Free kick wall position

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I see this a lot of time.

Let's observe the defender. Some of the defender puts both of their hand of their genital (understandable), but there's also someone who put one of their hand in their chest (or worse, on their nose like the second man from the right)

Now, why those folks do this (putting their hand in their chest). There's nothing to protect in their chest. The reason I asked this because, I saw this a lot like everywhere from school match to world cup and they do it unconsciously so someone must start this, for a reason and somehow it becomes a global phenomenon.

Thanks.

alamoot · Answer

This is done for the same reason they cover the genitals. The velocity of the ball can get very high on a free kick and if it hits a player in the face it can break his nose or even teeth. Also notice that many of these guys have had their noses broken before and had surgery to fix the broken nose. So they definitely don't want to go through the pain and process again.

Covering the chest is usually done before the kick. The player who does that doesn't want to block his own vision before the kick, so keeps his arm by his chest. So if the ball is shot towards his face or neck he can cover his head immediately, to avoid getting hit.

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