The Atalanta striker, Adela Lookman, replied after his manager called him “one of the worst penalty makers that I have seen” after the elimination of clubs in the Champions League at the hands of the Brugge Club.
After going down 3-0 in the first half, Atalanta crashed from the Champions League losing 3-1 against the Brugge Club (5-2) on Tuesday added. It was a set upside down that saw Atalanta with the opportunity to return after the star striker Adelala Lookman was attributed in the second half and immediately responded by scoring a goal, but after his lost penalty and a red letter for defender Rafael Toli For fighting during the game, everything was downhill.
Atalanta’s manager Gian Piero Gasperini was not happy with the penalty that revealed that Lookman should not have taken it after the game.
“I should not have taken the penalty. It is one of the worst penalty makers I have seen,” Gasperini said. “The penalty makers were [Charles] Of Ketelaere and [Mario] Retegui, but apparently [Lookman] It was euphoric [after scoring] And then this penalty was. Someone else could have lost it, but it wasn’t a good gesture. “
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On Wednesday, the Nigerian striker responded to the criticisms open to his manager and wrote in his social media channels, “being pointed out in the way that I have been not only hurts but also feels deeply disrespectful, no less important for the immense work and I have always put the commitment of I every day to help bring this club the incredible Bergamo fans.
“In truth, I have dealt with many difficult moments during my time here, most of which I have never spoken because, in my opinion, the team must always be protected and must be the first. This makes what happened last night is still More hurtful, “Lookman said.
The opinion of Lookman was with power, but telegraphic to the lower right corner of the network, which makes it easier for the experienced goalkeeper Simon Mignolet to know where he was going.
Atalanta has lost three of the eight penalties that have assumed in all competitions this season with Mario Pasalic, Mateo Retegui and now lacking, but those were pointed words of Gasperini. Less than a year retired from scoring a hat trick to win the Europa League final with Atalanta, now it seems that it is up to the team. The striker also had a disagreement with the club at the end of the summer of 2024 when he asked to leave in the last days of the summer transfer window, after PSG offered around $ 30 million to sign it.
People who take penalties when they are not the designated policyholder is quite normal, but for a manager to call his own player one of the worst penalty makers he has seen is not. There is still a lot to encourage Atalanta, since they could ensure a place in the Champions League at the end of the first four in Series A, but it is also clear that after its Europa League title last season, they are no longer Happy to be in Europe stage.
