[Archived] Penalty Takers

[Fife Rover]

Zidane often placed his penalties (the World Cup final being a good example). Shearer only ever hit them hard really, but I think it is perfectly acceptable to try and place as long as you are committed.

I bet you that if you put it down the middle everytime you'd have a pretty decent conversion rate.

I can vouch for that Eddie. Not that I took very many in my short football career, but I always hit it very hard straight down the middle and I can't remember any occasion where a keeper made a save. They always dive one way or the other and hence move out of the way of stopping your shot.