Shrug... just guessing. But what you described is hardly shooting to the middle.Is this true? I have no stats but I do seem to see an awful lot of pens go down the middle, within arm's or leg's reach.
There was a definite time in fairly recent history where a pen went from a huge percentage of a goal, to not.I think if you hit the ball hard enough to the corner no keeper can humanly save it. But hitting that perfect shot isnt as easy as it looks. It still amazes me how a top footballer who pings passes all their career can miss a goal from 11 yard spot. Forget about the keeper saving it i cant believe how they can balloon a simple shot like that.
That's interesting Gio, thanks. I've heard it said that a goalie's quicker jumping up than diving down, which would appear to be wrong. I wonder if to be truly useful you would have to include missed pens as well though, all very well being more likely to score if you blaze high on target, but if more of those are off target that would change things. Not claiming to know, I'm just musing.Here's the likelihood of scoring from PenaltyKickStat on Twitter:
Weird how low to middle to the left is considerably worse than to the right. That is unless you put it just inside the post then it becomes better.Here's the likelihood of scoring from PenaltyKickStat on Twitter:
There's also 'save percentage' stats which counter this. AKA 'where kicker aimed' (what Gio posted) vs 'where GK moved'; and they have stats for that.Here's the likelihood of scoring from PenaltyKickStat on Twitter:
This. Pogba brought this on himselfWas wondering why this thread suddenly had about a million replies in a minute, I turned off the stream after Lukaku scored the third.
Surprised, he usually hits it high into the corner.
Problem with Pogba's run is it's so slow a keeper should delay his dive either way to see what he does.
Not in 2006 thoughFrank Lampard in Pressure moments ALWAYS went down the middle and 10/10 would score.
With that being said it can not be done all the time or the keeper would catch on.
Odd that your chances of scoring are actually lower when you put it low to what on average would be the goalkeeper’s weaker left side.Here's the likelihood of scoring from PenaltyKickStat on Twitter:
Oot but i think it wont be long before the sjw found this pitchfork things offensive..We found the Jinxer! quick, everyone, get the pitchforks!
It's just my logic. A hard kicker can kicked a ball in the 90km/hours speed it's just impossible to reach the corner of the post as a goalie in time even if you knew before hand where it'll land. Kicking a ball hard is easier for almost every pro footballer. But diving that fast to the corner not even top keepers are guaranteed he can do so.There was a definite time in fairly recent history where a pen went from a huge percentage of a goal, to not.
I don't know how tied up with all the footage of every pen ever being available now.
I said he was gonna smash it down the middle as wellArise Sir Troy.....
He does tend to hit a lot of penalties down the middle. Was actually wondering if Ruddy was going to stand his ground as it was the biggest penalty Deeney had ever taken so you'd choose your best option in that circumstance.I said he was gonna smash it down the middle as well
GKs are standing nearer to the Right Post as we look at the goal here? And saving best to their right.Here's the likelihood of scoring from PenaltyKickStat on Twitter:
A lot of keepers do stay up late but then you run the risk of player with slow run up just stroking it into a corner. See 90% of Hazard penalties. Plus he'd get loads of stick in the dressing room for not diving.What I've always wondered is why goalkeepers dive left or right when their best option is not diving and covering the middle?
Hmm, interesting. Although any stick from teammates would be mitigated if they actually saved a penalty.A lot of keepers do stay up late but then you run the risk of player with slow run up just stroking it into a corner. See 90% of Hazard penalties. Plus he'd get loads of stick in the dressing room for not diving.
OrbitalI missed one penalty and guess where I went?
Down the middle with the goalkeeper standing there .Orbital
(or 2nd guess, middle with the GK just standing there, )
Villareal can't catch a break these times, hopefully they'll have a swing of luck and stay in La Liga.
Cazorla just tried it. THe thread was awful anyways.
Goalkeepers don't give a shit what non-goalkeepers say. I work with two of them, one a former NT keeper, and they couldn't care less. I'd be worried about the personality that's afraid of doing something correct because he'd "get a load of stick" but you're not wrong that it might be the reason some don't do it (see free throws in basketball).A lot of keepers do stay up late but then you run the risk of player with slow run up just stroking it into a corner. See 90% of Hazard penalties. Plus he'd get loads of stick in the dressing room for not diving.