There’s a lot of talk of the best strategy for penalty shootouts, and I’m wondering what top teams in international football now employ.
The reason I ask is that after the England-Swiss game, there was talk about how now you put the best penalty takers up first and FOURTH, as apparently fourth is the most important one, but I never knew this.
And also there is an ‘optimum’ pause between when the whistle goes and when you take the penalty, but what is it?!
Any information would be appreciated.
Ty
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Some things that worked in my experience:
Shooting:
– Best scorers at the beginning AND at the end of series
– Always starts the series and let the catch-up with the another team
– No penalties with less 90Km/h on either side
– Lefties mid fielders most of the time are good
– Avoid defensive players
– No short run before the kick
– Do not change sides during mid-run
– Do not look for the side that you will kick (make that decision before position the ball)
Defence
– If you’re a short goalkeeper, work with anticipation; if you’re a tall one wait the ball
– Cross jump works most of the time because the cross kick is way harder
– if you’re tall before the whistle give 2 short steps behind to read the kicker
– For all the right shooters you need only to read their other feet (in support foot or pé de apoio in PT-BR)
– if you cannot anticipate go with conviction after the ball left, in other words wait until the end
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