@FootballCliches Full backs who absolutely smash their penalties, like Dicks, Pearce or Ray Stewart. Even Baines, Graham Alexander & Ricardo Rodriguez are a throwback… Tavernier (Rangers) is a regular taker but can’t think of many more…
English
Ben Lyttleton
10.3K posts
Ben Lyttleton
@benlyt
Football author and consultant. Author of penalty book Twelve Yards, the Football School series, to get kids reading, & EDGE, to improve performance
Katılım Mart 2007
1.6K Takip Edilen28.6K Takipçiler
Recording FOOTBALL CLICHES today, and welcome any topical Adjudication Panel matters, but would mainly like your detailed, hyper-specific nominations for The Extinct XI, a lineup of player types, roles, characters, sub-sub-categories & anybody else who's firmly out of fashion...
English
I find studying penalties so interesting. The book 12 yards by @benlyt is probably one of the best books I’ve ever read.
N -@NDXSH_
Usual Robin Roefs routine vs goalkeeper-dependent penalty takers. But, Raúl Jimenez masks his run-up and kicking clues well: -Straight course. -Pace of approach. -Standing foot placement/angle. -Posture stunk. -Opposite arm behaviour. -Hips/general body orientation more open.
English
@SegaMakiza Great idea Sega but sadly no plans! Plenty to say especially after the AFCON final!
English
The full list of 2025’s @guardian_sport Top 100 theguardian.com/football/ng-in… with the great @benlyt on #1, Ousmane Dembélé theguardian.com/football/2025/…
English
Harry Kane has scored 35/36 penalties since 2022 World Cup. Technique change, Bayern dominance & outdoing the data all explored in this excellent piece by @JamesGheerbrant. Next stop NFL?
thetimes.com/article/5c24e3…
English
Ben Lyttleton retweetledi
@Kit_Yates_Maths Sounds like Lucy has read twelve yards by @benlyt
English
@michael54625373 Good question - they might exist somewhere but I don’t have them 😳
English
@benlyt are there stats on penalties in stadiums with running tracks
English
Good to have goals in life and @benlyt shows us how to score them in his excellent new book 🤩
English
🚀NEW BOOK ALERT!🚀
Score Like a Striker, the first book in my new Football Skills series, is out today! Tips, drills (& terrible jokes) for football-crazy kids. Let’s get our young readers outside kicking a ball around! Enjoy! ⚽ 📚 🙏
amazon.co.uk/Score-Like-Str…
English
Ben Lyttleton retweetledi
⚽📚 Learning through football! The brilliant author @benlyt delivered a wonderful workshop for our #PLPrimaryStars, bringing school curriculum to life❤️
We enjoyed a drama session, danced, sang and took on Mighty Red in a penalty shoutout✨ @PLCommunities
English
Ben Lyttleton retweetledi
Wow! 🤩 More than half a million (561,299 to be exact!) school children joined us for the Great Big Footy & Booky Quiz with @PLCommunities and @WorldBookDayUK.
Thank you @benlyt and @kitbrownnn for presenting.
Missed it live? Watch back: youtu.be/axb1DAkSwrE
YouTube
English
Teachers! Don’t forget to sign up to @Literacy_Trust @PLCommunities football & books quiz for @WorldBookDayUK next Thursday. Special guests from Premier League, WSL & Lionesses. Over 500k kids took part last year! Sign up here: literacytrust.org.uk/events/world-b…
English
@rwohan No edge for favourites, possibly due to extra pressure / expectations. Small advantage to teams who score last therefore taking the game to penalties
English
Great Q, to which I don't have an answer. My guess is there's a very minor edge for favorites? @benlyt or anyone else know?
Cade Massey@bcmassey
How often does the pre-match favorite win when it goes to penalties? Is there *any* edge, or is it effectively coinflips? @rwohan? @ESPN_BillC? @Neil_Paine?
English
Ronaldo decisive to the end there. It looked like he won the toss for 🇵🇹 and chose to kick second. My research has kicking first an advantage as the pressure increases on players when kicking second later in the shootout. So ends 🇫🇷 pen hoodoo!
English
For those who enjoyed last night’s penalty drama, you will love @GeirJordet new book Pressure, which goes deep on shoot-out tactics and psychology research. Highly recommended!
English
Pens! Look out for: advantage to team kicking first; players’ reaction time after ref whistle (CR7 too quick, nerves); body language & celebs after scoring; GK distraction efforts. In previous WC & Euros, pen No 8 (kick 4 for team going 2nd) is decisive, conversion only 55%
English
Very harsh on Maignan, who dominated the space before both Lewandowski penalties. Lewa gets to stutter but MM is penalised? Still feel France 🇫🇷 might have won WC final vs 🇦🇷 if Maignan had subbed on for Lloris pre shoot-out
English