken a competitive penalty compared to Kane: Haaland, Salah etc. you are absolutely taking the mick.
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
Waxing chumps like candles since ‘75
- Oct 4, 2003
- 11,056
Every club practices penalties, the players that are regular takers at league 2 clubs will still take them day in day out just like those who are the regular takers at PL clubs. Training techniques are not that much different at a professional level at all. The abilities of the players is different but the way they train etc is very similar.
Penalties are a huge leveller, it favours the taker every time when you get to a professional level. There will be PL players stepping up in a shoot out who have never, or very rarely, take a penalty in a competitive game.
3 PL sides have lost shootouts to lower league clubs this season, we are one of them.
nwgull
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I’m glad someone agrees with me. Penalties being a lottery is the biggest myth in football. There’s a fair bit of talent and skill required to be able to strike a dead ball with pace and accuracy so that a keeper doesn’t have a chance of saving it, even if he dives the right way, and to donthisbwith the consistency and subsequent confidence that elite levels penalty takers have.
- Oct 20, 2022
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Now my head hurts - who was on third?
AstroSloth
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- Dec 29, 2020
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He saved one against Ward-Prowse on boxing day, Ward-Prowse got the follow up though.
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ConfusedGloryHunter
He/him/his/that muppet
- Jul 6, 2011
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Stop it! This summer transfer window will take an emotional toll as it is, without the dashed hopes of signing Levi.
US Seagull
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I thought our chances of convincing Chelsea to let us keep Colwill were very low. I will now upgrade those chances to just low.
Silverhatch
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What about if we’re in Europe & Chelsea are not?
US Seagull
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It's not a question of whether or not Levi might be convinced, to my mind, it's a question of whether or not Chelsea are willing to let him go for any price. And whether or not we are in Europe has less effect on that.
He’ll be staying there, Boehly would’ve learnt from a catalogue of mistakes.
Contracted until summer 2025, Boehly will give him a new contract out of our league.
Shame. He’s so good.
Contracted until summer 2025, Boehly will give him a new contract out of our league.
Shame. He’s so good.
brighton_tom
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- Jul 23, 2008
- 4,815
What about another season loan? I dont see that as any bad thing. 2 years of Levi, for minimal wages and zero transfer fee.
No thanks. All or nothing, IMO, and would imagine at least one of Chelsea/Brighton/Colwill feels the same.
Live by the sea
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- Oct 21, 2016
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There are a small number of seemingly specialist penalty takers like Kane but for the majority , there’s probably not much difference between Pl players taking one & league 2 players .
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
- 14,843
Maybe there was a loan-to-buy clause in his deal when he SINGED...
*runs and hides*
*runs and hides*
Hotchilidog
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- Jan 24, 2009
- 8,692
There was not. I am resigned to Chelsea keeping hold of Levi, if Potter stays then Colwill is just the sort of player that would fit into the new regime. The Albion are definitely interested in signing Colwill and do have a good relationship with Chelsea, but I do not think they are optimistic of getting a deal done.Maybe there was a loan-to-buy clause in his deal when he SINGED...
*runs and hides*
SweatyMexican
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- Mar 31, 2013
- 4,101
#freelevi
Tony needs to get the lawyers out. You can’t just hold players against their will, this is probably illegal allegedly or something I don’t know.
Tony needs to get the lawyers out. You can’t just hold players against their will, this is probably illegal allegedly or something I don’t know.