Football NewsDel Piero and Mikhailovic compete in a penalty shoot-out
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Alessandro Del Piero and Sinisa Mikhailovic, along with Andrea Pirlo, are considered the best penalty takers in the history of Italian football.

 

They are the authors of dozens of penalties

 

There are dozens of penalties on their account. Mikhailovich and Andrea Pirlo have 28-28 penalties, while Del Piero has 22. After the meeting with Napoli, Del Piero asked Bologna coach Sinisa Mikhailovich on this topic – the new generation of performers will be much worse off on penalties. This fact is also confirmed statistically.

 

We would close our eyes with such a wall

Mikhailovich: “The new generation has the advantage that the aerosol is attached to the wall at exactly 9 meters, and the wall cannot approach. This was not the case in our time. With such a living wall as today, we would walk blindfolded. “I have more training penalties than all of my players.” Mikhailovich explained this fact by the fact that the new generation of footballers are not training enough on penalties than in the old days.

 

We did it on our own

Mikhailovich: “Nobody ever told me that I would stay after training, train separately and compete with other players. We did it of our own free will. I have been a coach for 15 years and I don’t remember a single player who left voluntarily after training. “And for some extra workout. Before you score a penalty in a game, you have to practice your shot. ” This fact tells us that time changes both football and players and there is a noticeable difference between the generations, which in some cases leads to change, both favorable and vice versa. Del Piero started working as an expert on Italian Sky Sports. This was his first tour when he expressed his opinion as an expert and he will continue in the same manner giving his interesting expressions.