Football World Cup 2018

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Originally Posted by STEED

Clearly some one in England read my post and took note. Better game and a good victory.

Originally Posted by ME

I FOLLOW THESE PROCEDINGS WITH SOME INTEREST ...ENGLAND UBER ALLES!

BOLLOCKS! THEY'VE READ MY POST AND ARE IMBUED WITH 'MINNESOTA NICENESS' MOREOVER:

Originally Posted by 2daysWSJ

As we've seen in recent weeks, (ie England's great win over Columbia) the most dramatic moments of the World Cup are the penalty kicks, when the outcome can rest on a showdown between the shooter and the goalie. The ball at eleven metres dead center of the net; the goalie must stay on the line but may lateral R OR L prior to the kick. The best strategy may be not to move at all (mine in college soccer). In a 2007 study of 300 penalty kicks taken against goalies in professional games goalies go left 49.3%; to the right 44.4% and stay centered only 6.3% of the time. Kicks however go left, right or center 32.2%, 28.7% and 39.2 of the time respectively...This means that goalies are much more like ly to stop a kick if they just stay put...which means overcoming a natural tendancy towards action bias and the need to be seen 'doing something; in short: wait for it!

having played goalie against the touring Nigerian national team in '72 <(I'm the good looking guy in row three!)... and tried out for the San José Earthquakes in '75; my expertise is unassailable... and: PENALTY SHOTS FROM A WORLDCLASS NIGERIAN IBO TRIBESMAN, STOPPED DEAD CENTER AMIDSHPS( on my stomach), REALLY HURT bby!