Sunderland upset Manchester United in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday night but you'd be forgiven for thinking they were trying to spare David Moyes's feelings: in .... Of course, just because not many penalties are scored, it doesn't make a shoot-out terrible to watch – if anything the tension increases. read more
However, Statistically United is never bad in taking penalties. Noone can forget the famous penalty Shootout on a cold Russian night back in May 2008 which crowned us as the European champions. read more
Because if we lose that way, people get blamed less , if we try to score a goal and concede one, people worry we made a dumb error. it's pathetic, but see point 1 above. The degree of pressure the team faces is hard for anyone outside Europe to really comprehend, but just imagine an entire nation watching. read more
Making the penalty shootout before extra time would influence heavely the following 30 minutes, if you win the shootout most teams would part the bus. The current away at least doesn't condicionate a team to a previous result, and it rewards a team that it's able to score in this extra-time. read more