In the penalty kick shoot-out of the champions league game, Nicolas Anelka chose not to take one of the penalty kicks, and gave the job for John Terry,a defender. There are many people that say that Anelka should have just taken the penalty kick, but I have mixed about if he should have or should not have. I will interpret my sides by making up to fictional characters, Bob and Joe. Bob is a die hard Chelsea fan that thinks Anelka should have taken the kick, but Joe thinks differently!

Bob: I think Anelka should definatly of taken the kick. I mean, seriously, he is a professionally striker and Chelsea paid millions of euro's for him to come through in these kicks. It isn't a bad striker that misses the penalty, it's a bad striker that doesn't take one because he's to scared. John Terry is a defender, defenders shouldn't take the kicks, and most of the midfielders had already taken a penalty by now!

Joe: Even though Anelka is a striker, I think that it is good that he spoke up and said he though me might miss the kick. If someone is so pressured that they think they will miss, then why not give it to a guy that is better in the clutch. Maybe John shouldn't have taken the kick, but if Anelka doesn't take pressure well, then he shouldn't take the kick either. Anelka is a good player, and I haven't lost much respect for him.

My opinion is in between both Bob and Joe's opinion. I think that it wasn't good that he really didn't want to take the kick, but I also think that if he really thought he'd miss it, it might be better if he didn't take it. Thanks for reading!

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