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View Bexley Eagle's Profile Bexley Eagle Flag Bexley Kent 11 Dec 17 11.07am Send a Private Message to Bexley Eagle Add Bexley Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by thechaddyboy

I thought this had all been ironed out after he missed the last one, but, in the dying seconds of a hard fought game where 3 points would take us out of the bottom 3 someone should have stood up to him & said 'No' appreciate he wanted to score after such a lengthy dry spell but that was not the time to pull rank. Blokes a selfish fool. (quote]

Nail and head spring to mind.

Edited by Bexley Eagle (11 Dec 2017 11.08am)

 

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View Bexley Eagle's Profile Bexley Eagle Flag Bexley Kent 11 Dec 17 11.16am Send a Private Message to Bexley Eagle Add Bexley Eagle as a friend

Perhaps one should also ask why a striker who cost c 30 mil is so poor at taking penalties. The penalty itself reminded me of the one taken by the 10 year old girl from Bournemouth in the half time shoot out that was saved by Pete the Eagle.
Actually that isn't fair, she hit hers with more power.

 

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View DutchEagleJohan's Profile DutchEagleJohan Flag Vlissingen, Netherlands 11 Dec 17 12.29pm Send a Private Message to DutchEagleJohan Add DutchEagleJohan as a friend

Disagree, I missed it at the ground, but seeing Benteke's behavior before the penalty would have been an issue for me even if he had scored it. You don't start fighting about a penalty with the guy who earlier in the game scored a near perfect one. However, you could sense the whole ground almost expected him to miss it just from the change in atmosphere when people started to realize he was taking it.

Originally posted by Willo

I understand your thinking.
And IF Benteke had scored there would be no debate at all !


 

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View DutchEagleJohan's Profile DutchEagleJohan Flag Vlissingen, Netherlands 11 Dec 17 12.33pm Send a Private Message to DutchEagleJohan Add DutchEagleJohan as a friend

I entirely agree with that and am very puzzled about people genuinely thinking a goalie should come from the other end to get involved, or players getting physical to "see who is boss"

CB is at fault and no one else.

Originally posted by LegalEagle2010

All this talk about 'designated penalty takers' and 'why didn't Luka just grab it off him' and 'why didn't the captain/ the bench tell Benteke to walk away' is (almost) annoying me as much as what actually happened.

Firstly, we clearly do have a designated taker. It is Luka. How can anyone think different. It is the reason why he bloody took the first one despite Benteke being on the pitch.

Secondly, as Roy said in one post match interview I have seen, the bench cannot walk onto the pitch and tell the players what to do ... they have already done that in training before the match where they have already designated Luka as our penalty taker.

So that leaves the players on the pitch. I was at the game. Luka looked almost inconsolable about what was happening. He stood in the box for ages, pleading with Benteke. He was pulling his shirt up almost over his head in panicked frustration. But Benteke simply stood there, not looking at Luka, blinkers on, refusing to move.

So think about what you are saying by stating that Luka/ Dann/ whoever else simply shouldn't have let Benteke take it. Given how it played out, they would have had no option but to PHYSICALLY drag Benteke out of the box.

Think about what that would have looked like. A penalty in the last minute, prefaced by a physical altercation involving our players. It would have had to have been that, Benteke was going nowehere. Think about what effect on morale that would have had, how it would have looked in the press. It is simply inconceivable that one professional would wrestle another one out of the box over a penalty.

Further, think about the effect it would have had on Luka! The pressure that would have been on him having just physically dragged a team mate out of the box (or alternatively watched someone else do it to Benteke).

Even if Benteke had relented to Luka's constant pressure without a physical confrontation (and it was constant pressure -- he demonstratively did not simply acquiesce to Benteke), think about the pressure that would have left on his shoulders. Pressure that would already have been extraordinary given the match situation.

Therefore, it is ENTIRELY Benteke's fault as to what happened. Not anyone else's. As I mentioned, even if he had relented, the damage would have been done (in terms of added pressure to Luka).

It is the most selfish act I have ever witnessed at Selhurst.

I only hope that the journalists and pundits who discuss the incident think about ( a ) the fact that we DO have a penalty taker and not blame it on a false 'confusion'. And ( b ) what they actually mean by saying 'someone should have told Benteke to back off'.

They did. He refused. Would they advocate a wrestling match? surely not, the ramifications are so awful.

One might think, well, the ramifications would be worth it for Luka to score the penalty for the three points. But, of course, he was not guaranteed to score, and especially not if he was taken it after such a furore. So by the time Benteke took it, I can understand the players thinking 'right ... he's got it now ... so let's back him. It's a penalty so he should score.'

I make clear that none of this changes my ultimate view, that how dare Benteke put his own selfish desire to end his drought before his teammates, the club, and the fans. Particularly when he is famously awful at taking bloody penalties in any event.

I am beyond angry. But let's direct it in the right, informed, logical place.


Edited by LegalEagle2010 (09 Dec 2017 8.13pm)


 

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You can see that Benteke went back to have one last go at Luk a about ir - that is what really rankles - he was effectively putting the penalty taker off hence why he ended up taking it.
An absolute disgrace - personally I never want to see him wear red and blue again I'm afraid.

 

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View Stuk's Profile Stuk Flag Top half 12 Dec 17 2.31pm Send a Private Message to Stuk Add Stuk as a friend

Originally posted by PhuketEagle

Some people have pointed out that Dann wasn't the captain after Sakho went off & indicated that Speroni was. If so, he should have joined the rest of the players & demanded that the ball be given to Luka. There was no leadership at the crucial point - Jules would've been doing the right thing & maybe Benteke would have not overruled him at least.

The goalkeeper should never be the captain, they're too isolated from the rest of play at times.

 


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