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Former Southampton and England star Matt Le Tissier believes Frank Lampard should continue taking penalties despite his recent failures.
Normally reliable from the spot, Lampard has had back-to-back misses in the FA Cup final and England’s friendly with Japan on Sunday.
That has made the Chelsea star a 4/1 favourite with Boylesports to be the man to eliminate England from the World Cup with a missed spot-kick.
But Le Tissier, who converted 48 of 49 penalties in his career, told the Daily Mail: “If he backs himself then you’ve got to take that on board. Half the battle is if the player wants to be there.
“Obviously if he misses five in a row then you might have to take the decision out of his hands but if he is still confident then let him have them.”