The history of England's penalty shootout is a tragedy that makes people cry.

In the 1996 European Cup, England defeated Spain 4-2 in the penalty shootout, which was the only victory, but it dates back to 16 years ago. In the European Cup that year, they still had a penalty shootout with Germany in the semi-finals and eventually lost the game 5-6.

Then in the 1998 World Cup in France, England lost the penalty kick in the quarterfinals, and then in the 2004 European Cup and the 2006 World Cup in Germany. They encountered Portugal twice and lost in the penalty shootout. After that, the English team did not get better in the penalty kick, but their results became worse: they did not even have the chance to play penalty kicks, but were defeated by their opponents, or were directly eliminated in the group stage.

This history also makes England always have a deep shadow in their hearts when facing penalty shootouts.

Wansheng is worried about this.

There is definitely no need to worry about the strength of the England team. With the skill bonus of the football training master, the ‘shooting technique’ can greatly increase the player’s penalty success rate. However, if the player has a mental shadow and cannot play well on the court, even if the skill bonus is good, it will have no meaning at all.

In preparation for the quarterfinals, Wan Sheng could only let the team practice more penalty kicks.

At the same time, goalkeeper training is also very important.

Joe Hart is a goalkeeper who reacts very quickly and has good personal abilities, but he often depends on luck to save a penalty kick. In a real penalty shootout, it is also a problem to be able to hit a few. Wan Sheng simply put the effect of the "Haven of National Tournament Honor" on Joe Hart's reaction speed, and let him train with the "skill effect".

One advantage of this is to allow Joe Hart to adapt to the 'skill effect'.

Often, the 'skill effect' is added to a player and cannot reflect 100% effect, because the player is more adapted to his previous abilities. For example, Joe Hart, he has a habit of saving penalty kicks, which is to make judgments in advance and then pounce in one direction in advance.

This is what many goalkeepers do.

The penalty kick is too fast, and once you make a good judgment, you won't be able to keep up with the movements.

With the 10% reaction speed bonus brought by the "National Honor Halo", Joe Hart still used the previous save method, and the skill effect could not be reflected. He had to change his method, which was to make an accurate direction judgment and then use the action to save.

During the judgment process, Joe Hart does not need to judge the route of the ball. It is enough to just roughly judge the direction of the football. Saving a penalty is a matter of success rate. If the opponent kicks out the angle and uses force, it is almost impossible to save.

Wansheng coaches Joe Hart's save method, he is like a professional goalkeeper coach.

If other goalkeepers were replaced, they would not recognize Wan Sheng's method, but Joe Hart was different. He was a member of Wan Sheng's men at Manchester City before. He trusted Wan Sheng very much. He listened patiently and saved according to Wan Sheng's request.

During the training process, Joe Hart quickly discovered that his save efficiency had become higher.

The goalkeeper was in touch with the players. At first, Joe Hart's success rate was not high, but gradually more balls saved increased, which put a lot of pressure on players practicing penalty kicks.

"Joe, I never noticed that you were so accurate!"

"If it's really a penalty shootout, you're enough alone!"

"We have Joe and we will definitely win!"

Amid the praise from his teammates, Joe Hart kept smiling and felt confident. After training that afternoon, Joe Hart was stopped by a reporter in front of the hotel and said confidently, "If the game really hits a penalty, the victory will definitely belong to us. We are not afraid to win the penalty with Italy."

"We came here for the championship, Italy is an excellent team, but we are not afraid of any opponents. If the game needs to be won by a penalty shootout, I am ready!"

When the reporter asked whether England was preparing to decide the penalty against Italy, Joe Hart said, "No one wants to see a penalty shootout, but many times the game will go to that point. I made a lot of preparations and a lot of targeted training. I also paid attention to the free throw habits of some players on the Italian team, but perhaps everyone will change all this at the last moment."

The preparations for the next day continued to be normal, and in the afternoon it was still a two-hour penalty training.

Wan Sheng quickly discovered a problem: it was a mistake to let Joe Hart train a penalty with other players, because Joe Hart was more efficient in saving and would cause a huge blow to other players' confidence in playing penalty kicks.

English players are not confident enough to play penalty kicks. If they continue to train like this, in the penalty shootout, players' confidence will become worse.

Must be separated...

Wan Sheng decided to let second goalkeeper Green and third goalkeeper Rudy train with other players, while Joe Hart went to do a special goalkeeper training. Of course, he couldn't say that Joe Hart saved too accurately and caused psychological trauma to other people who played penalty kicks. The reason given was, "Joe Hart needs special training!"

Everyone reluctantly accepted this reason.

After changing the goalkeeper, the efficiency of other players in playing penalty kicks has increased significantly.

Joe Hart just did a special goalkeeper training, and Wan Sheng didn't need to coach anything personally, so Wan Sheng and Gary Neville guided the players' penalty training together.

"You have to play your strengths in the game."

"The same is true for playing penalty kicks. Play according to your own habits, don't write about others. Many people pursue angles, many people pursue strength, and play according to habits..."

Wan Sheng said it to Rooney, Velbeck and others.

The most serious one is Rooney. He always changes his shooting methods, sometimes pushing a blind spot, and sometimes he directly shoots a strong shot. This kind of continuous change training will have almost no effect, because in the game, there is only one chance to play a penalty kick, and he can only choose one way.

After changing the goalkeeper, the player's efficiency in playing penalty kicks has become higher, but the player's training has also become less serious. Wan Sheng was very annoyed when he looked at it. He asked, "Training penalty kicks must ensure a success rate of more than 80%!"

