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I am a little surprised that more players haven't tried this, in particular when very close to the box, the extra couple of yards could make all the difference to the amount of lift the kicker could get over the wall.

I think the point here, is that by taking the ball back two yards, after the ref has positioned the wall 10 yards away, the player taking the kick (Fabregas) has improved the potential angle for getting the ball up and over the wall and onto goal. Simple maths at work, I believe.