The following figure is taken from Alex Walsh's The Soccer Goalkeeping Handbook (1998):
Hopefully it won't be an issue using it, but it's very useful in posing the following question: if the first taker of the penalties MUST score in order to reduce the confidence of the opposition goalkeeper, increase the pressure of the opposing team and generally set a good example for the rest of his team - why did Kewell kick to the obvious side (position C in the above figure)?I suppose you could ask the same of Neill - but he was knackered... and not the first taker.
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Great posts Cecilia. Your posts have been missed for a while.
Glad to be back Hamish! :)
Watch out, I have more notes on the U/20 World Cup!
The whole penalty thing comes down to the moment and also the frame of mind of the keepers as well. Its always a bit of a lottery, but I don't think there is any other way of deciding a sudden death match. Have been reading through your blog and have been enjoying it immensely, so I linked it to mine. Keep up the good work.
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