Terry's tears lasted too long in defeat to be true captain material
source: http://express.co.uk/posts/view/45614/Terry-the-tearful-not-fit-for-captaincy
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It was a pitiful sight to see a self-styled strongman lose all control of his emotions.
The pity lay not in the fact he cried but that he cried for so long, that he could find no way to stop the flood of tears.
Only once previously had I seen a huge man of sport collapse so completely. That was the champion rower Matthew Pinsent, when he captured a fourth Olympic gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Pinsent was consumed by a waterfall of tears when the race was narrowly won, and then again when he stepped on to the podium to receive his golden prize. As the national anthem played, he hung his head in a vain attempt to hide his loss of control.
The experience prompted Pinsent to quit his sport. He could not go through the emotional mangle again, not even with the possibility of a fifth Olympic gold medal to equal Sir Steve Redgrave.
Pinsent’s tears were shed in triumph. Another sporting knight, Sir Bobby Charlton, did the same in the Manchester United dressing room after the Champions League final last Wednesday night in Moscow. Charlton has an old-fashioned view that you cry in victory but not defeat.
It is tempting to many of us, I suspect, to agree with the view that tears of joy for victors are preferable to tears of despair from runners-up.
But that isn’t the modern way. Terry was one of several England footballers who were tearful after the penalty shoot-out defeat by Portugal in the quarter-finals of the 2006 World Cup.
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hotalan45
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This is my story...Behind the Penalty of the Beautiful Game...
Loving the game so much, has inspired me to find out the common factor to why so many football players often miss those crucial penalties. The so called 'freebie' by some!
We understand and can see during football matches the joy it brings a particular team when presented a penalty. More often than not teams and their football funs are quick to half-rejoice when given a penalty, keeping in mind that they have not scored yet but truly feel that this is a gift which the team is ready to accept.
We see a full celebration from the team and their funs when they score, however you can experience resentments from the funs and the team, followed with support and comfort from the team mates when one misses.
Over the last 7years, I have observed carefully hundreds of football games from professional, semi-pro, county and Sunday league.
It come to my attention that 0ver 72% of football players who turned their back on the goalkeeper, in order to take that run up for that crucial kick either missed the target, hit the cross bar, the post or the goalkeeper saved the day. Players are more likely to miss a penalty if they turn their back on the goalkeeper compare to those that do not to so.
In addition, those that lucked full confidence, their run up seem longer. Scrutinizing different characters too, especially showed that taking a long run build fear and feelings of anxiety which caused them to miss...
Alan Sibomana
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