U17's - Have done us proud at Euro 2018

I think this tweet clears everything up regarding the debate between the two penalty saves.

 

The ball hasn't even been kicked and the Irish keeper has clearly advanced and in comparison with the Dutch keeper, the ball has been kicked and he still has his back leg on the line.

 

Delighted for him. I can see the incident has been discussed to death on here but, whatever your view on it, the emotional wringer the poor chap went through over those 10 seconds or so was devastating.

 

My own penny's worth on it would be that he made a forward movement before the ball was kicked and therefore ultimately can't have too many complaints about the retake (as the player himself admitted, much to his credit). The main aggrievance is that, at all levels, keepers do this all the time and very rarely get penalised. Was it the 2003 Champs League final where the keepers were basically charging down the penalties? None were retaken. There is a case to say the Dutch keeper was also just about off his line for the first penalty but Corcoran's definitely seemed more blatant. The issue around the rule change, or directive, issued in 2016 to book a keeper for coming off his line seems harsh, but then again in the long term is likely to reduce instances of keeper's chancing their arm. It will be interesting to see how many keepers get cautioned over the summer in Russia.

 

My overriding take way from the whole incident however has nothing to do with an u-17 side who acquitted themselves so well over the tournament, but rather over the fact that a man who has managed the u-21s for a number of years, and even the senior national side on occasion, is not aware of an incredibly basic rule such as no substitutions being allowed after the final whistle of extra time. That is genuinely extraordinary.

Maybe Ray Charles would be more appropriate