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Originally Posted by Count Duckula
That may well be true, but penalties are saved.
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Yes. Almost always due to fuck ups by the taker. That is why when I insist, being able to predict the direction in which a penalty is going to be taken doesn't make it any easier to stop. As long as the taker does his job properly. That is why I say having a predictable way of taking a penalty doesn't make you an inferior penalty taker or more likely to have your penalty saved. Because if you always aim for the top corner, for example, the keeper can try forever to stop your penalties, if that were possible, without ever registering any success.
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Originally Posted by Count Duckula
...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.
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That is all absolutely true and irrefutable.