Subject: EURO 2012 - Poland & Ukraine

Shooting in the middle is the most safety way!

Most of the times, keeper goes to the left or to the right. I would say its 47,5% to the left or to the right and 5% that he stays in the middle.

Pirlo why? :P

87% of statistics is made up on the spot xD

There is obviously no specific data but to anyone who watches football it is a fact that it is a super risky move which often ends in tears.

He doesn't have to stay in the middle to save it, just few weeks ago Bilbao keeper saved it with legs after C. Ronaldo shot.

Making it in a euro quarter-final or making it in a friendly it's not the same thing

Pirlo is a real world class player, he knows his skills and he have not a swollen head like cristiano ronaldo

he made it to have a moral powerboost and it was successfull

Dude, you may not like CR, but you cant deniy he is a world class player to...one of the best in present and history.

Pirlo = Brescia = Balls

Montolivo = Bergamo = Pussy ;)

I liked Diamanti today, he made Italy alive in the offence...though I have a feeling that he is the kind of player that plays his own game...:).

Amazing Italy today, Pirlo and Marchisio were perfect for 120 minutes.

Pirlo's penalty was pure class, player of the tournament so far. If Balotelli fails to score with such player behind him, then he should consider changing his vocation...

I want diamanti-giovinco-borini instead of montolivo-cassano-balotelli

I really liked Balotelli today, he's a world class player, imo. He caused trouble to the English defence for 120 minutes. And then he kicked an awesome penalty :-)

And Pirlo was fairly sure about his penalty, because he saw that Hart was diving really quickly every time.

First two Italian shots = 100km/h to the Hart´s right side - he had to be very fast, so if he decided to jump, he couldn´t save it with his legs ... it was really a lot more than 50/50, I would say 95/5 it this situation :)

funny faces made by hart to scare his opponents :D

When a TV reporter ask him : "Why you've kick such a crazy penalty shootout?".
Pirlo just say : "Because I've seen the goalkeeper too much excited..."
Great... :-))))

Pirlo's penalty was pure class, player of the tournament so far. If Balotelli fails to score with such player behind him, then he should consider changing his vocation...

do you remember the assist for Di Natale in the match with Spain?
a really perfect ball... Pirlo has always been underestimated...

i actually feel that penalty brought turnaround in the shoot out series

you kill the goalkeeper and provide great boost for your teammates and you really need to be top class to pull it of

great move


yes!
you got it perfectly

penalties are pure psychology, and that was a psychological move