Nah i dont think so,as the guy said above,im an irish lad so i thinn i know the type of player he is on about.It isnt easy to beat a 6 foot plus lad from 12 yards especially the fact that they are unbeliavbly fit and that negreanu isnt a top quality player.I can knock it by my keeper from 12 yards but im only 18 and im not a pro.Reina is a professional and probably the best in europe and most definitly the best in the premier league so this is not easy at all.PLus...... He is known for his good record at saving penaltys just lok it up!


I BET NEGREANU LOSES THE BET OR I CUD BE RONG AND THE NEGREANU MAY HAVE A FOTBALL BRAIN ABOUT HIM AND MIT EBE ABLE TO BEAT HIM...BUT IT REQUIRES IT TECHNIQUE AND STRENGHT IN THE FOOT

surely someone capable of posting anywhere this many times cant be this dumb. must be a level
extreme levels of stupidity annoy me (and i presume others) intensely. the fact it is clueless idiots commenting who have obviously never faced a half decent goalkeeper, and state there opinions as fact, is incredibly irritating.i have faced a half decent goalkeeper. and failed, miserably, as have countless others who hav played regularly for years. and he wouldnt be a patch on reina, or he wouldnt be playing for the love of the game (ie for free).

I think Daniel is a very good bet. This is a penalty kick we are talking about...

If it were from 1/4 field thats another story.

i think the analogy with federer is a pretty good one, but you would have to reverse it so fed was returning rather than serving.

any one think they can score a point on serve vs fed, given 5 serves?

i can serve from right in front of the net right?

then you`re alot worse then you should be. I would take this bet any day of the week. I`m pretty sure id be a favorite to get 2+ also. Alot of football newbs itt.

DN is prob a big underdog if he hasen`t played football at any level.

I assume a random person off the street could return maybe 1/100 for a point.

Agree.

I've seen a pro US goalkeeper taking penalty shots for a good hour straight from the general public (I don't remember his name, this was the keeper for the Tampa Rowdies in the mid-80's) . The vast majority of them didn't have any chance of scoring. Some obviously had experience or were naturally very strong, and those folks had some chance of getting lucky with perfect placement.

I think I saw maybe 1 in 40 or so shots go in. If DN is not an experienced and practiced player with a very strong leg, I think he's a big underdog. I think people are vastly underestimating how good these pro keepers are. They're lightning fast and know where you're going before you do.

lol at the clueless idiots thinking it will be easy to score

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Read the whole thread. Never been more tilted in my life. 95% of the replies itt makes me wanna poke my eyes out. adsfrsgtrbevgrbevgtbrwtrwbrvrbgbfvdsgbfvrgbfvgd

If I had £12k I would most certainly bet Reina that I could score atleast 1/5 against him. Infact I'm pretty sure most of the people over the age of 15 in the UK would. Not that he's a bad keeper, but all you need is a decent level of accuracy and power. He won't guess the correct way every time.

I think DN has a shot....if he trains for like a month with someone shooting penalties for hours and hours (which I assume is what he will do).

If he has to do this in a week then no chance. He will need lots of time to practice.

You guys talking about the velocity of the shot are nuts. It's obviously more placement important.

You would have to hit it REALLY damn slow (by normal soccer standards) for the best and longest-armed keeper in the world to be able to get to it in the corner.

I play soccer. I do not have a terribly powerful leg. I could score on 1 out of 5. Geez, I know girls who can score on 1 out of 5 (seriously).

This thread is the nut worst in 2+2 history.

Lolz, moron. Do you watch soccer?


If Negreanu practiced for a month taking PK, he scores easily. Do you have any ****ing clue how hard it is for a goalie to save a penalty? They usually make the save when one of the following things happen:

-Penalty taker miss-strikes the ball
-Penalty taker tries something dumb

Basically a keeper has to guess properly, and hope for some luck to save a shot. Placed strikes are nearly impossible for a keeper to save, and if they guess the wrong way, GG, its done.

Massive LOL at some of the fish in this thread that think Reina stops all five attempts. He's not even the best keeper in the premier league, for christ's sake.

I'll bet straight up on this with you.. $100, message me.

You don't watch football/soccer, do you?

Most of the games I've seen on TV and live were pros vs pros.

The leg of a guy off the street is extremely weak in comparison, and far more erratic. The ball will look slo-mo in comparison, and he'll probably put 3 or 4 wide or over or gimme up-the-middle just by nerves.

imo his best bet is to get metaltoe boots, n toekick blast it in.. it'll help give him some power as I doubt he'd be able to kick hard properly.

"nerves. "

I doubt DN will be nervous over a 12k prop bet

As for goalkeepers.. I've seen a lot of shootouts where every player in the team has scored til the point that the keeper is taking penos, and then it keeps going.

Also, dont have to blast the ball:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xovHb...om=PL&index=10

di canio chipping it into the middle of the goal
Even though im an arsenal fan, that was a peeach

As with most threads regarding sports 2p2ers are always on 2 extreme ends.

Basically, as long as Daniel has played soccer as a hobby for a longish period he should make around 2/10 penalties. I mean he can just go up and kick the ball his hardest 5 times and he would get it in the corner, out of Reina's reach at least once.

It's not about the money. Would you be nervous playing 1-on-1 vs Lebron James for $5? It's about looking stupid doing something you're mismatched at.

A pro doesn't have to, because a keeper has to commit early vs a pro. He won't have to commit early against DN.

Go look at how large the goal is, and how close you are from the spot. Missing the target is far more unlikely then you think. Usually players miss the target because they kick the ball too hard or slip. Seriously, this bet is as close to a lock as you will get.

As my gunner brother just stated. DN can toe punch the **** out of the ball, to either side of the goalie. Out of 5 attempts, he's not stopping one, guaranteed. Goalies spend time reviewing tapes of teams penalty takers looking for patterns, and if an attempt comes up during the game, they guess right before the ball is kicked. They don't have time to react. Its would be the same here.

Okay this is not just shooting the ball into the back of the net with one of your friends playing the keeper. This is one of the best keepers in the world right now. Yes i know that if you place a ball perfectly it cannot be physically saved. But I am pretty sure that DN doesn't have the power to make the keeper guess a direction. Not saying that DN doesn't have a chance, but it is def not walk in a park like some of you guys are making it out to be.

naw man, 1 out of 5 attempts, its a cake walk. He can just kick it as hard as he can and if Reina guesses wrong or just assumes it will be a soft kick, its done. I could see Reina totally botching the first attempt, which as long as its on target, is going in. Go out and practice kicking pk's, its absurdly easy.

I played soccer for many years before I hurt my back.

I agree toe punch might be a good strategy for a guy off the street. I don't agree that this keeper will have no time to react.

I've seen rank amateurs take shots at pro keepers with my own two eyes. It is far harder than you are suggesting.

Of course he could get one. I still give the edge to the keeper.