Man City defender Stones: England practicing penalties

Football
27 Jun 2021 • 7:53 AM MYT
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Manchester City defender John Stones revealed England have been practicing penalties ahead of their round of 16 Euro 2020 clash with Germany.

Playing under Pep Guardiola at City and Gareth Southgate for the national team has taught Stones to leave nothing to chance.

Stones said: “Ever since Gareth has come in, we have tried to get to know what the boys like and what they want to do in those situations.

“Some might want to be left alone, or some might be feeling tired and want a massage.

“You want to see things, to visually prepare, so we have found out what everyone wants and needs and have everything ready if they decide to go down a certain path.

“It's not a mad scramble. We don't want to look like we are unprepared.

“We want to be going into games knowing that we have ticked every box, knowing that when a certain situation comes no-one is panicking saying 'do you want to go third?'

“Everything is set out. We can go into it clear-minded and do your process and get the job done.

“That's what you've got to do if you want to be successful, like in the World Cup against Columbia."