rojo wrote:
And the thing I don't get about soccer is the actual PK. Kane pushed it right in the middle. If the goal hadn't moved, it would have hit him in the chest and we hear about how clutch he was. No, PKs are nearly pure luck and the guys with no guts push it down the middle (that's probably what I"d do to be honest as you don't get criticizes unless you shoot it over).
In my mind, the goal has a 1/2 change of guessing right and if he guesses right maybe a 1/2 change of stopping it. It reminds me of poker.
Freakonomics explains this well. Down the middle usually the safest bet. You just look like an idiot if it doesn't work, so most strikers aren't ballsy enough to try it.
Youtube Penalty Chip Shot if you wanna see some really cool stuff.