Benitez gets the measure of Milan once again
Posted by James Horncastle
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The game, however, wasn't yet beyond doubt. Held in a full nelson by Britos and clattered by Albiol inside the box, Balotelli was awarded a penalty. He'd never missed, scoring each and every one of his last 21. In addition to death and taxes, Balotelli converting from the spot had come to be considered as one of life's certainties. But Reina, who saved seven penalties from nine at Villarreal in the 2003-04 season, had done his homework.
For 20 minutes prior to Sunday's game, he sat down with Napoli goalkeeping coach Xavi Valero and analysed Balotelli's technique. They discovered a pattern. When Balotelli halts his run-up, he tends to go one side. When his run-up is fluid, he tends to go the other. The variable is whether the keeper moves or not before he kicks it. Reina didn't, instead staying concentrated on his line. ...
呢度寫pepe開波前有同教練研究過
(不過個blog太長, 有興趣噤入去睇)
http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/calcioitaliano/id/74/benitez-gets-the-measure-of-milan-once-again?cc=4716
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