Steve Bruce has slammed the rise of ‘awful’ stuttered penalty run-ups at this summer’s World Cup.It comes after Kylian Mbappe became the latest player to miss from 12 yards after pausing during their run-up.Bruce has labelled stuttered penalty run-ups ‘awful’ after several high-profile missesGettyThe France captain saw his spot-kick saved by Yassine Bounou during their quarter-final win over Morocco on Thursday.Mbappe’s blushes were later spared after he redeemed himself by opening the scoring during the second half.Bruce on ‘stutter’ penaltiesHowever, Bruce has now made his stance on the penalty technique clear after joining Friday’s Hawksbee & Jacobs show.The former Premier League manager exclaimed: “They drive me mad. It’s alright if it comes off.“I just cannot for the life of me see why you don’t just take a normal run-up and just put your foot through it and if you miss, you miss.“But if you do this stuttering, it looks dreadful, doesn’t it?”As a player, Bruce scored 15 out of 16 penalties for Manchester United.Instead of stuttering in his run-up, though, the former defender adopted a repetitive approach to his technique.Discussing Mbappe’s miss specifically, Bruce added: “Absolutely awful. Even for a man of his quality, it was terrible.“But I have to say, going back to when I started, how the hell I started taking them, I do not know.Mbappe is the latest player to miss a penalty after a stuttered run-up this summerGetty“I ended up taking penalties, but I was repetitive in what I did. I took it like a golfer was driving a golf ball.“I was stupid, I tried to be meticulous in it. All this stopping and starting, not for me. So let’s hope it (Norway vs England) doesn’t go to penalties.”Stats don’t lieMbappe had previously scored whilst using the same technique against Paraguay in the last-16.FIFA rules allow players to stop or feint during their run-up to take a penalty.However, they cannot do so directly before kicking the ball.Bruno Guimaraes, Jorgen Strand Larsen and even Lionel Messi have all missed from 12 yards after stuttering during their run-ups this summer.Messi is one of 11 players to miss a penalty at the World Cup after stuttering in their run-upGettyHarry Kane also saw his initial penalty saved during England’s win over Croatia having stuttered before taking it.His approach saw goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic come off of his line early, with Kane subsequently converting his retake.Both the retake and his spot-kick against Mexico on Sunday saw the England captain ditch the stutter in his run-up.Not all players using a stuttered run-up have missed, though, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar amongst those to have converted.A total of 26 penalties, including shootouts, at the current World Cup have seen the taker stutter when approaching the ball.Of those, only 15 have been scored, with a conversion rate of 57 per cent.In comparison, 24 out of 35 taken without a stutter have been converted at a rate of 68 per cent.Sign up to talkSPORT BET and get 40/1 England to beat Norway! – Claim HereTerms: 18+ New Customers Only. Opt in, deposit & bet max £1 with real cash on Norway v England – England – Match Result. Get enhanced odds paid in Free Bets, which expire in 7 days. Offer valid until 22:00 UK time on 11/07/2026. Click for T&Cs. GambleAware.org | Please gamble responsiblyAlready got a talkSPORT BET account? Find out how to get 50/1 on a goal to be scored in the match, and 40/1 for Kane to have a shot on target.