England coach Gareth Southgate selected 4 players to practice taking penalty kicks at Euro 2024.
The England team had a rather difficult start to Euro 2024 with only a minimum 1-0 victory over Serbia in the opening match of Group C. However, the Three Lions' chances of progressing are relatively positive as the two opponents remain. Again, Denmark and Slovenia held each other 1-1.
Recently, according to defender Kieran Trippier's revelation, the England team suddenly practiced penalty kicks when the group stage had not yet ended. This is considered a careful preparation of coach Gareth Southgate's team for the knockout round.
The Newcastle defender says the England coach does not wait until the team reaches the knockout stages to spend time practicing penalty kicks - instead, insisting it is a continuous training process .
Kieran Trippier also revealed detailed information about how coach Gareth Southgate selects personnel for the familiar dramatic penalty shootout that England often has to go through in recent major tournaments such as Euro and World Cup.
Sharing with The Overlap, Trippier revealed: "After each training session, coach Southgate will choose about 4 players to practice taking penalty kicks. The coach just randomly picked a few names during training during the Euros. Each person will take 3 penalties and the coaching staff will make an assessment.
The coach will probably choose someone who is more consistent. We have some very good penalty takers in the squad. The important thing is to maintain stability when practicing and be confident with your decisions."
The prospect of a penalty shootout is still far away, but Trippier is delighted with England's start, as well as his contribution to the 1-0 win over Serbia - a match that saw the defender return from injury. calf injury.
“It was my first 90 minutes in about four months,” Trippier expressed. It's important to get minutes because in the soccer league, the games come thick and fast. It's about how you recover, showing your level of professionalism. I have cramps but I feel fine.”