'Small margins, huge consequences' - The psychology behind penalties

Name: Euro 2024: The psychology behind penalty shootouts
Uploaded: 2024-07-07T13:14:56.668Z
Duration: 6 min 1 s
Description: BBC Sport analyses the psychology behind taking penalties, from the 'wait' time before taking the spot-kick, to the methodology that could lead to success in a shootout.

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Journalist and author Ben Lyttleton gives an in-depth analysis of the psychology behind taking penalties, from the 'wait' time before taking a spot-kick, to the methodology that could lead to success in a shootout.

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European Football

7 July