Is #Southampton Striker The Best Penalty Taker ? #Rickie #Lambert scored his 34th Southampton penalty out of 34 on Saturday. At the Etihad stadium, against Manchester City. Even the great Matt Le Tissier saw one of his 49 Saints penalties saved, Lambert is yet to be stopped. On Sunday, Steven Gerrard netted another two spot kicks and the commentators waxed lyrical about his ability under pressure but his record stands at just 82 per cent having missed eight for Liverpool. Even the two best players in the world can’t match Lambert from 12 yards. Lionel Messi has taken the same number of penalties for Barcelona as Lambert has for Saints, the Argentinian though has failed to convert seven of his 34, not a patch on the Saints’ number seven. Cristiano Ronaldo has missed one of 24 for Real Madrid, and missed three of 14 for Manchester United. If those stats don’t put into perspective how impressive Lambert’s 100 per cent record is, compare it to two supposedly ‘World Class’ England strikers. Michael Owen’s Liverpool penalty record was incredibly poor, missing 10 and scoring 13, while Wayne Rooney has missed 11 of his 30 penalties for United. With the World Cup on the horizon and the so called English penalty curse looming over us, Lambert’s spot kick nous could be the the icing on the cake for his squad inclusion. Going into a shootout with the three Scouse amigos of Lambert (100 per cent), Baines (94 per cent) and Gerrard (82 per cent) England might just have a chance
Posted on: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 09:31:58 +0000
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