The Blue Notebooks 2024-07-02 The Blue Notebooks - Last update images today The Blue Notebooks Transfer Talk: Man United Open To Rashford Exit 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) VinylFactory MaxRichter BlueNotebook 1024x1024 R 11988086 1526067821 1918 BlurNotebook Lp F 51dPYJBF7TL. AC SY879 Max Richter Blue Notebooks Il 1140xN.1301747506 3l7k D334b275 6f39 45a4 Bd17 9136724a2cbb 1.f10f632f715c737d11117baf6edf10a2 ?odnWidth=1000&odnHeight=1000&odnBg=ffffff BlueNote F Maxresdefault 479 4185 OgY Extralarge ?12052017115417 P0042011 600x600 2024 Blue Book ?w=1366&ssl=1 RSD MAXRICHTERBLUEVINYL 500x500 9780794850203 Uk Il 1080xN.5649861886 4anx Notebook PNG19218 53563448418 2b4a685e97 H Office Digital Notebook 2048x1024 Image 169621469297411089622df2647t12565594 21590bfd51c1e2197b73ea4ee14fa481 473a82f4c968901f0a13f1ea31b27345 Best Notebooks Featured Image ?auto=webp&width=1440&height=936 C7ca4161a14cf0665f78ab7c5d5d8981 S619905401472562250 P1100 I1 W926 ?width=640 B5ef57a1117ec33ebf3da4335a94ac3a 8bc40fdce2185459ed9808c6f0137e82 C7cf12825c9d7317a0580f0217b6f6bd Melhores Notebooks Samsung Aa4ec890b1cbbd4c014cbb6c620143fa S619905401472562250 P619 I4 W640 9626ce43d0018eaf21144a41dda7cc30 2023 Catalog Il 1080xN.4686253503 D2bg