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Originally Posted by Sultan
If left footers are so predictable, why don't the goalkeepers stand slightly towards the predictable side, instead of the middle?
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Because that would be dumb, Sultan. The keeper is not supposed to create a wider area for the taker to score. That is why the keeper will always be in the middle of the goal! Even when he knows where the taker is about to place his spot kick. Doing other wise would be utterly unproffessional
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Originally Posted by Sultan
That way it makes no difference how hard the penalty has been hit, surely his chances of saving it increases.
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That is wrong because his chances of saving it can't increase by any serious margin with fore knowledge. Because he has to stand in the middle of the goal. Or he will simply make it too easy for the taker. Thus knowing where the taker will place his shot doesn't help him that much if at all. Especially if the taker hits the ball with the perfect amount of power & accuracy thus rendering the penalty unsaveable.