CASE NO. 004

Penalties

// verdict BUSTED
CASE NO. 004Penalties

The best penalty takers always aim for the corners.

Studies of professional penalties (including in major-tournament data) find that strikes aimed at the goalkeeper's central zone convert at a higher rate than expected, because goalkeepers commit early to one side. The 'corners only' rule is folk wisdom — well-placed central strikes are statistically excellent.

// sources1Penalty-kick research overview
Busted

«Busted.»

// verdictBUSTED

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