Atalanta of Italy winger, Ademola Lookman has said satisfaction along with his new position of ‘taking part in within the gap’ between the Tremendous Eagles’ midfielders and strikers, because it helps him get nearer to the opponents’ goalmouth.
Sports247 stories that Lookman’s two assists and a purpose in Saturday’s 3-2 victory over Tunisia took him high of the scorers’ charts on the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, however he believes extra will come.
The previous Charlton Athletic, Fulham, Everton and Leicester Metropolis of England dazzler, who beforehand had two stints at RB Leipzig of Germany, praised the Eagles’ efficiency in opposition to the Tunisians, who he admitted fought again gamely.
The 2024 African Footballer of The 12 months recalled, “Our efficiency was good, however Tunisia additionally performed effectively. That they had about quarter-hour of a fast spell, they usually scored two objectives.
“Other than that, we will be pleased with ourselves; however we all know there’s nonetheless stuff that we’ve to enhance on. Crucial factor is to maintain on working exhausting.”
He additionally acknowledged that the final quarter-hour of Saturday’s sport had been fairly nerving for the Eagles however reasoned additional that their potential to climate the storm and nonetheless win the powerful sport was a powerful pointer to their high quality within the match.
Lookman, who now has ten objectives in 36 Eagles’ video games, added, “All people within the stadium was in suspense, they usually didn’t know what was going to occur on the finish.
“For us, we tried to remain calm and targeted inside these tense moments. We stayed collectively as a workforce and tried to make the proper choices beneath strain.
“We bought the victory and three factors on the board. These had been a very powerful issues from that sport.”
The previous England youth worldwide, who gained the 2007 FIFA U20 World Cup along with his nation of start, earlier than switching allegiance to Nigeria in 2022, ended with a pledge of extra dedication to the Tremendous Eagles, for which he is able to play any place the coach provides him.
He pledged, “I’m able to play wherever that may assist the workforce. I attempt to do my greatest in any place. Enjoying within the gap brings me nearer to the purpose and into extra harmful areas.
“It brings me nearer to the defenders and makes me extra harmful to assault the opponents higher. I simply attempt to discover the proper areas to obtain the ball and damage the opponent.”
