[1] Just so that I'm clear, are you saying that you have no idea how good a penalty taker Henderson is whilst you know that Balotelli is very good at them? If so then why on earth would you have any issue with Balotelli taking the penalty??
[2] I'm also deeply troubled why Henderson was the designated penalty taker before kickoff when he never ever takes penalties, [3] is it just automatically the captain who always takes penalties in a Liverpool team?
[1] I have no issue with Balotelli taking them or Henderson taking them. Just issue with the unsubstantiated claim that Balo is better. Hendo's ability is an unknown quantity at this stage.
[2] "Deeply troubled". F**k off you quim, clearly Hendo has shown some significant ability at them in training to be the second choice taker. If we were having a fan vote on who should take them on the evidence we have Balotelli would win. However, Rodgers has far more evidence and chose Hendo. Either Rodgers is a moron, or Hendo is also very good at taking them, so there is no need to be "deeply troubled".
[3] No, there is a list of designated takers.
Finally, I'm not upset that Balotelli took it or about any of this. I actually think the whole thing went down rather well. Henderson showed leadership qualities during the match and in the interview afterwards. Its also pretty probable that both Balo and Hendo are very good pen takers, and seeing as the vast majority of pens are scored anyway, its not a big deal.
Some things were said by Gerrard that I'm sure he regrets, but these things happen when you're the studio. No real harm done aside from the trees killed making up column inches.
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