Keepers can move on their line, jump up and down and generally try to put their opponent so why shouldn't a player be able to stutter his run? The stutter does annoy me though, I don't see what is to be gained by it. Its done that fast that they can't have time to see where the keeper is going.
The defending goalkeeper: •Remains on his goal line, facing the kicker, between the goalposts, until the ball has been kicked That seems to indicate jumping and moving on the line isn't allowed but we all know keepers move - the wobbly legs thing was fine because he stayed on his line. Another pet peeve is the ball placed outside the quadrant on a corner.
I don't think it is illegal, I do think the ref can decide if certain actions when taking the penalty are unsportsmanlike but there's no direct rule on it.
Because if the keeper stutters and moves to either side quickly uou know what he had in mind, when the players stutters and the keeper doesn't move it usually results in it being saved. Good job Balotelli can take a mean penalty. I thought we played alright, it was a team which wanted to make a point and hardly played with each other but we did well against a inform side. Sakho playing today disappoints me as that means we will try a Skrtel-Lovren partnership.
Tonight we'll see the draw for the next round but have to wait for these **** fixtures to finish: Burton v Brighton Chelsea v Bolton Man City v Sheff Wed Tottenham v Nottm Forest Crystal Palace v Newcastle West Brom v Hull
Did you hear the commentator use the term 'mouthwatering tie' yesterday referring to spurs v Forrest? I laughed out loud
I don't know why any sporting fixture is referred to as mouthwatering. This is mouthwatering: please log in to view this image
Forest are leading the Championship at this very early stage... been on a long time since they were in the top flight- are they going to be back next year?
No it doesn't, it suggests the keeper must remain on the line. As far as the wording suggests there, they could rape a badger on the line and it would be legal (as far as penalties go)