This is the minimum requirement.

If you cannot guarantee a success rate of 80% in daily training, then how can you play a penalty shootout in the game?

"If it's really a penalty shootout, whoever is more efficient in training will play!"

Next, Wan Sheng's roar kept coming from the training ground. He made requirements for each player and the training must be strictly implemented, but some players were still unwilling to accept it, such as Rooney, Ashley Cole and others. In their opinion, Wan Sheng did not have the experience of a professional player and was not a big star before. Perhaps in terms of tactics and arrangement, Wan Sheng was more authoritative, but in terms of specific technical capabilities, he did not have the right to speak.

Rooney muttered in a low voice, "You are not as good as I've played..."

Wansheng's full body attributes are 120. Any physical indicator is the limit of humanity. Rooney's low murmur made him angry, "What did you say!"

"Another word!"

Rooney immediately withered.

Rooney was a little surprised. He was more than 5 meters away from Wan Sheng. He just said in a very low voice. Why was this Chinese heard? But he didn't dare to be in front of Wan Sheng. That kind of thing really happened. Even the media and fans would not stand on his side. At the same time, he would definitely lose the qualification to play for the next game: the current England team is not short of goals that he can score.

Rooney said nothing, but Wansheng thought of a question.

Joe Hart is very authoritative, because Joe Hart trusts him so much that other players are different. Except for Morris, Burton Reit, Rooney, Ashley Cole, and even Gerald, they have limited trust in him. They respect and trust in themselves, but based on their ability to lead the team to win. He has no authority in the field of football technology.

So Wansheng thought of a solution.

"Wayne, do you think what I said is wrong?"

Rooney was silent.

"Although you don't say it, that's what you think in your heart, right?"

Rooney was silent.

"Okay, since you say I am not as good as you play, let's compare! Let's see who scores more. Well... just kick ten times, how about it? If you can beat me, how do you train in the future? I will give you enough freedom!"

Rooney raised his head, looked at his teammates from both sides, and everyone looked over, and then he looked at Wan Sheng again. The Chinese in front of him looked serious, not like a joke at all.

Rooney hesitated, feeling a little worried.

Comparing with the Chinese in front of you to play a penalty kick? It’s like a joke! This Chinese is not a professional player, nor was he. He was a top student who graduated from the academy. Maybe he is very flexible, but it has nothing to do with professional football!

This is a sure victory contest!

But……

What should I do after I win? This Chinese must have lost face. By then, I would have offended him and completely offended him. Will he be out of the starting lineup next game? What will the media say about this? What will fans think?

Rooney looked up again and saw the look that seemed disdainful!

Is that true!

Bet!

Just to have a gamble!

Anyway, this Chinese has only been coaching England for one month. He left and returned to Spain after the European Cup, and it has nothing to do with him at that time.

What are you afraid of!?

Even if I can't play this European Cup this time, I still have a chance in the future, so I can't hold my breath!

Rooney's face turned red and she said loudly, "Okay! I'll compete with you!"

Suddenly, many teammates threw "advice" eyes. Morris knew Wan Sheng best. He knew that Wan Sheng's shooting skills were very good, and he could kick a free kick every time, let alone a penalty kick. So he actually advised Rooney not to compete with Wan Sheng, for fear that Rooney would lose face if she lost, and the others would be different. They thought Rooney and Wan Sheng were compared... were simply a joke!

Even if you win the head coach, there will be no benefits at all!

"Rooney, be sure to show mercy on your feet!"

Many people shouted in their hearts.

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The official competition began, and the second goalkeeper Robert Paul Green was responsible for guarding the goal.

Green is a 32-year-old goalkeeper. In the summer of 2006, Norwich City was talking to Charlton about Green's possible transfer arrangements. West Ham United also joined the competition. After that, Norwich City agreed to Green's transfer to West Ham United. The transfer fee has additional terms, which will increase to up to 2 million pounds.

This goalkeeper with a net worth is basically not very famous.

Green joined West Ham United and was only the second goalkeeper. Until this year, Green played for West Ham United for 6 seasons, but still could not serve as the main goalkeeper. Before the opening of the European Cup, he refused the contract renewal provided by West Ham United, and is still free now.

Green was selected for the England team and competed in the European Cup with the team, which was also a good opportunity to prove himself. He was 32 years old, but the goalkeeper at this age was not very old and it was not time to retire.

It is rumored that Queens Park Rangers intend to sign Green as the team's No. 1 goalkeeper.

How big a contract can be signed with the new owner depends on whether Green can perform in the European Cup. He also hopes to represent England, so he works harder in training.

Now is the opportunity to prove yourself!

Many players think that Green will be waterproof when saving Wan Sheng's shot. However, in terms of Green's situation, he only hopes that Wan Sheng can see his ability, but instead make the goal stronger.

Gary Neville temporarily served as the referee for Wan Sheng and Rooney's pilot penalty kicks. He placed the ball at the penalty point and signaled Wan Sheng to give the first penalty first.

Wan Sheng walked to the front of the ball.

Many players are watching the popularity, including Rooney, who is the "opponent". He watched Wan Sheng walk to the ball and put on a formal look, but he didn't care much at all. In Rooney's opinion, even if Wan Sheng can play in, it's entirely up to luck.

Others have similar opinions.

Everyone's attention was focused on Wan Sheng. Wan Sheng looked up at the goal, and did not run at all, so he directly raised his right foot and stuffed his foot behind the ball.
To be continued...