I notice you also missed out that he is a very, very confident finisher, was probably the most technically gifted player at the club and can completely run games with his passing ability.
I HATE this downplaying of players after they've left to pretend to make ourselves feel better. Lopez was...
It only looks ropey because the keeper guessed correct, it was right in the corner. If he had dived the other way, it would've appeared to be a very solid penalty.