Ademola Lookman scored his first La Liga goal against Espanyol for his fourth goal in six appearances for Atletico Madrid, but coach Diego Simeone has asked for more improvements from the Super Eagles star.
Ademola Lookman has now scored in all competitions played for Atletico Madrid
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Atletico came from behind to beat Espanyol 4-2 with Ademola Lookman making it 3-1 with a diving header.
He has now scored four goals and made two assists in all competitions for the Spanish La Liga club since his arrival last month from Italian team Atalanta.
This equals the best ever start by new Atletico signing since Luis Suarez in the 2020/2021 season.
However, Atletico coach Simeone said that besides scoring goals Ademola Lookman could also improve on his overall team play.
“Lookman brings us goals, more goals than overall play. He can still improve his overall play and defensive work,” Simeone said.
“We need him to adapt to the team’s way of playing in those aspects. His message is that he wants to improve as a footballer.
“He has that goal-scoring instinct, those goals he has scored are no coincidence. But we also need more from him in the overall game.”
