Quote Originally Posted by IainR View Post
Brilliant.. the english advising the world on penalties..

So what do we do pack 1-3 with the best takers.. they score.. 4th and 5th sit all nervous.. stand up and miss we go home..

Or you can do what the winning team did and leave an expert penalty taker.. Fabregas.. til last.. score and go to the final. Both teams did the same thing...

Quite a few shootouts end before the 5th shooter, so to me it would seem curious to leave Ronaldo until then. You wouldn't want a central defender taking it either, though, if it came down to it. I would have my best shooters go early - if they score it settles the nerves a bit of the later shooters, and if they miss those later shooters probably won't matter anyway.

The thing I find interesting, and may ask some stat nerd to investigate, is how often the team that misses first goes on to win. You'd think it would be the kiss of death, but I believe Italy (v England), Chelsea (v Bayern) and Bayern (v Madrid) all missed first and won?