Central Florida Football Roster 2024-07-03 Central Florida Football Roster - Last update images today Central Florida Football Roster Happ Slugs Pair Of 3-run Homers As Cubs Pound Phillies 10-2 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) Screenshot 2024 01 19 At 23255 Pm Ad07e1c3bdaa4877d26ee25dd3569c66 Ucf Football 2021 Schedule 19418442 USATSI 22023075 1024x683 GETTY20ucf20peach20bowl 1515083681485 4769963 Ver1.0 640 360 ?ve=1&tl=1 UF 8 5 23 57 ?w=1024&h=576&crop=1 USATSI 22251619 ?w=1000&h=600&crop=1 FL Top 10 TEs Web 696x585 Timmy Jernigan USATSI 22025251 696x464 Players Huddle FL Top 10 LB Web 1920x1613 CMTD GatorsWire ?w=1024 Fl Returning Qb Fb 1200px UCF Knights Logo.svg USATSI 21439659 ?w=1000&h=600&crop=1 FL Top 10 CBs FB 1030x539 Javon Baker 39 Central Florida Knights Logo History 4572d9e5 96eb 4dd8 A427 4dd7c33a1af2 DAEC49CF A9B2 4F4F 8082 D8724B51FE57 Usa Today 21874485.0 FL Top 10 OL FB 1030x539 AA1lhypt.img?w=1200&h=848&m=4&q=72 FL Top 10 OL Web 1920x1613 Hunt 1 Loras Fb22 ASU V GA 22 142 1 UF Preseason 2023 33 ?w=1024&h=576&crop=1 11468144 UF Preseason 2023 2 Resize?url=https Dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net Sidearm.nextgen.sites Fsuni.sidearmsports.com Images 2023 6 21 Fans Stadium Larry Novey NC State E1519762442253 &width=540 Central Florida Knights Logo 2007 USATSI 9671206 CormaniMcClainPIX 1140x640