Haaland takes a penalty.
When Manchester City players stand in front of a penalty, "they are more like a free kick than a penalty that they are certain will score" – this is what sports psychologist Gail Youuld observes.
Yuuld coaches at the Oslo Sports Academy in Norway and has long been keen to observe the behaviour and psychology of different players and teams in penalty shootouts.
Manchester City have missed penalties again in the Champions League – this time away to Borussia Dortmund. In Yuuld's observation, Pep Guardiola paid too little attention to penalties, leading to City's incompetent penalty.
Riyad Mahrez missed the penalty.
In an era of increasingly elaborate division of labor, full-time set-piece coaches emerge in an endless stream, and even out-of-bounds ball throwing is specially studied, and Manchester City needs to arrange a full-time penalty coach.
The stats also support Yould's view – in the last three seasons, Manchester City have ranked fifth from the bottom of all clubs in Europe's top five leagues: Montpellier has the worst penalty in Ligue 1, followed by Udinese in Serie A, Norwich City who have been relegated from the Premier League and Troyes in Ligue 1.
During that period, all clubs in Europe's top five leagues shot 79% from penalty shootout, while in the more than six years that Pep Guardiola was in charge, Manchester City only 69%.
Pep Guardiola admitted after the match against Borussia Dortmund: "Manchester City have conceded 25 of the 80 penalties since I took charge, which is terrible..."
The stars are like clouds, but Manchester City can stabilize the output of penalties, but there is none. Sergio Aguero, the club's all-time top scorer, shot just 71 per cent from penalties under Pep Guardiola, Mahrez at 71 per cent and Gundogan with 67 per cent.
Kevin De Bruyne is perhaps recognised as one of the world's top midfielders, with just 78 per cent of penalties. Even more frightening are the two who have left: Jesus 50%, Sterling 43%...
Pep Guardiola needs to focus on penalty shootouts.
Yourd believes that Manchester City players are seriously lacking in training and relatively rough in the professional technique of penalties.
Penalties are a specialized technique, which is a fixed-point shot done in a relatively static state in soccer, "so in the process of taking a penalty, the player must enter a well-trained 'penalty state' - which requires you to maintain a complete and rigorous penalty operation technical process, from the distance assisted, the length of the assist and the number of steps, to the footwork technique used when touching the ball to shoot." Yuuld said.
And the penalty operation of Manchester City players, in the eyes of experts, is not so much a penalty as a direct free kick, the most typical of which is De Bruyne.
If you compare the whole flow of Kevin De Bruyne's penalty and direct free kick, it is almost exactly the same - his whole operation is too fast, the referee whistles, he will run quickly and then complete the shot.
De Bruyne's penalty is at the same pace as the free-kick.
De Bruyne is a master of free kicks, but penalties are the most special type of free kick sequence, and the vast majority of penalty experts will have their own unique penalty rhythm, and every detail and even every step of the run has been carefully practiced and practiced for a long time.
Take a look at how Lewandowski, Kane and Brentford's Tony kick the penalty and see the difference.
Kane is a "ignorant goalkeeper" penalty taker who identifies where he is going to hit before he takes the penalty and then gives it his all, regardless of the goalkeeper's movement.
At the same time, during the penalty process, Kane, like Lewandowski, maintains his breathing rhythm: two or three deep breaths.
This is extremely important in the analysis of sports psychologists: deep breathing allows for better control of one's entire nervous system, because the psychological pressure of the penalty taker is the greatest when the whole court pays attention to the penalty kick, and the slightest psychological change may lead to changes in the body movements of the penalty taker.
Haaland solved City's penalty conundrum.
Fortunately, Manchester City now have Haaland. Just before Borussia Dortmund, Haaland vs Brighton, scoring a very personal penalty: the frequency of operation is extremely fast, after putting the ball away, three steps forward, a quick turn and then the goal, all in one go.
Haaland has a 93% penalty success rate so far, but unfortunately he was replaced when the penalty opportunity against Borussia Dortmund was born.
Haaland's two penalties at Manchester City this season have been carefully designed and trained by himself: he will stand on the penalty spot, hold the ball, wait for the referee to arrange the perimeter, and then go to operate.
Most players put the ball away and wait for the referee's whistle, but Haaland has to wait for everything to calm down before operating.
This pressure is even greater, but this is obviously the scene environment that Haaland prefers and adapts. His waiting with the ball is also a powerful psychological cue: he is waiting for you to get ready.
It's the aura of an extraordinary goalscoring machine, while Liverpool's operation is more team-oriented: their penalties are executed, and teammates will do their best to protect the penalty taker and help him get rid of outside interference.
When Salah goes to the free throw, the Hendersons will definitely help Salah "clear the field", which is also a successful penalty strategy.
(Source: The Paper)
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