RODRI will NOT continue as Manchester City’s penalty taker despite converting against Tottenham, according to Pep Guardiola.
Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and Ilkay Gundogan have all missed from 12 yards this season.
Rodri will not be City’s penalty taker despite scoring against Spurs, according to GuardiolaCredit: Reuters
Guardiola is ‘concerned’ by City’s lack of penalty specialist and revealed Ederson could yet be his man
And after Gundogan’s miss against Liverpool last weekend, Guardiola hinted goalkeeper Ederson would be the new designated penalty taker.
But against Tottenham, Rodri pinched the ball and scored – with the midfielder claiming he was ‘angry’ so grabbed the ball and took it with no prior instructions from his boss.
Ederson had sprinted to the centre-circle following Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s foul to gift City a penalty, but never got his chance to open his account for the Premier League leaders.
And after the win, Rodri revealed: “I was a bit angry the last few weeks because we missed many penalties, much more than we expected.
“In big games you have to score penalties.
“I was angry, I grabbed the ball and no one took it from me and fortunately I scored. The win is the most important.
“Goalkeepers know each other, Ederson told me some points about Lloris, I didn’t listen.
“I was confident in shooting in the way I did.
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Ederson could yet be City’s penalty taker, according to GuardiolaCredit: AFP
“We were laughing in the locker room, next penalty for sure I am going to take.”
But Rodri’s boss disagreed, as Guardiola revealed his ‘concern’ at their lack of a penalty specialist, despite a successful spot-kick in the 3-0 win.
Hinting Ederson could still be his star spot-kick man, the City chief said: “Is Rodri the taker now? No.
“I would say I admire the courage to take the penalty but it was not a good penalty.
“I am not laughing, I am concerned about this.
“We will have a real specialist to take them with quality. We have to practice.
“When I talk about Ederson and penalties, you see his assist, 60-70 yards, well then he will score from 12 yards.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
