Ivan Toney's remarkable penalty technique caught the attention of fans at Euro 2024 during England's shootout victory over Switzerland in their quarter-final.<br /><br />The Brentford frontman - who has a spot-kick conversion rate of 93.75% across his senior career - famously does not look at the ball when taking a penalty.<br /><br />His technique worked on Saturday as Toney was one of five England players to score in the shootout, while Swiss defender Manuel Akanji failed to beat Jordan Pickford.<br /><br /><br />Discussing his penalty routine following Saturday's game, Toney said: 'I never look at the ball. Considering it is my routine I just think it is what I do but some people may see it as crazy. But it is just my routine and I'll stick to it. It's been working and it can work whenever it is needed.'<br /><br />So, just how hard is it to take a penalty without looking at the ball? Mail Sport reporter Aadam Patel tried to find out by challenging a group of fans in Germany this week.<br /><br />The task set was to kick a ball in a straight line from the penalty spot to another ball that was placed in the center of a goal.<br /><br />The first three fans all failed, while one of them appeared to make the task even harder than it already was by closing his eyes completely.<br /><br />However, the next two fans both hit the target, including a Manchester United supporter who celebrated in style.<br /><br />Although the two successful fan-park penalties were impressive, they were nowhere near as good as the five real ones taken by Gareth Southgate's men on Saturday night.<br /><br />Toney's trademark finish came after Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, and Bukayo Saka had all emphatically found the net.<br /><br />Trent Alexander-Arnold then made it five out of five to send the Three Lions through to the semi-finals, where they will face the Netherlands on Wednesday.<br /><br />Asked if any of England's penalties against Switzerland were saveable, Toney replied: 'No, I don't think they were but that is the quality we have. We all back ourselves on penalties and if it goes to that we have enough penalty takers to take one. I had confidence in all the boys and we deserved it in the end.<br /><br />'I always have my routine and just focus and do what I always do, which is take my time and roll it into the back of the net. What did I think as I was walking up? Make sure I score my penalty!'
