You’ve surely seen those scenes when a tactician talks to his players after the match and before the penalty shootout to decide who’ll take those five (or more) vital shots. Some tacticians believe that you have to wait and see who the players are, both physically and mentally, prepared to take responsibility.Well, Julian Nagelsmann is not one of them. The young German boss already has a potential list of penalty takers in his mind ahead of the clash against Spain in the EURO 2024 quarter-final.Finally, it’s time for a classicArsenal’s Kai Havertz has a 100% conversion rate from the penalty spot at the tournament, and Ilkay Gundogan and Toni Kroos are probably the ones he could rely on.”We have a list in mind,” said Nagelsmann. “It’s important that the players are still on the pitch by then. It’s important that the players have the confidence to take them. We have many of them. So I have no doubt that we will find the right ones, should it come to that.”It’s much easier being Messi when you have Dibu to save you from troubleGundogan, Germany’s designated penalty taker, didn’t take Germany’s penalty in their opening 5-1 win against Scotland as he was the player fouled, which allowed Havertz to take only his second-ever penalty for the national team. The Arsenal hitman also scored from the spot in Die Mannschaft’s 2-0 win against Denmark and would be certain to take one in a shootout, should he be on the pitch.##NAJAVA_MECA_8197982##Also, Niclas Fullkrug has scored four penalties for Borussia Dortmund this season. Florian Wirtz also scored from the spot for Bayer Leverkusen last campaign.EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP – 1/4 FINALSFriday19:00: (2.75) Spain (3.20) Germany (2.90)22:00: (3.45) Portugal (3.10) France (2.45)Saturday19:00: (2.35) England (3.20) Switzerland (3.55)22:00: (1.65) Netherlands (4.10) Turkey (5.80)***odds are subject to change***
