![]() ![]() His data comes from every penalty shoot-out in the World Cup, Euros or Champions League since 1976. “It comes from a Norwegian who has not been to the World Cup in 20 years,” Jordet joked. Jordet’s obsession with penalties will strike a chord with England fans after their heartache in major tournaments, which was added to this summer with defeat in the European Championships final when they took Italy to a shoot-out.Īshworth highlighted the time it took to take a penalty but other aspects include whether the star player is taking it, the type of penalty taken, what is riding on the outcome or even whether the player turns his back on the keeper before his run-up. ![]() It is fascinating and a little bit scary.” All those five strategies outlined, he used every one of them to perfection. There was no trash talk but he forced the taker to wait and marinate in his own anxiety. He is a different type of person to Martinez but found his own way by simply taking time to get in goal. “Edwin van der Sar was one of the fascinating studies. ![]() Tim Krul is a penalty expert who has his own way of putting off his opponent, while fellow Dutchman Edwin van der Sar was never flustered or angry yet managed to manipulate the situation with his delaying tactics. Jordet says much of this is down to character. In fact, he used all five weapons in the goalkeepers’ arsenal to get into the mind of Bruno. Bruce Grobbelaar used spaghetti legs as a visual distraction, while other tactics include physical or verbal confrontation, delaying or “social manipulation”, which Martinez used against United. On the role of the goalkeepers, Jordet lists five key aspects used to put off a taker. Ashworth used data on the time penalty-takers took, which showed that those who rushed spot-kicks were more likely to miss. Jordet has studied penalties forensically, with his work highlighted by Dan Ashworth when he was at the Football Association helping to turn England into World Cup semi-finalists. His exchanges were translated and ranged from the gentle ribbing of "you look nervous, you are laughing but you are nervous”, to the less-subtle “I’m going to eat you”. Martinez was the penalty shoot-out hero for Argentina in the Copa America semis when he saved three penalties and sledged his opponents to distraction. He doesn’t address Fernandes but all he is doing is communicating to him through talking to Ronaldo. Then I saw the spectacle against United and I was mesmerised by this new way of doing it. “The translation of what he said came out, so you think ‘wow, this guy’s for real’. As a goalkeeper, you’ve already won if that happens. The penalty takers started talking to the goalkeeper. ![]() “It was the most extreme I have seen, accentuated by the empty stadium so you could hear the exchange between Martinez and the shooters. Martinez in particular, the way he handled those Colombia players in the semi-finals really got to me,” Jordet told Telegraph Sport. “In the summer I saw Copa America goalkeepers were a bit more active than their colleagues in Europe. Geir Jordet, professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, has studied penalties for two decades and has never seen a case like Martinez. Bruno duly blazed over the crossbar, Martinez danced a jig of delight in front of the Stretford End and Villa won 1-0, maintaining their impressive start to the new season.īut that merely confirmed Martinez as the master of mind games when it comes to facing penalties: in the summer he got under the skin of Colombia players in the Copa America semi-final, helping Argentina win 3-2. The Argentine walked up to Bruno before United's injury-time penalty but refused to engage directly with him, instead pointing over his shoulder at Cristiano Ronaldo, telling him that, as United's star player, he should be the one taking spot-kicks. Most recently, it was Bruno Fernandes whose brain was scrambled by Martinez's antics. His extreme ploys to distract shooters include trash talk, delaying going back to his line and visual distractions, and the results have been spectacular. Emiliano Martinez has been branded the 'Machiavelli' of goalkeepers when it comes to facing penalties - and there is little doubt he would take that as a compliment. ![]()
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