Left footed penalty takers (8 Viewers)

[Zé Tahir]

So I am watching this footy show and they mention that left-footed penalty takers have problems scoring and there should be some sort of statistics made on it.

Is this a myth?

Rivaldo, Maradona, Stoickov, Hagi...were all good left footed pk takers that I can think of off the top of my head.

 

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[HelterSkelter]

Well Maradona did miss his penalty at Italia 1990.Not that it proves anything,but still

Im sure is just a myth.

 

[Red]

Sounds like bollocks to me.

1990 WC was a bad one for left footers because Stuart 'Psycho' Pearce missed one as well.

 

[Cuti]

Fabio Grosso, Malouda, Abidal all left footers that scored in the World Cup final.

In the 3rd 4th place play off there was a penalty shoot out and 5 out of 9 were left foot, all scored, the ones that missed were both right foot

 

[Sadomin]

There might be something to it.

It is easier for a right footed goalkeeper to throw himself to the left and vice versa. Just as most right footed players shoot to the left and vice versa. Since the majority of goalkeepers (and people generally) are right footed, it means lefties physically have a more difficult time.

 

[only-juve]

I know that this has nothing to do with the topic, but it seems to me that left footed players r more talented than right footed ones.....Also their shots r more precise. I don't know if u guys think the same?

 

[Sadomin]

I know that this has nothing to do with the topic, but it seems to me that left footed players r more talented than right footed ones.....Also their shots r more precise. I don't know if u guys think the same?

Every team likes to have a left footed set piece taker and a right footed one. If you have 2 lefties and 9 righties on the pitch, then there's a 50% chance that the lefties have a great shot, and an 11% chance a rightie does. Very simplified example, but you get the point. There's no real reason to have all your team be set piece specialists.

 

[Christina]

Fabio Grosso, Malouda, Abidal all left footers that scored in the World Cup final.

In the 3rd 4th place play off there was a penalty shoot out and 5 out of 9 were left foot, all scored, the ones that missed were both right foot

Materazzi also.

 

[Mark]

There's less left footers in the game and it's easier to recall who missed pk's. Vieri and Liverani come to mind right away.

 

[Zé Tahir]

There might be something to it.

It is easier for a right footed goalkeeper to throw himself to the left and vice versa. Just as most right footed players shoot to the left and vice versa. Since the majority of goalkeepers (and people generally) are right footed, it means lefties physically have a more difficult time.

Makes sense. That could be a possibility.

 

[Joaco]

Well Maradona did miss his penalty at Italia 1990.Not that it proves anything,but still

Im sure is just a myth.

Maradona missed 3 or 5 consecutive penalties at Boca, and he apologized for that. I will never forget that day.

For me is just a myth too.

e: I just remember that Martin Palermo missed three penalties in the same match. It was at Copa America I think against Colombia. And, yeah, he is left footed. It's a Guiness Record, btw

 

[ZhiXin]

Materazzi, when he doesn't get into unnecessary trouble

 

[Zé Tahir]

You don't know what this thread is about do you?

 

[Omair]

Maradona missed 3 or 5 consecutive penalties at Boca, and he apologized for that. I will never forget that day.

For me is just a myth too.

e: I just remember that Martin Palermo missed three penalties in the same match. It was at Copa America I think against Colombia. And, yeah, he is left footed. It's a Guiness Record, btw

didn't fatty boy Ronaldo also miss three penalties in one of Brazil's qualifier matches to WC '06 ?

 

[Joaco]

I remember Ronaldo scoring three penalties in the same match agaisnt Argentina in the qualifier, but not missing them. I'll check anyway

 

[BarkuZ-yes i am an ass]

Martin Palermo and 3 missed penalties in one match?

 

[Bjerknes]

I think this topic is total nonsense in my opinion. There is nothing that proves one foot is better.

Although I actually wish I was left-footed because that's more of a weapon on free-kicks since it's somewhat rare in football.

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

Well, it is a total weapon all over the place.

One-in-nine is born leftie, this making it a total advantage.

But I think, within experience and understanding, that lefties tend to have a worse right foot than righties have lefts.

 

[Boudz]

R.Carlos and Kuman

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

Way to not read the discussion...