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Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman has responded to manager Gian Piero Gasperini's public criticism following a missed penalty, releasing a statement on his social media pages.

Lookman expressed his disappointment at having to address the situation publicly, particularly given the team's shared achievements.

He described being singled out as "hurtful" and "deeply disrespectful," emphasizing his dedication and hard work for the club and its ers.


In his statement, Lookman acknowledged numerous past challenges at Atalanta, most of which he chose not to discuss to protect team unity. He stated that this makes the current situation even more painful.

Addressing the penalty miss directly, Lookman explained that the designated penalty taker instructed him to take the spot kick, and he accepted the responsibility to the team in that moment.


Lookman concluded his statement by emphasizing his resilience, saying, "Life's about challenges and turning pain into power which I'll continue to do."

The social media post offers Lookman's perspective on the events surrounding the missed penalty and highlights a clear disagreement with Gasperini's public assessment of the situation.

The post has quickly garnered attention from fans and media alike, further escalating the discussion surrounding the incident.

Source: https://sureodds.ng/lookman-responds-to-gasperini-criticism-after-penalty-miss-with-social-media-statement/

To our own Ademola Lookman, we stand by you fully at this difficult time. No player should be disrespected the way and manner your coach did yesterday. You’re Africa’s best and shouldn’t be treated like trash. Whatever your decisions are, the rest of the world are ing you.

Something fishy is about to go down

Another Osimhen's saga brewing

Going by the final outcome, It wouldn't have made any difference if he had scored the penalty ...

But the coach fukd up in his post-match comments and suppose to collect

Nice MATURE response.

Gasperini unable to own up to his own mistakes.

Gasping for air whilst choking our brother.

Messi missed penalty before, Ronaldo miss penalty before, Ronaldinho missed penalty before, even our very own all time great, Austin Jay Jay Okocha missed penalty before, nothing new here, on to the next ✌️

He should leave this summer .. Coach suppose gboju nw .. atleast he scored two goals .. one offside one inside..


He's still an asset...

Italian league and the envy of the success of African players especially Nigerian players are like con twins. Once you outshine their white players, they would do anything they can to pull you down out of envy.

O ti zeh

Be unnecessarily nice to people. Many people r going thru a lot even in d midst of seemingly huge success.

Their money biko

You don’t have to reply, at least not publicly. You could have done in private.

Two wrongs don’t make a right.

Learn from older generation players like Samuel Eto’o and use your skills and talent to respond. Even to your manager.

When you were @ your peak they don't that. The error that is common in football, is what they are insulting you for. Even Roberto Baggio and other great stars once missed penalty kicks in their lifetime. Abeg pack your Kaya and leave those irredeemable fascist.

Big up young lad.

Dem cyaan hold yuh down tuu bloodclaat!


Show dem say you a rugged soldier from di garrison

The coach was just emotional, that's all

To be honest of late Lookman started feeling like he's the one carrying Atalanta all along.

That is life. It is full of challenges.

They will soon lose Lookman to other club and start crying like a kid who lost his toy. Go ask Napoli Mumuli

Gasperini is no different from zelensky.

Blame games out of thur mouths!

But gasperini is an idiot.

Story for the gods.

Alaye, flush, next time you will keep to the team's rules and protocols.

Even if you must break or bend it, then do it well by scoring or shu tting them up.

Why you rush show interest in taking the pk, do you expect the designated takers to oppose or drag it with you because they are the designated takers?
You dey talk as if them carry the ball come give you, tell you make you go take am.

See now. The coach is an ewu Gambia. Coaches who even lost games by a skin of the teeth don't complain not to talk of someone who lost by 5-2, a whopping humiliating goal margin. Count Lookman's PK as a goal and it would still have been 5-3 on agrgrrgate. What should Guardiola say to those players and keeper who gave out cheap goals to Madrid in the latter end of their last match if this one is talking like this? Olodo coach.

lecowas:
Messi missed penalty before, Ronaldo miss penalty before, Ronaldinho missed penalty before, even our very own all time great, Austin Jay Jay Okocha missed penalty before, nothing new here, on to the next ✌️

Saka, Sancho, Rashford missed, the coach never spoke bad of them

Kane missed against too for World cup.

Truvelisback:
Italian league and the envy of the success of African players especially Nigerian players are like con twins. Once you outshine their white players, they would do anything they can to pull you down out of envy.

Which outshine? Which African player in the Serie A now had the type of impact Samuel Eto’o had when he was in Inter?

Not everything is racism.

Coach has decided to choose Lookman as the official scapegoat for the team's failure.

Gasperini issaa f000l

Racism is more prominent in Italy than every other part of Europe. Baloteli, Osimen now Lukman.

Bunch of hypocrite