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Former Liverpool and Manchester United striker, Michael Owen, has claimed that Rasmus Hojlund’s opening strike in opposition to Luton City was a extra environment friendly shot choice than that of Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez in opposition to Brentford.
Each gamers have loved profitable seasons thus far, as the 2 strikers are locked on 13 targets for his or her respective sides in all competitions.
The 2 gamers are additionally no strangers to criticism for his or her wastefulness in entrance of objective.
Roy Keane spoke of Hojlund’s poor finishing versus Wigan at first of January. Nonetheless, he has just lately been far more optimistic in regards to the Dane by claiming after his strike in opposition to West Ham that “he’s clearly obtained plenty of confidence, he’s on run, good objective”.
Rio Ferdinand has additionally claimed that “he’s cooking proper now”.
The Liverpool ahead has scored targets throughout his time in England however has additionally been ridiculed for his inefficiency in entrance of objective and has been described as “one in every of Jurgen Klopp’s greatest conundrums”.
Talking to Premier League Productions, Owen claimed that each targets had related contexts however that Hojlund’s was a a lot better end.
“A protracted punt or clearance, identical to the Liverpool objective. Precisely the identical place now. All the things is similar, isn’t it?”.
“What does he (Hojlund) do? In reality, it’s in all probability simpler to chip the goalkeeper from right here (compared to Nunez’s). He has obtained one other 4 or 5 yards to get the ball up and down, so it’s the better end however nonetheless not the appropriate end”.
“However what does he do? Way more effectively. He goes across the goalkeeper, that’s what I’m saying. That end, whether or not you want slotting, dinking or going round like that. In the long run, you’ll rating way more targets doing the appropriate proportion end every time and that’s what Hojlund has simply finished”.
The Premier League successful striker with United blasted Nunez’s resolution to chip the keeper and claimed, “there are not any rights or wrongs in ending in some ways. Other than the Nunez one, it’s simply improper in some ways. You simply can’t do this and rating large numbers. It’s simply unbelievable”.
The 2001 Ballon d’Or winner is a controversial determine amongst each United and Liverpool followers but when he is aware of one factor, it’s find out how to end, as he netted 222 targets despite his profession being blighted with harm.
From Hojlund’s perspective, it’s critical that he doesn’t let the latest enhance in optimistic media consideration get to his head and he should proceed to do what he’s doing, and that’s placing the ball behind the web for his boyhood membership.
