Jedinak never missed a penalty when playing for Australia and scored from the spot three times at World Cups, and is now passing on advice as an assistant coach with the men’s national team.
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‘It’s the familiarity of it and understanding what makes you feel in that moment [that] you have the right solution in that moment, you’ve got the tools to be able to deal with whatever’s being thrown at you,’ he said.
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