ENGLAND have been given their five-point plan to win penalty shootouts at Euro 2024. The Three Lions stumbled into the knockout stages in Germany with a narrow win over Serbia before drab draws with Denmark and Slovenia. But from now on, starting against Slovakia in the last 16 tomorrow , there must be a winner - with games going to the dreaded penalties if level after extra-time.
And that will bring up painful memories for England fans, from Italia 90 and Gareth Southgate's Euro 96 Germany woes right through to the last Euros final, where Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma broke English hearts. However, expert football psychologist Professor Geir Jordet PhD has told Southgate and his players what they can do to give themselves the best chance of victory in any shootouts - as well as a rogue, bold suggestion for the manager. Jordet has spent 25 years studying psychology in the beautiful game, has worked as a consultant for Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Ajax and recently released his book, Pressure: Lessons from the Psychology of the Penalty Shootout.
Ahead of England’s showdown with Slovakia, he told SunSport his five-point plan to be successful from the spot...
Jordet: “Tip number one, start preparing last year. So basically, start preparing this a long time ago. “I don't know what they've done but I hope they've done that for England's sake .
“It's about planning for the opposition's penalty takers but also ‘how do we win the psychological ga.