Just why exactly are many teams paying the penalty必修

Just why exactly are many teams paying the penalty必修

Did the penalties look quite random here必修 They might be if we don’t count in a factor and I think so far in this tournament, it is the difference between penalties that were scored and that were missed. The pressure. 

Those who succeeded had little or less to lose.

When Messi stepped up, his powerful Argentina still had more than  八0 minutes against Saudi Arabia, who was not the toughest opponent of the group (in theory!).

When Neymar or Bruno Fernandez scored, their teams were leading and a victory was virtually secured.

And even though it took him two attempts, Lewandowski’s penalty came when a loss to France was inevitable. 

For Morocco in the shootout, people talked about them in glowing terms after they beat Belgium and topped Group E but not many people praised their chance over the title contender Spain. When the match couldn’t be decided within  一 二0 minutes, the pressure mounted on the  二0 一0 World Cup champions was far greater than on the north Africans.

On the flip side, those who failed had more to win but so much more to lose. The greater the expectations, the greater the pressure. 

It was the same for Messi and Lewandowski, they both failed in their attempts when their teams faced many difficulties against a resilient Mexico when the penalties could have changed the game. Then they felt the constraint. 

Al Dawsari couldn’t help Saudi Arabia take the lead to Poland with a penalty, which could have sent his team to the next round after they had already shocked Argentina. 

Expectations frustrated Ghana’s captain Andre Ayew, as nothing was sweeter than revenge against adversaries Uruguay. 

And for Japan, all eyes were on them after their victories over two gigantic teams. And the Japanese had been talking about the quarter-finals for the first time in their history.

Some reflections on what has been happening in Qatar remind me of the England team, who had a poor reputation for penalty shootouts. There are many causes that will take pages to discuss. However, this factor still applies to them: The expectations on England have always been great. 

Tonight, England will challenge the defending champions France. Will the expectations be their disadvantage again if it all comes down to penalties必修 Let’s wait and see. — VNS