PKs are mostly mental really. I mean the advantage is completely with the offensive player
Edited by BradUnderwoodforprez on July 9, 2026, 15:45:30
To the tune of about 75% conversion. As said below you have to mix it up to not be predictable as the goalies at that level are that good. When you start mixing it up the mental part comes even more into play. But your thinking isn’t wrong  Previous Message
i fully realize this is easier said that done. I also realize that you're introducing the possibility of missing the goal.
but shots < 4' off the ground have the chance of being saved. 50/50 basically if the goalie chooses correctly. but hard and high seems impossible to stop even if he chooses correctly
I guess i'm saying i don't know why you'd ever go soft and low. high and hard seems way better no?
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 2026 World Cup Quarters/Semis Thread - assassin July 9, 2026, 15:27:30
- I hope all those European cunts enjoy the game tonight after another tough day of lounging. - Warrin'_Illini Today, 10:08:58
- Speaking of the back pass discussion below, there are a few in this video that - ATL Yesterday, 17:27:49
- NYT on mandatory showing of Infantino during broadcasts - Potomac Yesterday, 14:14:41
- Games this week are at 2 PM. Stupid and bad IMO.* - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 12:55:37
- I'm genuinely curious on the momentum that MLS can build off of this World Cup - Sounder Yesterday, 12:36:01
- Regarding the Swiss second yellow via VAR (from espn.com) - Potomac July 12, 2026, 9:22:51
- fifa thinking about 64 teams in 2030, ugh no * - MC July 12, 2026, 8:42:24
- Hey VIV - one interesting thought on the ball hitting the cable … - RD July 12, 2026, 0:11:49
- Certainly did not expect Messi, Kane, Haaland all scoreless today* - Potomac July 11, 2026, 22:43:25
- Good night.* - SurfTheBoneyard July 11, 2026, 22:41:55
- Wonder strike * - uofi1998 July 11, 2026, 22:34:17
- Mercy there have been some bangers the last two rounds * - BradUnderwoodforprez July 11, 2026, 22:33:52
- What a banger * - assassin July 11, 2026, 22:33:06
- Dios mio.* - SurfTheBoneyard July 11, 2026, 22:33:05
- Beautiful goal * - VIV July 11, 2026, 22:33:03
- Great strike* - PapaDels July 11, 2026, 22:32:55
- Not sure about that pen* - PapaDels July 11, 2026, 22:18:57
- That ball was smoked* - BradUnderwoodforprez July 11, 2026, 22:12:12
- That was a pretty bad dive. I don’t like the Var giving a yellow for it. In general I think there - CoronaTheirAss July 11, 2026, 22:06:02
- Great save * - VIV July 11, 2026, 22:01:31
- Embarrassing offensive output up a man from Argentina.* - Carl Spackler July 11, 2026, 22:01:17
- ENG/ARG is going to be great and I think I'll tip England to win * - MC July 11, 2026, 21:47:28
- LOL that no one on this broadcast is talking about what a dumb 2 yellow cards Embolo got. - Carl Spackler July 11, 2026, 21:40:20
- egypt fans punching air right now. it's the right call but damn tough way to issue a red * - MC July 11, 2026, 21:38:49
- I don’t know shit but that looked like the right call? - illini21 July 11, 2026, 21:36:59
- Really interesting though if you don’t review the yellow the red never happens* - BradUnderwoodforprez July 11, 2026, 21:36:42
- Right call. Don't dive, you won't get penalized for it* - GrandmotherPearlsJam July 11, 2026, 21:35:13
- Why do Donovan and Clattenberg want a bail out here? It's a horribly stupid dive, but it's a dive.* - Carl Spackler July 11, 2026, 21:34:44
- That is clearly a dive. Tough shit* - PapaDels July 11, 2026, 21:34:28
- Holy shit. Right call but that sucks* - snipes824 July 11, 2026, 21:34:00
- That’s not gonna help the conspiracy theories* - assassin July 11, 2026, 21:33:34
- Good. Stop the diving nonsense* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes July 11, 2026, 21:33:33
- Embolo-ism!* - SurfTheBoneyard July 11, 2026, 21:33:08
- Definite dive. 2nd yellow* - VIV July 11, 2026, 21:32:38
- This should absolutely be a yellow for diving. And now he'll be sent off.* - Carl Spackler July 11, 2026, 21:32:30
- Swiss player initiated that* - PapaDels July 11, 2026, 21:32:18
- Game on!* - voiceofreason July 11, 2026, 21:29:33
- That’s been coming for the last 15 or so. * - assassin July 11, 2026, 21:29:23
