Tips For Travelers 2024-07-03 Tips For Travelers - Last update images today Tips For Travelers Yamal On Youthful Tag: 'We Don't Listen To Anyone' 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) 1705754985 Maxresdefault Maxresdefault Tips For Travelling On A Budget 5 768x512 1702966307990?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=ttG7P Im0JoDWzZs4JMga CIMq5yzXlrDszkqpDjNXc Tiktok Predicted 2024s Biggest Travel Products Get Them At Amazon Tout 5e86fb0d6d2244e793f88d8ebd032868 Maxresdefault Maxresdefault 2 Travel 2024 Obqqq3kx4hhb6632uubctqjgm2yj PIN Best Travel Experiences In 2024 683x1024 Screen Shot 2020 02 06 At 1.15.53 PM Shutterstock 1639747372 1928938 9026240715 7790 N 1 Post 2 Tips For Travelling On A Budget 3 1024x683 Travel 1837bb51cd5 Medium Travel Tips Category Orig Weroad 5YidZSzaS80 Unsplash Min 1024x683 1090769 7eb94568e36f98da192df984a020538b 205093 800x537r1 Thumbs Up B25lY21zOjdjZjI4YzlhLTE4M2ItNDZjYS1iMDFjLWMyNTIwOGI2MjI0OToxNzNiZDFmZS0yNWFmLTRlODQtYWM0MC1hZTk2NWJjMjUxNGY= ?crop=3 2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale 7462 ThumbImage Traveling In New Year 2023 Expedia Blog 04 1 768x515 189924 800x 4 Ways To Choose The Right Travel Guide In 2023 Top10 Travel Tips For 2023 380 1675848021 Tild6137 3664 4362 B265 626133643763 Img 5226 Solo Travel Statistics And Data 2022 2023 C808b8b13db33752919dd1af8aca7c6d Travel Hacks Top Travel Tips For 2023