Quote Originally Posted by J R Hartley View Post
Yes because he's such a **** that every goal kick he would take would land to the opposition or into touch Unless Glenn Hoddle has become a goal keeper in later life I dont think there's a keeper in the world, let alone the championship, who can accurately ping goal kicks 60/70 yards to a team mate. Going high and long from a goal kick always has, and always will be, a 50-50.
The stats show that goalkeepers kicking it long results on average in more shots conceded and less shots taken than rolling it out. Which is why more and more sides play it out from the back these days.
Most of the data is available from top leagues though, I don't know how the payoff differs as you drop down the leagues and player quality drops.

For throw ins however, a long throw is statistically better than a short throw, even in terms of shots faced following the action.