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But that's the hardest combination - even when there is no pressure. If you can almost guarantee the keeper is going to fling himself to one side - then why take the chance - just lift it off the ground and put it down the middle.

But putting it down the middle does not mean you're not that good. There is also a theory about it. I heard that ex-keeper say that a meaningful penalty late in the game makes a goalie picture himself as the hero - so they are more likely to dive. Quite often late penalties will be put down the...