Last update images today Museum Of Fine Arts Boston Tickets
Montas Makes Triumphant Return To New York As Reds Beat Yankees 8-4 To Complete 3-game Sweep
By Fernando Kallas
STUTTGART, Germany, July 4 (Reuters) - Mental preparation and plenty of practice are the most important factors in taking a penalty, Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan said as his team gear up for Friday's Euro 2024 quarter-final clash against Spain.
Both teams are heavy favourites and have provided some of the best football in the tournament so far and their clash could come down to a penalty shootout.
Gundogan, 33, said on Thursday that the pressure of taking a penalty is not something that can be replicated in training, but that it's still important to be mentally prepared.
"The key word for me is routine. When you step on to take a penalty, the pressure that exists in a game it's just different than it was in training and obviously to replicate is very, very difficult. I don't believe that you can replicate it in training," Gundogan told a press conference.
"You can train your routine. You can train how you want to approach a penalty. Your breathing, how you get calm... The most crucial thing is to get calm, how to get your heartbeat down.
"Just try to be cool and enjoy the moment of taking a penalty. Which is the most difficult thing because, otherwise anyone would score a penalty."
Gundogan is one of Germany's most experienced players and has taken almost 20 penalties in a successful career between clubs like Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City.
However, he believed anyone who stepped up to take a spot kick should be lauded for their bravery and that even some of the game's greatest players do not always score.
"Even the best takers in the world miss," Gundogan said.
"I automatically think about someone like Harry Kane who has a finishing that is unbelievable but I also remember him missing quite a few penalties.
"So it’s just the circumstances at the end of the day. I missed a lot of penalties in my career so far as well. At the end of the day you just try your best. Sometimes it gets rewarded and you can do it in a better way and sometimes not.
"I think to have the guts to step on, to take a penalty in crucial moments, to show respect for it, even when you miss because it is a situation that is extraordinary and it is very difficult to deal with." (Reporting by Fernando Kallas Editing by Christian Radnedge)
Segal 4x3 2024 Calendar Boston Museum Of Fine Arts Ukiyo E.webpMuseum Fine Arts Boston 5 15121058 Central Museum Visitor Operatons Division S Museum Volunteer Giving Introductory Talks To Museum Visitors At The National Museum Of Fine Arts Cover 1500x1125 Og Image.webp?quality=80&width=1200&height=630&aspect Ratio=1200 630530919 Fenway Kenmore Boston Museum Of Fine Arts Contemporary Wing 98390b7e1fd9a94535293078dc3a2453 MFA OOH2 Seaport Sarah Hopp 1920x1075 C0d705813b587b68426845aa4ab5e0c1 Annual Report Pubs Collage 4x3 Page 1 Thumb Large Museum Fine Arts Boston 4 Page 1 Museum Of Fine Arts Boston.webp?quality=80&width=750&height=500&aspect Ratio=750 5001200x800 375x200?returnCrop=yes&bg=c51162116361 0 6eb6d7ac Cca0 425d Ad6d 3ab66ea56a19 Sm 24a520685bea5ec09a112904dcecde0e 13 5 MuseumofFineArts,BostonAdmissionTicket SC446013 1024x744 1905 1000x667 5Z2JVKQ37MI6JEDHASNHJPFN4I 416144138 Home Title 3 Museum Of Fine Arts Free Ticket 768x1024 99 Db4b8ea18c885287cc6d101a624b9ff0e2f7cea9 1499x2000 ?w=1920&h=2562&fit=crop&auto=format8471278583 B0735c8158 O Cropped 19 2 742x1000 Cute Colorful Watercolor Simple Illustrated Young Adult Romance Book Cover 6 768x1225 81yKpxFDSEL 15256.1601256779 ?c=133
Montas Makes Triumphant Return To New York As Reds Beat Yankees 8-4 To Complete 3-game Sweep
By Fernando Kallas
STUTTGART, Germany, July 4 (Reuters) - Mental preparation and plenty of practice are the most important factors in taking a penalty, Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan said as his team gear up for Friday's Euro 2024 quarter-final clash against Spain.
Both teams are heavy favourites and have provided some of the best football in the tournament so far and their clash could come down to a penalty shootout.
Gundogan, 33, said on Thursday that the pressure of taking a penalty is not something that can be replicated in training, but that it's still important to be mentally prepared.
"The key word for me is routine. When you step on to take a penalty, the pressure that exists in a game it's just different than it was in training and obviously to replicate is very, very difficult. I don't believe that you can replicate it in training," Gundogan told a press conference.
"You can train your routine. You can train how you want to approach a penalty. Your breathing, how you get calm... The most crucial thing is to get calm, how to get your heartbeat down.
"Just try to be cool and enjoy the moment of taking a penalty. Which is the most difficult thing because, otherwise anyone would score a penalty."
Gundogan is one of Germany's most experienced players and has taken almost 20 penalties in a successful career between clubs like Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City.
However, he believed anyone who stepped up to take a spot kick should be lauded for their bravery and that even some of the game's greatest players do not always score.
"Even the best takers in the world miss," Gundogan said.
"I automatically think about someone like Harry Kane who has a finishing that is unbelievable but I also remember him missing quite a few penalties.
"So it’s just the circumstances at the end of the day. I missed a lot of penalties in my career so far as well. At the end of the day you just try your best. Sometimes it gets rewarded and you can do it in a better way and sometimes not.
"I think to have the guts to step on, to take a penalty in crucial moments, to show respect for it, even when you miss because it is a situation that is extraordinary and it is very difficult to deal with." (Reporting by Fernando Kallas Editing by Christian Radnedge)
