Norwich fans will be buzzing with their 4-0 win over Bolton at the University of Bolton Stadium yesterday, yet during the clash, there was one moment that frustrated them. With the score already at 4-0, Teemu Pukki was brought down in the box and the Canaries were awarded their sixth penalty of the season in the Championship.
McLean steps up to take but Matthews gets down to make the save and deny City a fifth. #ncfc
BWFC 0-4 NCFC (64)
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) February 16, 2019
After Mario Vrancic, Teemu Pukki, Jordan Rhodes and Marco Stiepermann all missed from 12-yards, Daniel Farke continued to mix things up in search of a successful penalty when he left it to Kenny McLean. However, history repeated itself once again as the 27-year-old Scottish midfielder never looked like scoring and his tame effort straight down the middle was kept out.
It’s beginning to look like the Canaries may never score a penalty again, and whilst they continue their awful form from 12-yards, the fans will just be delighted that their overall form is stellar. There were some question marks over the penalty yesterday though, as Pukki had already scored twice and one the penalty himself, yet he wasn’t affordedhttps://twitter.com/WalkerAntti/status/1096810649831788544 the chance to grab his treble, instead having to watch on as McLean failed to net.
You can read the Canaries’ verdict on McLean’s penalty here:
just let krul take it
— Name looks crate (@Cressedew) February 16, 2019
You have Pukki with two goals in the game, with the possibility for a hattrick and don’t give the pen to him. WTF.
— Puhutaan Jalkapallosta (@WalkerAntti) February 16, 2019
How can a side with so many Germans miss so many penalties?
— Treasure Chest (@neilsaunders75) 16 February 2019
God help us if we’re in the play offs and it goes to penalties
— Josh (@joshtalbot_97) February 16, 2019
When will we ever score a penalty ever again!
— Jason Whiddett (@jason_whiddett) February 16, 2019
Fantastic consistency
— ROWAN (@26rowan26) 16 February 2019
https://twitter.com/hraVitikainen/status/1096808567867432960
There is not much to criticize NCFC for this season, except penalties which have been atrocious!
— MD4 (@mdavidsoniv) February 16, 2019
The Canaries will be desperate to sort out their woeful record from the spot sooner rather than later, although if they keep rattling them in from open play it won’t be too much of a problem.
