England Footballers Miss Penalties As They See The Goal As Smaller Than Their Rivals

From The Telegraph:

England footballers have been handed another excuse for why they keep missing penalties – they perceive the goalmouth as narrower than their successful rivals, claim scientists.

Researchers have discovered that confident sportsman who always score actually see a larger target in their mind's eye.

Conversely those who miss all the time come to see it as smaller.

Jessica Witt, assistant professor of psychological sciences at Purdue University in Indiana, found sportsmen who had been previously successful were more likely to see the goal as wider because their perception had been altered by their success.

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