Football focus. This is why Germans are better at penalties.

 

There is football knocking around at the moment, and from my limited knowledge, the one thing England are scared of is a game, against Germany, going to penalties. We always lose, because the Teutonic player is simply better at these. 

It can now be revealed why -Märklin Tipp-Kick Fußballwagen.

In the box, we have a Tipp-Kick player, a non-round ball, and a railway wagon. The wagon has two holes in the side, and the basic game is simple. Haul the wagon along your layout, and hoof the ball into a hole. 

This is, to put it mildly, incredibly difficult. 

Now, I should be honest, and say that there is not a single sport that I am not rubbish at. Give me something involving a bat or a ball, and I'll show you just how badly I can attempt it. At school, I was always the last person chosen for a team - in fact, normally not chosen at all, I just ended up in a team after everyone else had been picked. 

You will have noticed that for my attempts, the wagon is not moving. Despite this, I score no goals. 

So, we can conclude that the German teams are all expert at this, and through lack of practise, English teams aren't Come on Hornby - time to wheel out the big boots, and give us a UK equivalent!