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Hripsime Hayrapetyan
27-01-2020 | 17:53 • Football
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Gabriel Jesus not frightened of penalties despite his run of misses
Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus has insisted he is not afraid of taking penalties for the club in the future despite his run of misses and Pep Guardiola taking responsibility away from him.
The Brazilian international has missed all three spot-kicks he has taken for the team and country this campaign, including last summer’s Copa America for Brazil.
During the Citizens’ victory over Sheffield United, Jesus’ penalty was saved, which couldn’t let forward score a hat-trick, following his two late goals.
Speaking on the case, Jesus said: "In the training sessions I take them and I score more than I miss. If I take five I miss one and sometimes I don’t miss.In games it’s been different. I’ve taken three this season - two here and one with the national team Brazil - and I missed all three. When you miss three in a row you go to the next one under pressure to score. So that’s the challenge. I have in my mind that I have to train more and improve more of course. Normally the manager puts on the paper in the dressing room before the game who are the penalty takers. Last game I was the penalty taker and here normally I am the taker but it was Gundo. That’s football. Sometimes you have to stop, improve and come back strong."
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