Has anyone seen Baines' recent penalties? After the horrible miss against ManU, the ones he's scored haven't looked flash. No wonder Kev took the ball by the horns.
But you cannot miss.
Knob.
Didn't he bury it past Adrian last week?
And I don't think it's fair to blame Baines for not objecting, when a player grabs the ball and steps up to the ball, you let them take it and you don't undermine them. Granted, I've only really seen this done when the player who steps up was actually involved in the sequence of play that lead to the penalty, or is on a brace, but I think the point stands that Baines was put in a difficult position. You don't want to undermine your teammate, and penalties are enough pressure without having to yank the ball off your teammate before even stepping up to take it.
Also don't remember where Jags was during the incident, but it sounds like he was on the other end of the pitch so not much he could do about it.
And I don't think this incident gives us any deep insights into the psyche or motivations of Kevin Mirallas. He stepped up because he wanted to score and he failed. If he signs a new contract, I will forget about this very quickly. If he doesn't, well he probably wasn't planning on it before any of this happens, so its not a big deal.
I'm upset about the 2 points obviously, but I don't think dissecting this incident to try to ascertain the inner-workings of the dressing room is at all useful.
