In all the top leagues, when a player gets taken down in the box and the referee awards a penalty, fans automatically roar in elation, the player’s teammates all celebrate joyously and the rest of us watching the game on TV expect to see a goal.
Well, according to the stats, this is the case 80%+ of the time.
7-Eleven might be the name of your friendly convenience store – but, it also represents the disgraceful miss-rate of penalties taken in the first three weeks of the EPL this season.
Yes, outta 11 penalties awarded so far, a shocking 7 have been missed.
What the heck’s happening?
Is it just a blip, or are players really losing their bottle?
This is how penalties should be taken.
Take a look at these videos and learn from them Mr Van Persie and Mr Suarez!
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