- That’s been coming for the Swiss. * - VIV July 11, 2026, 21:29:05
- This one is a snoozer* - OB25 July 11, 2026, 21:14:47
- Do they keep statistics on how much - TarheelIllini July 11, 2026, 20:40:52
- Switzerland’s coach is Trent Crimm, The Independent.* - ATL July 11, 2026, 20:17:19
- Welp* - ATL July 11, 2026, 20:11:54
- I feel like we’ll see as much Swiss bus parking as the game will allow. * - VIV July 11, 2026, 20:00:44
- This atmosphere would have been insane if Colombia had beaten Switzerland* - OB25 July 11, 2026, 19:54:55
- I'm kinda done with all of the Tom Rinaldi hits - IlliniSax05 July 11, 2026, 19:43:31
- It’s good to be Jude Bellingham* - CWR10 July 11, 2026, 19:27:38
- Tuchel is being a Teutonic Dick in this interview.* - SurfTheBoneyard July 11, 2026, 19:00:59
- ooo - bbonb July 11, 2026, 19:12:39
- I’ve been a big critic of the meat wall, but you also can’t let keepers bulldoze people w/ impunity - Carl Spackler July 11, 2026, 19:00:11
- The strategy to not pass to Haaland and then sub him off was a bold one* - CoronaTheirAss July 11, 2026, 18:57:17
- Norway is like watching Everton with Lukaku. One dude who is a monster, but not nearly - voiceofreason July 11, 2026, 18:48:55
- boo* - LeatherneckIllini July 11, 2026, 18:48:21
- Norway sure hasn’t been able to catch a break on any of these calls/non-calls* - OB25 July 11, 2026, 18:44:26
- That is a bullshit whistle* - Carl Spackler July 11, 2026, 18:42:47
- Have there been any cards issued in this game? Seems like they’re haven’t been, but I might’ve - ATL July 11, 2026, 18:41:50
- He ran into his own player. You can’t stop that * - VIV July 11, 2026, 18:41:45
- Bold strategy Cotton* - CoronaTheirAss July 11, 2026, 18:30:03
- One of the dumber subs I’ve ever seen * - VIV July 11, 2026, 18:29:26
- Halaand off?* - PapaDels July 11, 2026, 18:28:50
- Haaland off hmmm * - MC July 11, 2026, 18:28:41
- Norway is way too indecisive when they have close chances.* - voiceofreason July 11, 2026, 18:21:52
- Good VAR.* - assassin July 11, 2026, 18:19:22
- Yes* - PapaDels July 11, 2026, 18:20:00
- Yep.* - ATL July 11, 2026, 18:19:38
- What is Bobb supposed to do* - BradUnderwoodforprez July 11, 2026, 18:18:41
- Nah, fam. No way.* - assassin July 11, 2026, 18:17:47
- That’s not a penalty.* - voiceofreason July 11, 2026, 18:17:46
- Not sure that’s a pen* - VIV July 11, 2026, 18:17:41
- nm* - IlliniRunner July 11, 2026, 18:17:20
- I dunno about that penalty* - IlliniRunner July 11, 2026, 18:17:20
- Great individual effort by Spence* - PapaDels July 11, 2026, 18:17:10
- And blouses.* - voiceofreason July 11, 2026, 18:17:05
- Goalies, man* - OWWDig July 11, 2026, 18:12:12
- Big spill* - PapaDels July 11, 2026, 18:11:39
- Hey Jude!* - IlliniRunner July 11, 2026, 18:11:19
- What are the defenders from Norway doing?!* - VIV July 11, 2026, 18:10:44
- LOL, FIFA saying it didn’t hit the cable before the England goal* - VIV July 11, 2026, 18:05:46
- Someone’s fuck up is going to decide this.* - voiceofreason July 11, 2026, 18:03:13
- Yellow. That’s not a DOGSO.* - ATL July 11, 2026, 18:01:12
- Rogers nearly took the ball off Eze* - VIV July 11, 2026, 17:58:01
- when shooting, kick the ball away from the goalie, not at him - bbonb July 11, 2026, 17:55:25
- Hairy Cane has been dogshit today * - VIV July 11, 2026, 17:55:03
- Nearly a fuckup for the ages. * - VIV July 11, 2026, 17:54:17
- Almost a Matt Freese moment* - Potomac July 11, 2026, 17:54:04
- Gorgeous move from Saka. How does that not end up in the goal?* - VIV July 11, 2026, 17:50:14
- Absolute mugging in the box* - BradUnderwoodforprez July 11, 2026, 17:40:16
- Norway absolutely owning this half* - PapaDels July 11, 2026, 17:39:27
- I kind of expected these players to all be ripped, all with 6 packs and not an ounce of fat - bbonb July 11, 2026, 17:26:44
- Oof, that’s a 2 handed shove by Haaland. * - VIV July 11, 2026, 17:18:41
- Literally every goal having a VAR question in the immediate aftermath just sucks so much* - OB25 July 11, 2026, 17:17:56
- Haaland two hand shoved his man * - assassin July 11, 2026, 17:17:39
- wtf is Pickford doing out there?* - VIV July 11, 2026, 17:15:45
- Why wouldn’t the ball sensor pick up hitting the cable?* - BradUnderwoodforprez July 11, 2026, 17:10:37
