I’ve always thought this would work a large amount of the time- we just saw Croatia do it twice. Ive always been curious about the science/ psychology of the penalty kick and for me the urge for the goalie to dive one side or the other would be too great.
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Apart from a well placed shot in the corner being impossible to save for the goal keeper, shooting in the middle of the goal has a risk of the goalkeeper blocking the shot with his leg even if he picked a corner.
Also not every goalkeeper commits the very moment you hit the ball. If the ball goes to the corner he’s probably too late to react and dive. But if the shot is placed at the centre of the goal he can just keep standing there.
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