Roy Keane aimed a ruthless dig at Erling Haaland following his showing against Arsenal.
Gary Lineker has responded to Roy Keane branding Erling Haaland a 'League Two player' following his performance for Manchester City against Arsenal.had a rare off day in front of goal as he failed to make a huge impression in Sunday's league meeting."In front of goal, he’s the best in the world but for his general play for such a player, it is so poor. Not just today," he said on Sky Sports.
"He has to improve that. He’s almost like a League Two player - that’s the way I look at him. His general play has to improve."caught wind of Keane's damning comments as he jumped to the defence of Haaland, who has scored 18 league goals this season.The former Leicester City, Barcelona and Tottenham forward believes Haaland's hold up game will improve over time as he seemed to aim a dig at the former Manchester United captain.
"It’s an area of his game that will improve as you get older and learn a few tricks, buy yourself free-kicks backing into people. I used to do that a lot, but I didn’t have his stature," he added."It can be frustrating and at times it will bounce off you, you will lose it. Players haven’t played up front say he needs to hold it up, but you have no idea how difficult that is."It comes after he bagged a staggering 52 goals in all competitions last season.
His goals speak for themselves, but, according to some critics, his overall game still needs improving. Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.
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