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Next game: Senegal, Tuesday 01:00 BST<\/b><\/p>\n
Haaland had to wait until the age of 25 not just to make his World Cup debut, but his international tournament bow too.<\/p>\n
And the Leeds-born striker is clearly eager to make up for lost time. <\/p>\n
“He’s the opposite of Mbappe and Messi,” Williams said. “He’ll beat you without the ball, which makes it even more dangerous.<\/p>\n
“You want to help your midfield by squeezing up, so they don’t have to cover too much distance.<\/p>\n
“But as soon as you leave the space in behind, he’s going to exploit that straight away.”<\/p>\n
One of the keys to limiting Haaland’s influence, Williams says, is to prevent his team mates getting the ball to him.<\/p>\n
“You’ve got to stop the balls in behind first and foremost,” Williams said. “Stop the supply going into him.<\/p>\n
“If you can play your distances between your midfield and limit his chances, you’ve got half a chance. <\/p>\n
“There’s not many times when he actually drops in, gets the ball, beats four players, and scores his own goal, so he does feed off what he’s getting served.”<\/p>\n
Haaland is the most clinical of the four, with 57 goals in just 51 caps.<\/p>\n
“He’s more lethal,” Williams added. “If he gets a chance, it’s probably going to be a goal.”<\/p>\n
What about dealing with Haaland one on one?<\/p>\n
“Around the box, you’ve got to get tight and try to get him on his right foot,” Williams said. <\/p>\n
“Then you’re just going to have to be as strong as you can, don’t be clever, just get the ball away and buy time.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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