Who takes the penalty? Hazard or Costa?

[Stats 7,136]

Hazard doesnt seem to care about stuff like this like Lampard and Cristiano does.

I remember specifically hazard letting other players hit pks when he was still in the game.. However, I doubt the other 2 would ever do that..

There was a similar situation, which Tevez was going to get a hattrick and cristiano refused to let tevez shoot the pks...

Lampard let Drogba take the penalty against Wigan however then he had already scored. It would have been interesting to see if he had not scored because you are right there are players like Ronaldo who will want to take the penalty no matter what. I remember Real had a game last season and Bale scored 2 and was on a hattrick but Penaldo took the penalty because he wanted to score. Really he could have just let Bale take the penalty but his individual needs came first.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

With the "let them decide" I meant as in a situation like the game against Wigan. Drogba wanted to take it and they had a little discussion. Lampard could have allowed Drogba to take it during that discussion but rightfully refused to. So if it got to a similar situation I am saying should we leave it to them two to discuss it themselves. People seem to state Hazard over Costa because of Costa's penalty misses before. However what if Costa had a decent conversion rate for Atletico. For instance took 5/6 for them and converted them all. Is that a good enough reason to let him take the penalty over our no.1 penalty taker?

I get this, but then what does that say about the confidence in Hazard? If Costa asks Hazard if he was on a hat-trick for example, then I would get it, but just for the sake of it isn't a great idea imo. You can't really compare Drogba-Lampard v Wigan to this sort of thing.. That match was a must-win and Drogba was thinking about the golden boot ahead of the team (he probably did think about the team too).

The old line 'if it ain't broken, why fix it?' is applicable here.

[GIBBO3000 20]

I dont think it should be either of them. Hazard is too nonchalant when he is taking penalties, also he is predictable and they are not powerful enough. I think he has jus been luck so far.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Frank was absolutely right to take the first pen at 1-0 himself. Even if Frank's conversion rate is better by a 1%, the team ALWAYS comes first. If anything, it's Didier who was being selfish. Luckily it was all irrelevant at the end of the match.

[bethos1 802]

I dont think it should be either of them. Hazard is too nonchalant when he is taking penalties, also he is predictable and they are not powerful enough. I think he has jus been luck so far.

Are you serious? You're joking right? You don't score that many penalties with just luck wtf

[Jase 43,479]

but lamps let hazard take one against newcaste to complete his hatrick tough

That's because we were 2-0 up then and in a comfortable position. Had that occurred at 0-0 or 1-0, doubt Lampard would have given Hazard the opportunity to take the spot-kick.

[sutro 1,026]

That's because we were 2-0 up then and in a comfortable position. Had that occured at 0-0 or 1-0, doubt Lampard would have given Hazard the opportunity to get his hat-trick.

if it was 0-0 or 1-0 it would be quite hard to complete a hat-trick

[Jase 43,479]

if it was 0-0 or 1-0 it would be quite hard to complete a hat-trick

But you get the point.

[sutro 1,026]

But you get the point.

hehe yeah i do mate ?