First, let me note that I haven't controlled this for the keepers on the other end of the kicks, and, obviously, it isn't a large sample size. That said... Since 2003: Name Made Attempted Conversion Rate ---------------------------------------------- Wolff 4 7 57.1% Ruiz 12 15 80.0% Kreis 4 5 80.0% Guevara 13 15 86.7% Donovan 5 6 83.3% Razov 6 9 66.7% Moreno 11 12 91.7% --------------------------------------------- Twellman 0 2 0.0% Joseph 2 2 100.0% Cancela 3 4 75.0% Ralston 4 4 100.0% I include the NE players because Twellman took two, showed he wasn't particularly good at it, and Nicol went with other players.
I can't remember Josh looking confident taking any shot during the run of play or otherwise since about October of last year.
There are two things combined that are valued when looking for a Penalty taker: Reasonable pace and Reasonable precision. Although those two aspects may somewhat describe Josh's game by no means has it ever, never described his shooting; especially from a dead ball scenario.
How ironic (tragic?) is it that the only post-season goal of his career was a penalty kick? Which of course brings up the whole - why doesn't Josh score in the playoffs question. 1. Doesn't score in the big games 2. Marginal penalty taker Sounds like Mia Hamm.
Wasn't it a PK that Josh scored against Scotland? Or Jamaica last year, or somebody? Tell me I'm not dreaming, since I'm too lazy to go to ussoccer.com and look it up.
Yes. He made one away at Scotland. I think it's his only goal for the US in awhile. He also didn't earn that PK. I think it was Beasley? I've never liked it when the guy who gets fouled takes the PK, but you knew Josh was going to take that one.
You know who I think would be good at PKs? Groenwald. Was an attacker in college and seems pretty precise with his foot. I bet he'd make a pretty good PKer.
We'll never find out though the one starting rookie on the team won't ever get a chance to come near a pk. Honestly I don't care who takes them as long as they end up in the back of the net.
The only way I see that is if we are already up 4-0 or something like that. And then I doubt we would get a PK in a game like that.
watson, i dont believe, ever missed a pk in college....or in highschool for that matter. i just want to see him on the field for now though, which wont happen unless the wizards are behind.
That was a horrible penalty kick. The only way he gets that goal is if Thornton just completely guesses the wrong direction. Our followup after Thornton deflected it out was terrible. The least somebody could have done was knock that loose ball in.
I thought the follow up was fine. Nicky Garcia took a good shot. Thornton just made an incredible save.
Maybe EJ was just trying to make Josh look like a good PK taker. There is no way EJ should take another one. Also watching the game back today Nick's follow-up was pounded on net. It was just another great save.
I said it during the game and after: Let Nick take the next PK. As hard as he's hitting the ball and as bad as he wants a goal the ball would go through the goalie if he got a hand on it. And I'm not joking, I say let him take the next one. Him or Jewsbury.