Left-footers should never take penalties. I've seen no data on conversion rates but their posture makes it entirely predictable where they're going to most of the time, and that's typically across body because most left-footers play with limited angles and infield (left backs).
Yes, Salah is an exception. He's comfortable at operating in an multitude of angles because he plays on the right wing so his posture isn't as lopsided as a left-back who rarely has to pass to the left because that's where the byline is.
https://twitter.com/ChiefKeith08/status/1489355098899861507?s=20&t=AC6qgX-seFja-Y9NrhBjXw
Based on the replies, some people are finally beginning to understand that left-footers are more dependent on their preferred foot vs right footers. It's why most central midfielders are right footed. They can turn every direction. A lot of left footers can't. They're lopsided.
My theory is that left-footers are more one-footed than right footers because left-footers are naturally able to strike the ball cleaner. Right footers work on both feet because they're not as gifted in that sense. Left-footers are shunted to left back/wing at a young age too.
I still don't think this tell us a lot. There's lots of good left-footed penalty takers who's angles aren't as limited as left backs. Maybe the study would work best on left-backs only because they play exclusively across body.
https://twitter.com/Orbinho/status/1489527524581335042?t=oLqN_QB5x_elBIZvVN4iYQ&s=19
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