Aldershot replay

i know, whats your point?

 

stuart pearce, julian dicks, dennis irwin, leighton baines, ian harte, david unsworth and gareth barry were arguably the best penalty takers in their sides.. it doesn’t matter on the position a player plays in a shoot-out or for taking a penalty - technique, composure and confidence are what’s needed.

also, who gives a shit as long as they score and we win? it doesn’t devalue a shoot-out win if strikers don’t take them. i couldn’t care less if o’donnell took one as long as he scored.

some people just need to moan.

 

Couldn't agree more, position isn't relevant to penalties or even direct free kicks. Chilavert for example.

 

Your point was directed at Bruenker and then you said a striker needed to take one and a striker did. Like Brisbane has just posted the position of the player it totally irrelevant when taking a pen.

 

if we beat oxford at the weekend but goalscorer(s) is o’connor, NKP or o’brien for example, does the EFL say we can only have 2 points because a striker didn’t score or does it mean any less? some people need to get a grip.

 

As others have said position is irrelevant to whether you should take a penalty or not, Neuer takes them and is very good at them and Joe Hart took one in the Euro under 21 semi finals some years ago so that's a poor argument. However I don't get why Bruenker is been singled out for praise, 4 players took one and he's more or less the only one getting a mention. I can only think it is because he is so bad that doing the expected of a professional, such as actually taking a penalty in a shoot out now and again and scoring is overly praised. He is paid to play for the club so is a professional and should be threaten like the rest, not given more praise than others for doing the same thing.

 

When City lost on penalties to Macclesfield Josh Wright didn't take one, unless he was to be number 5. Strange as his claim to fame was his penalty hat trick for Gillingham.

 

I think people are mis understanding what I'm saying but nevermind.

Bruenker is ace, and the fact he stepped up for a penalty, in a shoot out is probably the bravest thing ive ever seen anyone do in my life. he should get nominated for the pride of britain awards.

 

I think its because so many on here single Bruenker out every time he takes to the pitch. Before he even kicks a ball he is singled out as sh#t, not good enough to be a professional footballer, will never score in a city shirt etc. etc. etc. I actually expected O'Connor and O'Brien senior to have stepped up before Bruenker. So good on him!

 

I'm not having it. it's no more 'brave' than anyone else, it was a first round cup game, in front of next to nobody, against a non league side. it's not that flipping brave,. this OTT reaction to the fact he stepped up is just over compensating because he absolutely shouldn't be a professional footballer, and absolutely should not be playing for Bradford City. if Josh Wright or Hope Akpan had stepped up and taken the pen there wouldn't be this reaction, and they are equally slated as being crap.

 

"because he absolutely shouldn't be a professional footballer, and absolutely should not be playing for Bradford City"
I think you're proving my point

 

I think he'll start on Saturday

 

People have watched him play that's why.

 

We’d be better off starting with 10 men.

 

Why do you go from one extreme to the other. Just debate the point

 

We do seem to be going round in circles. My point is, regardless of how good or bad Bruenker is, he doesn't pick himself. The manager picks him and asks him to do a job, which be does to the very best of his limited ability. I don't think you can ask any more of the player. I think knowing the shitstorm that would have occurred on here if he missed his penalty it would have been easy for him to feign injury or "not fancy" taking the pen.

 

there’s a smell of jealousy in the air from some. his record at this moment is probably no better and no worse at this moment in time than rory boulding, ross hannah, jake speight, joe brown and countless others that have played for city. he’s certainly not the worst player to wear a city shirt and he wasn’t the worst on tuesday night either. i’m sure there are a few posters on this forum who have a happier saturday evening when we lose and bruenker doesn’t score than if we won and he did. it’s embarrassing.

 

I've agree with you until that comment, sorry absolute tosh.

 

He’s not good enough to play for Bradford City, I don’t doubt that for one minute.

But if he wasn’t German and “signed” by edin he wouldn’t get half the stick he gets.

He’s no worse than Gibson who everyone seems to love and demand starts for example

 

You can add Eoin Doyle, George Miller & David Ball to that list of records similar to Bruenker's. Doyle's record only slightly swelled by penalties.

Probably more of an indicator of how much we need a new striker.