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Fabio Capello has reportedly chosen his five
penalty takers for the remainder of the World Cup.
England have been practising spot-kicks after every training
session, and according to reports Capello has selected the five men
he wants to step up should a shoot-out be required against
Germany.
Both The Daily Mail and The Guardian name Frank Lampard, Steven
Gerrard, Wayne Rooney, James Milner and Gareth Barry as the chosen
five.
All those named either are or have been regular penalty takers
for their clubs, although Gerrard and Lampard failed when in the
same situation against Portugal four years ago, something that the
England captain is aware of.
"The manager is on to the penalty takers to make sure we're
doing it properly in training and not messing around," Gerrard
said.
"He wants us to do in training what we do in a game: pick a spot
and not change your mind. It is massive pressure. I didn't handle
it in 2006, so if I'm put in that situation again I will try and
deal with the pressure a lot better.
"All you can do is be ready, not shy away from it and have the
bottle to step up, especially if you've missed one before. I'll be
ready."
Jermain Defoe would be another candidate, should he be on the
pitch at the crucial moment, and England's goalscorer against
Slovenia confirmed that the squad are, in theory, prepared.
"We practise them at the end of every session," said Defoe.
"The manager gets the goalkeepers in and Jamo stands there
screaming: 'Come on, are you boys up for it?' We aren't walking up
from the halfway line - some countries do that - but there's still
pressure.
"The manager blows a whistle and you take them. If you score he
doesn't really say anything. That is a good sign. He's confident.
He knows the lads are confident and ready if called up. We're
really relaxed."