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If I were the shooter I'd visibly flip a coin before walking to the penalty point. I'd try to equally scan both sides of the goal, and do a neutral run-up that
by UweSchmidt 12y ago
If I were the shooter I'd visibly flip a coin before walking to the penalty point. I'd try to equally scan both sides of the goal, and do a neutral run-up that hopefully wouldn't give away which side I picked.
This would neutralize most mindgames, statistical analysis and self-doubts.
- dmourati 12y agoFirst you'd have to practice enough kicks to be equally good at each side. Most shooters have a preferred side of the goal.
- TillE 12y agoPlayers have a stronger foot. But it's not particularly difficult to use that foot to strike the ball to one side or the other. It's a different technique, but it's one that every professional footballer has inevitably mastered.