5 longest penalty-scoring streaks in football

Legendary manager Bill Shankly had once said ,If you're in the penaltyboxand aren't sure what to do with the ball, just stick it in the net, and we'll discuss your options afterwards, but not all penalty takers are as clear-aimed when it comes to deciding a match with a single kick from the spot.One-on-one with a goalkeeper who tries everything to disrupt onesconcentration, a successful penalty taker needs to have nerves of steel, apart from the requisite of having good ball control and shot power. Here is a look at a few footballers who have made a name for themselves with their penalty conversion abilities.

#6 Honourable mentions

David Villa, Ovidiu Herea, Hans-Joachim Abel, Ivan Krstanovic and Dmitri Kirichenko have all had great records taking penalties, but their streaks are either not known very well, or aren’t long enough in comparison to the others on the list.