Even if the statistics of the penalty kicks are not in favor of the valiant defenders of the football goal, it would be much more comfortable to break through the penalty kick if no one was guarding the goal at all. This article will slightly open the veil of secrecy over how the goalkeeper should behave in order to give the opponent a decent penalty kick.
Instructions
Step 1
There are two main ways to beat off a penalty: react or jump at random. The first is good because it allows you to determine with a high degree of probability in what angle the blow will be delivered, but for an effective "save" you need a good reaction. In the second case, the goalkeeper does not waste precious seconds on determining the direction of the strike, but the result is entirely dependent on whimsical fortune. You need to stand on your toes, because if you lean fully on the entire foot, the distance and speed of the jump will be much worse. It is necessary to push off with the leg in the direction of which the blow is directed.
Step 2
It makes sense to look not only at the ball, but also at the opponent who intends to hit the goal you are defending. Before the blow, the opponent's foot takes a certain position corresponding to the direction of the blow. This allows the goalkeeper to decide, jump a little earlier and return the penalty kick. However, an experienced footballer is able to twist the foot in a matter of moments before the strike, directing it in the opposite direction and thereby deceiving the goalkeeper who is watching the foot. This, for example, was famous for the now retired Zinedine Zidane.
Step 3
However, the football goal is large enough for even the most skilled goalkeeper to be able to control this entire space. According to statistics, the top third of the goal is considered a real "dead zone" for the goalkeeper - very few people manage to get the ball that was thrown there. While a hit of medium height is reflected in 30% of cases, and on the bottom - in 57%. In particular, the eminent midfielder of the Dutch national team Dennis Bergkamp said the following about this: “I always try to hit higher than the goalkeeper, to which people say: oh, you try to score as beautifully as possible! But I say, listen, if the goalkeeper is just a little ahead of the goal line, how much space is left on the sides of him? Little. And above him? More. This is math. And that's great. If you lift the ball correctly, you can't miss."
