I remember John McGovern talking about this on a BBC Radio Nottingham Matchtalk phone-in when Forest had just missed three penalties in a row at the start of the season. He was adamant that a well struck penalty into the bottom corner (C or D on the picture) was the best place to put a penalty.
But, since we’ve now missed our fourth penalty of the season (!) I decided to do a bit of research on the matter. Given that penalties are always a hot topic during the World Cup, it wasn’t surprising to find that the good old BBC had put together this guide along with some research which actually states that a well struck penalty into the top corners is in fact, unsaveable.
That’s all well and good, but going for the top corner is more likely to yield a miss than the bottom corner, so I reckon that would be a good starting point, given the skill levels of our players!
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I didnt expect ballack to miss his penalty and is a good example,hard into top corner. Its called practioe after training.Keep it up Forest and get back where we belong…
Tis true, and to be fair to Grant, he’s put 2 out of 3 away, and in the words of Meatloaf, 2 out of 3 ain’t bad!
This is the first miss to cost us points, though