Yeah, I’ve been thinking lately whether we will have someone else be equally good step in when he goes. It’s easy to take for granted but I remember we had that spell where the scoring rate from penalties wasn’t very good (might have been just before Mo joined us?)
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None of the comedy, stuttery run-ups either. Pure skill and placement.
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Macca.
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He’s broken his own record for most FPL points in a single season. 303 in 17/18, 306 so far this season.
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I liked Milner on pens to be fair, he was very solid in the era between Gerrard and Salah. Sometimes it takes a while to find a new one and for that new guy to work on it; his technique, variations and analysis of goalkeepers every few days. There’s homework that goes with it, it’s not just there to be hit and pump numbers up. Naturally you want your taker to be a regular starter. Milner had a little period with Salah, when he was on the pitch, he’d take them. Before Salah fully took over. We’ll see if Salah is leaving or staying this summer, plus another quality dead ball taker (Trent) is running out of contract. We’ll deal with it when we have to.
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I thought that era was pretty much Milner simply because he didn’t miss. I remember Jürgen saying a few times that we only changed penalty-takers when the one taking them missed. So it would be Milner then whoever next in the pecking order, and then the next one and so on.
That was the period when we gave Mane, Firmino and Salah the chance. Mixed success, there was a save, a post, etc. It depends also who wants it, has the confidence and wants that extra homework. Salah obviously came out on top. Milner I think missed one or two but still remained. Thing is he was always going to start to play/start less so Salah eventually took over full time, also when Milner was on the pitch.
No Ballon D‘Or for Mo. That’s for sure now.