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cjuk87
Player Valuation: £10m
Is all well and good, but twice this season someone has taken a penalty they shouldn't and missed.
That Mirallas one upset the entire game. The players should know who's taking them.
So it's now:
1, Rom
2, Baines.
not:
1, Rom
2, whoever grabs it first.
If only players would start asking Howard could they take goal kicks
As cynical as it may sound, I think Baines might be more concerned with his own record than roms
EvertonFury19
Player Valuation: £1m
It should be Baines all the time. Mirallas and Barkley and anyone else can take pens when Baines is retired, transferred, loaned out, or physically incapable.
BlueWool85
Player Valuation: £500k
This mess all started with the Mirallas penalty.
I'm not sure who's more at fault - Baines for not saying "I'm the penalty taker, it's mine." or Martinez for not saying "Baines takes the pens around here"
I'm not sure who's more at fault - Baines for not saying "I'm the penalty taker, it's mine." or Martinez for not saying "Baines takes the pens around here"
toffeestillidie
Player Valuation: £35m
I would love to believe it, but Baines' story doesn't really mesh with the situation at West Brom, because Lukaku was on the pitch and had done the work to earn the penalty himself.
My guess is at that point, Kevin decided to break ranks out of nowhere and take the penalty. After that game the team had a talk, Baines said he's not arsed about taking them and Rom said he would like to.
So I think there's some truth to what Baines says here, but it's not the whole story. Still, it does appear that whatever is going on Baines is putting the club ahead of himself, not just for Rom's sake but in terms of the club's "investment" paying off too. We're lucky to have a player of his quality and his attitude.
My guess is at that point, Kevin decided to break ranks out of nowhere and take the penalty. After that game the team had a talk, Baines said he's not arsed about taking them and Rom said he would like to.
So I think there's some truth to what Baines says here, but it's not the whole story. Still, it does appear that whatever is going on Baines is putting the club ahead of himself, not just for Rom's sake but in terms of the club's "investment" paying off too. We're lucky to have a player of his quality and his attitude.
toffeestillidie
Player Valuation: £35m
Let's not forget we probably wouldn't even have Rom if he hadn't hit the post against Bayern from the spot.
krea
Player Valuation: £750k
Agree 100%, but if Roms not on the pitch it has to be Baines who steps up and takes the pens.
Sylvain Dustbin
Player Valuation: £225k
agree, i’m not convinced either
he’s only been able to convert 5 of the 5 he’s taken
don’t think he’s cut out for this
he’s only been able to convert 5 of the 5 he’s taken
don’t think he’s cut out for this
cjuk87
Player Valuation: £10m
I have a theory, Rom is a young lad and is on twitter alot. No doubt he's seen the tweets about #KenwrightOUT and he agrees...
He has a goal bonus and every time he scores a pen from now on he'll run towards Blue Bill and give him the fingers, sheedy style!
Eventually Kenwright will be distraught at losing money, have a breakdown and Everton will get a new billionaire chairman. All thanks to Rom.
He has a goal bonus and every time he scores a pen from now on he'll run towards Blue Bill and give him the fingers, sheedy style!
Eventually Kenwright will be distraught at losing money, have a breakdown and Everton will get a new billionaire chairman. All thanks to Rom.
Toffeelover
Player Valuation: £80m
I would prefer to stick with Baines.
Martinez did state that Baines was the main man for penalties, but then stated that it was Rom. Makes you wonder who's calling the shots in the dressing room.
'Everton boss Roberto Martinez has said that, for him, Leighton Baines is the number one penalty taker at the club, despite allowing Kevin Mirallas to take the penalty against West Brom this evening.'
or
'Everton boss Roberto Martinez insisted Romelu Lukaku is the only designated penalty taker after his side missed another in the 1-0 win over Burnley.'
Long story short, he has no back-bone to say no.
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