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Originally Posted by Red Indian Chief Torn Rubber
That can never be. Because as long as the taker does his job and hits the penalty properly you as a keeper will never keep it out. Whether you follow its direction correctly or get a hand to it. Penalties more often than not are only saved because of a mistake by the taker. Not due to goal keeping brilliance.
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That may well be true, but penalties
are saved. It may be down to the kicker fucking up and not hitting it accurately enough, but penalties can be saved if the 'keeper goes in the right direction.
But if the 'keeper goes in the wrong direction, then even a poorly-taken penalty will still go in (like Carrick's in the Charity Shield shootout).
So, yes, with perfectly taken penalties it doesn't matter if the 'keeper goes in the right direction. But a lot of penalties arn't perfectly taken, giving the 'keeper a chance to save it -- which he can only do if he goes in the right direction.