Former Arsenal and Manchester City defender describes Haaland as an incredible striker
Touré played with Henry in the undefeated squad for the 2003/04 season
Former Arsenal and Manchester City defender Kolo Toure has highlighted the difference between former teammate Thierry Henry and hot striker Erling Haaland.
The Norwegian striker scored his 32nd Premier League goal of the season against Leicester City to equal Mohamed Salah's best goal in a season.
Haaland, who scored twice against the Foxes, needed two more to match Alan Shearer and Andy Cole's 34 goals in a single season.
Kolo Touré opened up the difference between Thierry Henry and Erling Haaland. Credit:
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The 22-year-old's performances have earned him comparisons with some of the greatest players in Premier League history, including Thierry Henry. Interesting features:
When analyzing the quality of the Man City striker, Toure revealed what Haaland lacks compared to Henry.
"For me, when I look at him, he's strong, full of power. Technically, he's not great. You can see his legs aren't great but what he does do. is when in the box he always makes sure he's in the right position, very aggressive and does a double move in his run, he pretends you're moving forward and backward and sometimes fake pretend you're back and he's moving forward," Toure told Sky Sports. "For me, Thierry Henry has something, if you pass the ball well to him. If not, he will come back and receive the ball, dribble past a player or two and score. I don't think Haaland gets it. that. It's very rare to have that." you see him taking the ball, attacking two players and scoring."
Toure and Henry were part of the undefeated Arsenal team that won the 2003/04 title.
Haaland equals Salah's record
Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Erling Haaland continued his good scoring form after scoring twice in the first half against Leicester City on April 15. The Manchester City forward scored from the penalty spot before bouncing the ball past Daniel Iversen to open the scoring for John Stones.
Haaland's goals have brought him to 32 goals for the season, equaling Mohamed Salah's best season record he scored in 2017/2018.
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