‘Worst penalty taker in history’ – These Everton fans mock 30 y/o ace for international hiccup
Soccer Football - Premier League - Chelsea v Everton - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - November 11, 2018 Everton's Gylfi Sigurdsson reacts REUTERS/David Klein EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. Please contact your account representative for further details.
It’s been a mixed international break for Everton players representing their countries, yet no player has received more stick so far than Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Gylfi Sigurdsson missed a penalty but helped Iceland to a 2-0 victory over Andorra https://t.co/Jq2R8bULHC pic.twitter.com/vzftUhM1Hv
— Toffee TV (@ToffeeTVEFC) October 14, 2019
The Everton number 10 missed from the spot in Iceland’s 2-0 win over Andorra, bringing Sigurdsson’s missed penalty tally in all competitions since joining the Merseyside club up to five as numbers from Transfermarkt show.
With Sigurdsson having somewhat of a reputation now for missing more than scoring from the penalty spot, plenty of Everton supporters on social media jumped on the scapegoat train to mock the Icelandic international for his latest miss from 12-yards out, with some fans questioning why the former Swansea City star is even taking them if he misses more than he scores.
Here’s what some Everton fans had to say about Sigurdsson’s penalty miss for Iceland…
“Missed a penalty”
— Bill Gienapp (@Type_O_Purple) October 14, 2019
This guy is struggling ATM, needs 2 weeks off!
— ThePowerPig (@ThePowerPig2) October 14, 2019
Sigurdsson missed another penalty hes got to be worse pen taker in history
— Sean Ready (@ready1878) October 14, 2019
Awful
— Ged (@GedEFC1878) October 14, 2019
A few of Everton fans weren’t impressed with this latest hiccup from the 30-year-old playmaker…
Sigurdsson missing yet another penalty. We’ve not got many options but Digne or Richarlison are probably the best candidates.
— MerseysideBlue (@BlueMerseyside) October 14, 2019
He is useless. Over priced. Over paid. Over rated
— Keith O’Brien (@Obriek76) October 14, 2019
Another one, he’s not even a good penalty taker. Surely Everton have a better penalty than him. I can see Digne being good at penalties like Baines.
— Richard Hughes (@Puckyou1912) October 14, 2019
Proper bottle boy
— Jake Abrams (@JakeAbrams5) October 14, 2019
Sigurdsson’s 2019/20 season has been a poor one for the playmaker’s standards, with numbers from Transfermarkt showing that the number 10 has only managed one goal and one assist in 10 games this campaign.