Former Liverpool and Scotland defender, Stephen Nicol, has shared his ideas on the continuing feud between Atalanta’s head coach and Tremendous Eagles star, Ademola Olajade Lookman, Soccernet.ng studies.
The Nigerian ahead missed the primary leg of Atalanta’s UEFA Champions League conflict towards Membership Brugge, however made a comeback within the second half of the second leg.
Lookman discovered the again inside twenty seconds of approaching, turning into the fastest-ever substitute within the second half of a Champions League sport to attain a purpose.
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A couple of minutes later, the previous Everton missed a penalty kick, and after the sport, Gasperini labelled Lookman because the worst penalty taker he’s ever seen.
Lookman, responding to the coach’s assertion, revealed a response on social media, making it clear he didn’t like the best way he was singled out.
Nicol, who now works as a pundit with ESPN, admitted the Nigerian is nicely inside his rights to have hit again at his coach.
“On the identical time, the person who was alleged to take the penalty, if I’m the coach he’s my first port of name, ‘Why are you not taking the penalty? I’ve advised you you’re the penalty taker. The second port of name is the captain; you’re the captain for a purpose, so on the sector, once I can’t get anyone’s ear, then you definitely observe my directions,” Nicol stated on ESPN UK.
“Fairly truthfully, the one one who is harmless to me is Lookman himself as a result of if the man who’s meant to take it doesn’t take it, someone else has to take it, so Lookman stated I’ll take it.”
“Lookman’s really an harmless bystander right here. It’s the man who was alleged to take it (De Ketelaere) and the captain on the sector (Tolói).”
“I by no means noticed the sport, however with the period of time Gasperini ought to have finished one thing since you’re 100 per cent wanting to ensure as a coach that the correct man is taking it,” the previous Liverpool defender concluded.
Lookman’s relationship with Gasperini has apparently hit rock-bottom, and the previous Everton ahead is ready to think about his choices on the finish of the season as he seems to be to depart Atalanta.
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