Lennon defends Edouard against critics

star

who is said to be linked with

Juventus

has been facing some criticism from

McCann

who called his shooting style ‘disrespectful’ after his penalty in their cup final match but his boss

Lennon

defended him and said that why should I ask him not to score a beautiful goal in an important match.

He said:

“What, you want me to caution Odsonne for scoring a penalty in a cup final? Come on.

“The Panenka has been around since 1976. I have seen great players doing it, I have seen [Andrea] Pirlo doing it against England.

“I don’t remember any of those individuals getting actually criticised or being called disrespectful. It’s just complete and utter nonsense.

“Listen, I have seen players blast it over the bar, I have seen players hit the post, I have seen players scuff it, I have seen players miss penalties. I have seen Odsonne miss a penalty this year already. I have seen goalies making good saves.

“That’s his way at that moment of assessing the situation and executing it, so he has my full blessing to do whatever he wants as long as it hits the net.

“You cannot ask anyone to warn a player after he has scored a really beautiful goal in a really important game in a cup final: Don’t do that again Odsonne, because some people think it’s disrespectful.”

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