The moment Paul Pogba fell in the Spurs penalty box. (c) AP Photo
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Bola.net – Manchester United earned the nickname ‘FC Penalty’ after the duel against FC Copenhagen. The nickname refers to the frequency with which the Red Devils have received penalties from referees throughout the 2019/2020 season.
United won 1-0 over Copenhagen in the Europa League quarter-finals some time ago. United’s only goal came in 95 minutes [babak extra time] from Bruno Fernandes’ penalty execution.
Ole Gunnar Soslkjaer’s men received a penalty after Anthony Martial was brought down by a Copenhagen player. For United, this penalty is the 21st of the 2019/2020 season. The amount is not small.
In fact, United are listed as the club that has received the most penalties in European competitions this season. On the basis of frequent penalties that the FC Penalty nickname is attached to United.
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21 Penalties, How Many Fails?
Penalties are often seen as an easy way to score goals. However, this is not the case. Many of the top players have missed penalties, including Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The same thing happened to the Manchester United squad. Of the 21 penalties received in the 2019/2020 season, not all were goals. There are four penalties that failed to be scored. The other 17 penalties were converted into goals.
The four penalties were kicked by Paul Pogba, Marcus Rashford [2 kali], dan Anthony Martial.
Marcus Rashford initially became the main executor of United’s penalty. However, ever since Bruno Fernandes arrived he has taken over the kicking task from the 12 spot. Bruno Fernandes also carried out the task perfectly with the conversion of 100 percent penalty goals.
The Portuguese player scored 11 goals for United, of which seven came from penalties.
Apart from the names above, other players who have been United’s penalty executor are Juan Mata and Mason Greenwood. Each once and success became a goal.
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MU Penalty Controversy
There are those who consider it reasonable if Manchester United gets a lot of penalties. Because, the Red Devils did appear to attack. Their players are often in the opponent’s penalty box and the risk of contact is huge.
However, there were some controversial penalties. One of them was when United met Aston Villa. Contact between Bruno Fernandes and Erza Konsi is considered difficult to judge as a foul and a penalty for moving United.
“If you get 21 penalties in one season, it shows that you attack a lot,” said Robin van Persie 90min.
“Maybe some of the prizes could not have been penalties, maybe a little tricky, even so you attack and in a situation where the ref can give a penalty. I think getting a lot of penalties is a good thing,” he added.
Source: Various Sources
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