Following on from Man United's match yesterday, I've seen that a big topic of discussion is the fact that ManU don't have a "designated penalty taker" and I began wondering how important is this when it comes to professional footballers?
Surely, it's not such a bad thing, that they've got 2 players who can decide on each occasion who wants to take it. What if one of them has taken a knock in the match and isn't 100% confident, is it not better that the other player takes it? Same goes for when the "designated" first penalty taker has been subbed off, isn't it better to have someone who has taken a couple of pens in the high pressure situation of a match before?
For me it seems like a bit of a strange debate. Two highly talented professional football players, surely they should both be able to step up and take a penalty, even if they aren't the "designated first choice" penalty taker.
Is anyone else bothered by this whole debate, or is it just me?
Edit: Would this even be a debate if Pogba had scored? - If not, then clearly it's a non-topic.
Surely, it's not such a bad thing, that they've got 2 players who can decide on each occasion who wants to take it. What if one of them has taken a knock in the match and isn't 100% confident, is it not better that the other player takes it? Same goes for when the "designated" first penalty taker has been subbed off, isn't it better to have someone who has taken a couple of pens in the high pressure situation of a match before?
For me it seems like a bit of a strange debate. Two highly talented professional football players, surely they should both be able to step up and take a penalty, even if they aren't the "designated first choice" penalty taker.
Is anyone else bothered by this whole debate, or is it just me?
Edit: Would this even be a debate if Pogba had scored? - If not, then clearly it's a non-topic.