Weirdest penalty technique? Paul Gallagher's unique routine never gets old

Paul Gallagher has one of the most unique penalty-taking techniques that we’ve ever seen.

While the awarding of a spot-kick always sees the ball lined up in the exact same position from 12 yards out, how the taker goes about trying to find the back of the net depends on the individual.

After all, we are talking about the most pressurising situation in all of football, so it’s only natural that players will work out their own techniques in order to remain calm and beat the goalkeeper.

And that, in turn, leads to some penalty-taking routines that are so idiosyncratic that you could identify a single player out of thousands simply based on the style of their run-up and shooting.

Take, for example, the method that Paul Pogba and Lyle Taylor champion by way of walking up to the ball as if they’re taking a Sunday stroll, before adding in the power and pace at the very last second.

Then there’s the hop, skip and a jump of Bruno Fernandes and Jorginho, the speeding up and slowing down of Neymar’s routine and Eden Hazard’s preference to have his eyes locked in on the ‘keeper.

However, of all the penalty-taking techniques that we’ve come across here at GIVEMESPORT, we think it’s pretty hard to top Gallagher when it comes to both uniqueness and pure ruthlessness.

Premier League fans might be most familiar with the one-cap Scotland international from his time with Blackburn Rovers between 2002 and 2009, going on to amass 61 appearances and six goals in England’s top-flight.

Gallagher was actually on Leicester City’s books during the season they became champions of England, but wasn’t there to enjoy the celebrations as he was out on loan at Preston North End.

The midfielder then made his move to Deepdale a permanent one in the summer