John Terry

John Terry appears in How to win a penalty shootout (with game theory) as the Chelsea FC player whose slip and missed penalty extended the 2008 Champions League final shootout. The episode uses that moment as the hinge that allowed the later Edwin van der Sar and Nicolas Anelka exchange to happen.

The source does not analyze Terry’s miss as a data problem. Its role is situational: a shootout can turn on physical execution and randomness as well as Game Theory, Data-Driven Penalty Preparation, and Penalty Shootout Pressure.

Connections

• Chelsea FC, Manchester United, Edwin van der Sar, and Nicolas Anelka - shootout sequence.
• Penalty Shootout Strategy and Penalty Shootout Pressure - context shaped by the missed kick.
• Planet Money - source episode.