Bernard Silvaplayer of City of Manchesteradmitted he didn’t sleep much the night he missed the penalty against Real Madrid in the Champions League and said he thought shooting through the middle was a good option because “99% of goalkeepers move.”
The Portuguese collided with Andriy Lunin with the second shot in the penalty shootout against Real Madrid, then City’s disaster ensued, with Mateo Kovacic also failing and resulting in an exit from the quarterfinals.
“It’s crazy, it’s our job. It’s hard. The first night I didn’t sleep much, the second was a little bit better. The third you sleep most of the night, but it is what it is, it’s football. You have to deal with this emotion” Silva said after City qualified for the FA Cup final.
“I had two options. In my mind, I had one of the two sides, I won’t tell you which one, and the center. I waited. I wanted to take the second or third penalty to see the reaction of the goalkeeper. At first it was he moved quickly, for That’s why I thought the center was a good option, because in those moments of pressure 99% of goalkeepers choose not and well done,” added the Portuguese.
Source: La Verdad
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