{"id":356775,"date":"2025-02-23T08:38:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T07:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=356775"},"modified":"2025-02-23T08:38:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T07:38:32","slug":"penalty-miss-criticism-i-didnt-mean-to-offend-lookman-with-my-remark-coach-gasperini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/02\/23\/penalty-miss-criticism-i-didnt-mean-to-offend-lookman-with-my-remark-coach-gasperini\/","title":{"rendered":"Penalty miss criticism: I didn\u2019t mean to offend Lookman with my remark \u2013 Coach Gasperini"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Gasperini had criticised Lookman for missing Penalty kick against Club Brugge\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lookman fired back<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Gasperini says Lookman can build his penalty-taking skills in latest interview<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini has addressed, for the first time, his heated outburst directed at Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman following their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 exit against Club Brugge.<\/p>\n<p>Atalanta suffered a crushing 5-2 aggregate defeat, with the second leg ending in a 3-1 loss after the Nigeria international, who had come on at half-time to reduce the arrears, missed a penalty in controversial circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Gasperini launched into a furious rant, calling Lookman \u201cthe worst penalty taker I have ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response, Lookman explained that he had only taken the penalty because the designated taker had asked him to do so, describing his coach&#8217;s remark as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/02\/19\/uefa-champions-league-lookman-reacts-to-criticism-after-penalty-miss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disrespectful<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Gasperini has softened his stance. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, the 67-year-old clarified his comments and insisted he never intended to offend Lookman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt had an extraordinary impact, everything that came afterward\u2026 mine was not meant to be an offensive sentence,\u201d Gasperini said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLookman felt offended, but I didn\u2019t want to offend anyone. He came on with a fantastic approach against Club Brugge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gasperini also suggested that Lookman could refine his penalty-taking skills and become a primary penalty taker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he starts training to improve on penalties\u2026 with his exceptional skills, Ademola can become our first penalty taker,\u201d he added. \u201cHe can develop that ability, which would add another dimension to his goal-scoring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always speak openly in front of the whole team, and it has never been a club issue. 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