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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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David Maddock

Liverpool's secret mental coaches behind penalty shootout victory over Chelsea

Jurgen Klopp has revealed the secret weapon behind Liverpool’s nerves of steel in their penalty shoot-out Wembley triumph.

The Reds completed a full set of 11 successful spot kicks from the entire side left on the pitch at the end of 120 minutes, including hero goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, despite the mind games Chelsea keeper Kepa attempted.

And the manager explained that part of the credit must go to a specialist German company called neuro11, who are a neuroscience team which works on mental strengthening processes in stressful football situations.

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