I agree, except in the shootout scenario. Almost everyone will be touching cloth. I wonder what would have happened if 9 of the 11 players said, "actually, you know what? I don't fancy missing so I'd rather not take one".
Surely the beauty of the penalty shoot out is the lottery of it (or...
On the subject of the supposed refusal to take a penalty yesterday.
Total bottler or, more concerningly, a Huddersfield sympathiser and not wanting to destroy his cult (yes, that's not a typo) status against a former club. Just a personal theory. I'd be really put out if one of our players did...