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Southampton legend Le Tissier keen to help England on spotkicks

Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier has put his hand up to help England's penalty-taking frailties.

Le Tissier, who converted 47 out of 48 penalties in his playing days, believes he can help Fabio Capello's players in the run-up to next summer's World Cup finals.

"I'd be delighted to," he told radio station talkSPORT. "I'd try to coach them the way I took them.

"It took out quite a lot of the negativity surrounding penalties in the mindset and it reduced the risk of the goalie getting lucky.

"I'd hope that the players would be able to take it on board and have enough bottle to keep their head cool in the situation and not be afraid to change their mind at the last minute if they have to."

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