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My plea to penalty-takers: Stop doing silly Panenkas

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Antonin Panenka won the European Championship for Czechoslovakia in 1976 .

Antonin won the tournament after Uli Hoeness missed in the shoot-out that followed a 2 -2 draw in the 1976 final.

Since then the Panenkas have been regarded as football's ultimate stroke of showbiz pizazz.

Bukayo Saka's wayward penalty against Real Madrid cost Arsenal with his wayward spot-kick.

But invariably he smacks his shot into one of the corners of the net. For him, there is no messing around chipping it down the middle. Just get the job done. Saka is a wonderful player, whose skill, charm and joie de vivre enriches the modern game. But you suspect after his experience on Wednesday night , he will be joining the list of those not keen to help the Panenka reach its half century ..

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