Reds vice-captain James Milner has yet to miss a penalty since joining Liverpool last summer. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

In the first 27 rounds, Milner scored six penalties as Liverpool's first penalty taker, hitting 100 per cent of the penalties, and the number of goals scored in the team is second only to Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Adam Lallana, with Filipe Coutinho tied for fourth.

Jurgen Klopp's choice to take the first penalty taker was no surprise, as Milner has not missed a penalty since scoring a penalty in 2009/2010.

The last penalty came away to Manchester United, and that goal was James Milner's 10th consecutive penalty in the Premier League and helped the Reds to a complete home at United's Devil's home.

Such a high penalty shooting percentage is tied with Reds legend Danny Murphy in Liverpool history, who hit all eight penalties.

None of the other Liverpool legends were able to hit all the penalties, not even legendary goalscorers Kevin Keegan (11-of-17, 65 per cent) and Michael Owen (13-of-23, 57 per cent), or even legendary captain Steven Gerrard (49-of-60, 82 per cent).

Milner is also a lucky player, with 37 wins and eight draws in the 45 Premier League games he has scored in, with an 82.22 per cent chance of winning.

Liverpool fans joke that in order to win or not lose, Milner must score.

However, in this game, Milner scored, and the myth of the team's unbeaten team has been shattered.

Because even if he scored this penalty, Liverpool would not be able to score two more goals with less than two minutes left to equalise.

Who told the Reds to dig too big a hole in the first half, and the rice team couldn't fill it.

"Walcott, go ahead and stay until I pass the ball to you, be careful not to be offside!"

Theo Walcott looked at the calm Zhang Zhetian on the goal line and remembered what Zhang Zhetian had whispered to himself during the penalty dispute.

"Can you save Milner's penalty?"

As a former international team-mate, Walket is well aware of Milner's penalty prowess.

Looking at Liverpool's No. 7, the scene of Milner's penalty kick came to mind.

Before the game, Zhang Zhetian, who loves to do his homework, has long watched the video of Milner kicking a penalty, although watching the video does not mean that he will be able to save the opponent's penalty, but people's habits are a relatively fixed pattern of behavior, as long as they can find the law of the opponent's playing habits, they will have the opportunity to save the penalty.

Milner stood in front of the ball and looked at the calm, motionless palm in front of him, frowning slightly.

Although the Arsenal goalkeeper in front of him is not tall and young, his slender arms and huge palms bring invisible pressure to his heart.

Especially a calm temperament that does not match his age, which makes people feel that he has a strong self-confidence.

Suddenly, Zhang Zhetian stretched out his hand to his left hand, and then put it down, the expression on his face was still calm.

Milner's pupils shrank sharply, his hand tightened slightly, this Huaguo goalkeeper was obviously telling himself, I'm going to pounce there, do you dare to kick there?

Penalty kicks are a common way to score in football and are a one-on-one contest between goalkeepers and penalty takers.

The percentage of penalty kicks is very high, which means that the goalkeeper is in a weak position in the attack and defense of the penalty kick.

The penalty taker will use a few tricks, such as uneven run-ups and foot feints, as well as some clever ways to shoot with support feet and pass the ball from the penalty spot.

In the face of cunning penalty takers, the goalkeeper who is not willing to lag behind also has his own stunt.

The most famous are the lap dances of Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobella, who won the Champions League on penalties twice, and the dreamy footsteps of Yerzi Dudek on the goal line.

There are also secretly cheating holes, sending notes, former teammates informing, and "dragging" the word trick......

Of course, luck also plays a part.

Taking the initiative to provoke psychological warfare is undoubtedly a routine for goalkeepers to try to seize a psychological advantage.

Sometimes the door will deliberately not stand in the middle, revealing a wider side;

Sometimes the goalkeeper will point in one direction first, indicating that he will save in that direction, and if the penalty taker is nervous, he will lose in the psychological confrontation.

Needless to say, this move of Zhang Zhetian is to launch psychological warfare against Milner.

As the most dazzling player in the game, Zhang Zhetian's action has been seen by countless people.

"Hahahaha......"

In the Yueshi live broadcast room, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu laughed.

Zhan Jun: "Director Zhang, which direction do you think Milner will shoot?" ”

Zhang Lu: "Either left or right." ”

Zhanjun: "Isn't that the same as not saying it, hahaha, I didn't expect Zhang Zhetian to also play psychological warfare, this penalty shootout will be very exciting." ”

Milner's heart is tangled, the Arsenal goalkeeper who has made several brave saves has put a lot of pressure on him.

Left?

No, what if he deliberately tricked himself into shooting in the opposite direction?

Right?

What if he had planned to pounce in that direction?

Is it left or right?

"Beep!"

The whistle blew, and Milner, who was struggling, simply stopped looking at the person in front of him and began to run.

The entire Anfield stadium was unusually quiet at the moment, and the Liverpool fans shouted in their hearts: "Come in, James, you must come in!" ”

Arsenal fans shouted in their hearts: "Can't get in!" Can't get in! There is a palm, but you can't enter! ”

One step, two steps, three steps......

Milner stepped on the ball with his left foot, leaning slightly to the left, his left shoulder sinking and his right foot slumping down with a sudden pause.

Palm Zhetian seemed to be confused by Milner's movements, and his body shook to the left.

Sure enough, to the right, Milner said secretly.

The right foot kicks at the bottom of the ball, and the ball flies in a parabolic way towards the middle of the goal.

"Spoon penalty?"

Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu glanced at each other and shouted in unison.

In the 1976 European Championship final, Czech star Anthony Pallenka scored a "spoon penalty" to help Czechoslovakia defeat the former Federal Republic of Germany in a penalty shootout and win the first and only international major trophy.

And Palenka also became the founder of this exquisite and beautiful shooting technique.

This kind of shooting not only requires a lot of courage on the part of the penalty taker, but also requires a lot of footwork and psychology.

Of course, this way of shooting is not a 100-shot shot, but the hit rate is also quite high.

Just when Milner thought it was going to be a goal, a pair of huge palms came into his eyes, and it grabbed the ball firmly.

Failed, Milner's spoon penalty did not deceive Zhang Zhetian, at the moment when Milner kicked the ball, Zhang Zhetian, who had been moving his body to the left, suddenly stopped, and then quickly returned to the middle of the goal, stretched out his hands to catch the ball.

One of the weaknesses of spoon penalties is that the ball is not fast, so once it is recognized, the goalkeeper will have enough time to make a save.

When Milner looked confused, and now the fans and most of the players on the pitch have not reacted, Zhang Zhetian rushed to the edge of the big penalty area with the ball, kicked the ball out, and then shouted: "Rush! Walcott! ”