MSN want to improve on penalty failure



There's not a lot that Barcelona's MSN front line can be criticised for but scoring penalties on a regular basis continues to be their Achilles heel, and one that all three strikers are looking to improve upon.
Although they are working hard to rid themselves of their inability to often find the net from 12 yards, at this juncture it is the one element of play that makes all three appear human.
In almost every other respect the trio are peerless.
No fewer than 10 of the 24 penalties taken by them last season were missed: a pitiful 58.33 percent accuracy.
Reversing the trend is part of continuing professional development and so far in 2016/17 they're passing with flying colours.
Messi has scored his two penalties and with only Neymar missing one, putting the present success rate at 75 percent, there has been an improvement on the data from last year at this point of the season (66.6 percent of total).
As normally happens with spot kicks, the final decision on who takes them falls to Messi.
Usually, the Argentinian himself will do so if he is on the field - as we saw against the fearsome Diego Alves in the Estadio Mestalla against Valencia.
Or, as he did against Manchester City, he will delegate if there is another strike partner who has not scored yet.
However, neither Neymar and Suarez have demonstrated sufficient accuracy in this regard so Messi may think twice before handing them the ball in future.

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