Emiliano Martínez’s attitudes in penalty shootouts are known all over the world, from psychological games to rushing and intimidating kickers, which is why according to the British newspaper The Sun, FIFA would be close to taking action in this regard.
According to the English newspaper, there would be a “significant change in the penalty rules for next season”, since the highest football body affirms that “goalkeepers should not be allowed to delay penalties or “unfairly distract” the kicker”.
However, “Dibu” is not the only one who uses these tactics to try to get some advantage in the shootout, the Dutchman Andries Noppert was one of those who had a word exchange with the Argentine Lautaro Martínez in the quarterfinals of the World Cup, in order to get the kicker out of concentration.
Another example is that of the Australian Andrew Redmayne, whose dances went around the world in the penalty shootout of the playoff against Peru.
For now, no ban on these practices has been determined, but everything seems to indicate that it is a matter of time for FIFA to take action on the matter and make known a law to prohibit the goalkeeper from taking the kicker’s concentration with any method.
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