Fiorentina confirms its value against Atalanta, Genoa and Udinese: nine points out of nine conquered also thanks to the goals of Dusan Vlahovic, always the man for the violets, especially when he comes from the penalty spot.
It’s becoming a habit, a positive one for the centre forward. From 11 meters, until now, he has been infallible. Since he has been playing in Serie A, he has kicked 10 penalties and on 10 occasions the ball has ended up in the net.
There is a recurring gesture that accompanies Vlahovic in every execution from the penalty spot. A practice that came in particularly handy in Udine, where the penalty assignment was rather laborious. A minute passed between the contact whistled by Ghersini and the decision to carry out an on-field review, until Vlahovic’s shot passed almost two minutes. A lapse of time that puts a lot of pressure on the wait for whoever is going to shoot from the penalty spot and that in some cases can play bad tricks, between the protests of the other team and the attempts of distraction by the opposing fans.
Vlahovic, in this kind of context, has been good at isolating himself as he is used to do on other occasions, applying a sort of autogenic training through the control of breathing. A technique that boasts excellent exponents in world soccer (Cristiano Ronaldo isolates himself in this way before every penalty) that allows to keep the nerves steady in a potentially decisive moment. As was, to all intents and purposes, the penalty that sanctioned Fiorentina’s victory over Udinese.
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