A chance so easy that missing it is inexcusable. Open goals, simple one-on-ones, headers from two yards out. When you miss a sitter, you hold your head and your teammates look at the floor. The origin of the term is said to have stemmed from Cricket, where a "sitter" would describe a very easy catch so simple that the fielder could practically "sit down" while making it.
Fernando Torres's miss for Chelsea against Manchester United in 2011 became iconic - clear through on goal with only De Gea to beat, he rounded the keeper but somehow managed to miss the open net, gifting United a reprieve in the title race.
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