London: England manager Roy Hodgson is considering employing the services of a sports psychologist to help his players conquer their perennial penalty shoot-out jitters.


James Milner (left), coach Gary Neville and Ashley Cole walk off after England lost the EURO 2012 quarter-final against Italy. Pic/Getty Images  

The Three Lions' spot-kick defeat to Italy at the 2012 European Championships — under Hodgson's supervision — was their sixth in seven attempts at the mini-game in major tournaments.