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John Aldridge: Why Roy Keane and Thierry Henry are wrong about Erling Haaland
Criticism of Manchester City forward’s all-round game is rubbish – he has one task, to hit the back of the net
Thierry Henry was the latest high-profile former player to suggest Manchester City’s centre-forward has weaknesses in his game, as he backed up Roy Keane’s suggestion a few months back that the big Norwegian striker is pretty much useless at everything other than scoring goals.
I love Roy as a pundit and always got on great with him when we played together for Ireland, but I can’t agree with him when he described Haaland as a player who has the ability of a lower-league striker.