THERE are few people better qualified in the art of the penalty shoot-out than former England international Stuart Pearce.

The former Nottingham Forest full-back was in town this week to open Bottesford Town's new £350,000 changing room complex.

Pearce missed a penalty for England against West Germany in the semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup in Italy.

But he perhaps even more famously avenged that miss with a passion ravaged, thumping spot-kick against Spain in the quarter-finals of Euro 96.

His famous celebration of unbridled joy and relief made him a national hero, but Pearce has also been involved from the other side of the white-line.

The 47-year-old saw his England Under-21 side lose 13-12 to eventual winners, Holland, in Euro 2007, meaning if Fabio Capello wishes to speak to a man in the know, then Pearce is a pretty good place to go.

"I've had experience at it as a player, losing two and winning one shoot-out, and as a manager as well at Under-21 level, where we've won one and lost one," Pearce told the Telegraph.

"But certainly we feel at Under-21 level that we're prepared as well as any team has ever been and that has stood us in good stead this summer just gone.

"We're practicing now in my Under-21 squad to hopefully go to a finals in 2011.

"Fabio will have in his mind how much practice he wants but there is experience there if he wants it."

To watch the rest of this interview with the former England legend, press play on the video below.