So if you kick it at the keeper's face you have a 97% chance of scoring....fascinating. Somebody should tell Kane, he keeps going for the lower corners and statistically that's one of the worst places he can aim.Regarding penalties, I found this really interesting:
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Ooooh. That's really cool.
I'm guessing that the larger area of red on the left corresponds with most goalkeepers being right handed, and therefore more capable of saving balls to their right?
Reminds me of when we had Andros Townsend take the penalty against Chelsea as we knew Courtois didn't have a chance of getting to the bottom right corner.
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I'm guessing that the larger area of red on the left corresponds with most goalkeepers being right handed, and therefore more capable of saving balls to their right?
Reminds me of when we had Andros Townsend take the penalty against Chelsea as we knew Courtois didn't have a chance of getting to the bottom right corner.
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Or if you hit it where the keeper simply has to put his hands slightly above his head, you'll always score...
great stuff.
No, he hits the absolute corners - not the the 7ft to the right of the keeper corners. Dele's pen would have been saved if the keeper had guessed right. That's why they are down to 50/50
That's because keepers will usually dive one way or the other. Down the middle with a bit of height on the ball is a sound penalty.
I think this would be one of those weird things where it only works against a good goalkeeper - on an amateur level, you'd probably find a keeper more likely to be stood still?
I think the right handed bias is interesting.
Most pen takers are right footed, most goalkeepers are right handed. It makes sense that they both go the same way.
At moments of extreme pressure people resort to the default.
Are they though? I'm more used to seeing left handed keepers at the top level. Or is that trend fading out?
It allows him to change his mind if he reads the keeper and it's an easier place to feel confident about through repetition.
Professiona keeper here. I am of the opinion keepers do not have a huge preference on which way to dive. Personally I was stronger diving to my left, but im right handed. But the difference was minimal.
My opinion on the penalty statistics is that if most takers are right footed, it is easier to curl the ball in to the right post. The spin on the ball gives you that extra few inches that can make a difference. Hence why you primarily see players curling shots when they open up their hips rather than shooting across their body.
My opinion on the penalty statistics is that if most takers are right footed, it is easier to curl the ball in to the right post. The spin on the ball gives you that extra few inches that can make a difference. Hence why you primarily see players curling shots when they open up their hips rather than shooting across their body.
Are you Pau Lopez?
Always said, high pressure situations to just smash down the middle.
In that situation, it's very rare a keeper is going to stand still. Make sure it has height on it as at times a keeper will use his trailing foot.
Kane has adopted this method at times. Most notably the NLD and the important win at the Etihad last season.
In that situation, it's very rare a keeper is going to stand still. Make sure it has height on it as at times a keeper will use his trailing foot.
Kane has adopted this method at times. Most notably the NLD and the important win at the Etihad last season.
It was a fucking awful tackle.
Yeah, Ted hasn't gotten back to me on that request, yet.