Were you surprised to see Baresi and Baggio miss their penalty kicks?
It was a surprise, given the quality and history of those players. However, the records also show that taking a penalty is not as simple as people like to think, with composure and physical condition all significant factors. In Brazil we always say that the penalty kick is so important that the president should take it. If you miss, you can tarnish your whole career in a split-second. When someone steps forward to take one, he’s carrying that responsibility on his shoulders, and he knows if he misses, no one will ever forget. So, you can imagine the tension a player feels when he has to take a crucial penalty kick and the composure he must have at such a time. What went through your mind when Baggio missed his kick? The first thing was to celebrate, to hug my teammates. It’s a joyous moment, and you don’t know how to control yourself. Everything’s very spontaneous and, even as it’s happening, you cannot believe it. We only began to digest it after we saw the images on television. Then
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