Cant agree with that. Look at Robbie Recently : Money-on to score if Spurs got a spot kick , but recently, theres a quiver in his confidence. In a tournament situation, who's to say that your 5 dead eye, ice-in-the-veins penalty takers will all have the nerve & vigour on the day, whether they've been practicing or not?
What if your preferred first 5 shooters dont have the bottle to volunteer? Or have been Injured, rested or sent off?
The solution there is of course to make sure your entire squad practices penalties so there'll never be a shortfall. "Total Deadball" as it were, however, this is about as practical as having them practice to be tall.
You could practice penalty taking all you want. Each penalty is a different mathematical equasion producing vastly different results.
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