- Who was the player Zlatan said was useless?* - Potomac July 11, 2026, 17:01:08
- Madueke.* - SurfTheBoneyard July 11, 2026, 17:01:53
- Nm* - IlliniRunner July 11, 2026, 16:55:18
- So close to 2-1 England. * - IlliniRunner July 11, 2026, 16:55:17
- Norway’s jerseys look like their moms added the numbers and letters with duct tape - bbonb July 11, 2026, 16:53:48
- LOL at the slow no replay of the Norway coach.* - Toonces July 11, 2026, 16:50:21
- Bellingham is so damn good. * - VIV July 11, 2026, 16:48:31
- Imagine having that monster open on a 2 v1 and not passing to him.* - voiceofreason July 11, 2026, 16:46:29
- Not how you do a two on one. * - assassin July 11, 2026, 16:45:34
- Maybe pass it to Haaland?* - VIV July 11, 2026, 16:45:17
- Such a great strike* - BradUnderwoodforprez July 11, 2026, 16:39:38
- What a finish. What a bad effort by Pickford. And don’t call this back. * - VIV July 11, 2026, 16:38:19
- Fantastic strike. Not sure Pickford gets to that anyway, but looked like he pulled back - voiceofreason July 11, 2026, 16:44:40
- That strike was awesome. * - harb July 11, 2026, 16:39:51
- Glad they let it stand* - OWWDig July 11, 2026, 16:39:27
- unbelievable shot* - Orangeillini July 11, 2026, 16:39:17
- It’s a Kane dive yet again * - RD July 11, 2026, 16:38:55
- nice opportunity for VAR to reverse another goal* - Orangeillini July 11, 2026, 16:37:33
- Hm is that coming back?* - assassin July 11, 2026, 16:37:29
- This match has high potential to be dreadful * - BradUnderwoodforprez July 11, 2026, 16:18:00
- England and Norway playing in Miami is funny - assassin July 11, 2026, 15:58:11
- In preparation for the first match of the day - ATL July 11, 2026, 15:04:32
- Ooo - PapaDels July 10, 2026, 16:05:07
- hahahaha, A+* - TarheelIllini July 11, 2026, 9:41:29
- LULZ* - assassin July 10, 2026, 16:22:07
- Spain and France should be an interesting match. * - harb July 10, 2026, 16:01:23
- That looked close to a pass back. Maybe not quite one but close.* - ATL July 10, 2026, 15:55:44
- Oh hey another late minute World Cup goal - BradUnderwoodforprez July 10, 2026, 15:52:09
- Arsenal players scoring big time goals again* - VIV July 10, 2026, 15:50:36
- Goalies, man* - OWWDig July 10, 2026, 15:50:34
- Dam. Rebound goal for Spain. * - harb July 10, 2026, 15:50:23
- Yamal tends to play hero ball sometimes.* - SurfTheBoneyard July 10, 2026, 15:37:30
- Wow. Courtois out * - ATL July 10, 2026, 15:34:31
- Every Spanish player was hugging every Belgian player on that corner - ATL July 10, 2026, 15:14:18
- The Belgian goal looked quite familiar* - Potomac July 10, 2026, 14:43:21
- Against the run of play.* - SurfTheBoneyard July 10, 2026, 14:41:49
- was that Noel Gallagher in Penelope Cruz's box?* - Sammich July 10, 2026, 14:34:49
- Cutbacks every freaking time. Even when they don’t work they work* - BradUnderwoodforprez July 10, 2026, 14:32:32
- sweltering? it's 77 degrees?* - John Coctostan July 10, 2026, 14:26:32
- This should be us getting slammed by Spain. It should be us. * - MC July 10, 2026, 14:15:12
- Tielemans being out is pretty huge* - BradUnderwoodforprez July 10, 2026, 14:05:36
- If Morocco and Switzerland can get to the final eight, so can the US - TarheelIllini July 9, 2026, 17:00:05
- That will be all of that * - BradUnderwoodforprez July 9, 2026, 16:31:24
- And another for France. * - harb July 9, 2026, 16:31:22
- M. Inveitable. * - assassin July 9, 2026, 16:26:25
- Wow. What a strike. * - harb July 9, 2026, 16:25:47
- France is 10 world class players and Rabiot - BradUnderwoodforprez July 9, 2026, 15:51:59
- dumb soccer guy question - why aren't all PKs to the top corners? - John Coctostan July 9, 2026, 15:33:01
- That was awesome by the keeper. * - harb July 9, 2026, 15:31:40
- Great wacky goalie move got him to lose power* - assassin July 9, 2026, 15:30:19
- well that was a shitty attempt by Mbappe.* - IlliniRunner July 9, 2026, 15:30:00
- Why would you go to the ground as a defender there * - BradUnderwoodforprez July 9, 2026, 15:28:07
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on July 9, 2026, 15:43:49, in reply to "dumb soccer guy question - why aren't all PKs to the top corners?"
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