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‘He’s not a good penalty taker’ – Stegan Schwoch reacts to Osimhen miss vs Juventus
By Saheed Afolabi
Ex Napoli striker Stefan Schwoch believes Victor Osimhen is not good at taking penalty kicks.
The Nigeria forward missed a penalty in the Partenopei 2-1 win against Juventus but eventually saw the rebound smashed home by teammate, Giancomo Raspador.
Schwoch criticized Osimhen effort from the penalty spot but believes he’s a phenomenal player that isn’t skilled from 11 meters.
“It’s impossible not to save it (Osimhen’s penalty), given his body posture. Three errors out of seven attempts from the spot are too many,” Schwoch told Italian tabliod, Il Bello del Calcio.
“There are phenomenal players who, however, aren’t skilled from eleven metres. Osimhen appears to be one of them.”
The Super Eagles striker has scored 11 goals in 15 matches for the Serie A defending champions this season.
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