How to SAVE a penalty: Maths, luck, or psyche?

With a penalty, a goalkeeper can become a hero. But how do you save a penalty? What tricks are there? And what is the big secret of Toni Schumacher, the most successful penalty killer in World Cup history?

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[mouradmeddah]

who blinked when he was talking about the 0, 44s thing

[ashahryl]

imagine learning how to save a penalty just to end up getting panenka-ed

[ashahryl]

8:10 no wonder pogba takes 12 second to take his penalty

[derdingsda]

The Keeper Ralf Fährmann once said that his tactic is to make himself very small before the penalty so the striker things that is very easy to hit the goal. but when the striker started to walk he would get as big as possible so the striker instinctly things that the goal got smaller and is more likely to shoot next to the goal. with that tactic he statisticaly safed the most penaltys in one season

[namanalagh]

I love how much work is put into making these videos. Underrated channel right here.

[liamdietrich]

I'm a goalie that's struggling with ok saves. I have watched this 2 and my penalty save average went from 12% to 62%. This helped me out a lot thanks

[Snaily]

3:55 I could only dream of there being 1000 blades of grass on the entire pitch where I live.

[dimitrispapoulias]

I am a keeper and a reccently saved a penalty in a match. What a feeling!

[runningthor]

Keeper here, and I found this through studying hundreds of PKs. This works for me 90% of the time. Watch the plant arm, that is, the arm of the kicker’s plant foot side. As they swing back their kicking leg, that arm will swing out to counterbalance them. If it’s pointing straight out from the shoulder to their left, it’s going to the plant foot side. If it swings towards you or bends down from the elbow, it’s going to the kicking foot side. This works a TON of the time, as I suspect most shooters don’t consider it when taking a kick. They can look the wrong way with their eyes, stutter step, and do a circular approach all they want; but the arm won’t lie. Stay calm and watch the arm. You might not stop the shot but I’m betting you’ll go the right way.
PS: I’d appreciate feedback! Lmk if this works!

[standownez]

Dude Helmuth Duckadam saved 4 penalties in a row in the 1986 UCL final against Barcelona

[naevius]

I am a junior keeper for derby juniors and saved 7 of 8 pens took at me. Saving a penalty has the best feeling of football.

[usernaame]

this video is so well done. not only did i get a lot of new information, i also enjoyed the way you filmed and edited it! thank you for this, good job!!

[jacobbrowne]

How I save a penalty I dive one way and hope I save it

[mafik]

DW showing another quality content. In the era of people's disappointment with mainstream media, DW shows what journalism should be about. Great content! Please, keep it up and more people will join!

[sarang]

God, this video just reminded me of my 11th grade inter school football match. I was the goalkeeper and I had saved 7 shots 3 of them being difficult ones and kept a clean sheet but unfortunately so did the opposite goalkeeper and we proceeded to the penalties and this was the Final. I knew most of the guys were amateurs and i could manipulate them so instead of diving or guessing their shots, I manipulated them by moving left or right before their shot or even screamed some of their girlfriend's name and it worked they either blasted it above or hit the post and I 'saved' 3 out of 5 shots and we won that game...

[danielj.]

3:32 For non professional football, never dive in a random corner just wait.

[barryb.benson]

*david de gea wants to know your location*

[sebvettelF]

Excellent video. Great job presenter.. N your team

[danispieceofhistoryhistory]

I missed a penalty in the finals of my match...on my birthday.

[avery]

As someone who goal keeped for 8 year and still plays as a backup, one trick I’ve came down with was to take into account what position the kicker was in game, and how they preferred to pass or shoot the ball. That being did he prefer passing or kick with an open body (ie same side as the foot) or closed body? (ie opposite side)

As for the position they played, I’ve noticed most midfielders will shoot on the same side of their foot (cause to also the ideal way to pass as a mid), a striker will shoot on the opposite side of their foot (as that’s what’s more comfortable when shooting with laces in game) and a defender will normal shoot on the opposite side too since they don’t shoot much and shooting this way is much easier.