Alessia Russo has admitted that she used to look at clips of Thierry Henry objectives rising up as a result of former Arsenal ahead’s potential to chop inside, and is now impressed by the penalty field motion of Erling Haaland.
Like Henry, Russo began out as a winger, and has been deployed each out broad and as a central striker throughout her two years at Manchester United.
The 23-year-old was utilised completely as a quantity 9 throughout Euro 2022, and is predicted to step into the function of England’s first alternative striker following the retirement of Ellen White. In terms of being deadly in and across the penalty space, Russo highlighted her admiration for Haaland.
“I used to look at all of Henry’s outdated clips on YouTube,” Russo The Instances. “He’s a goalscorer. He will get in the fitting positions, he’s so medical.
“Now I really like watching Erling Haaland. I do know he’s a Manchester Metropolis participant however he’s unbelievable. I like watching each Henry and Haaland. I grew up enjoying on the wing and I preferred watching Henry chopping in. I like chopping in and getting a shot off however as I become old I realise that almost all chances are high going to come back contained in the 18-yard field. Haaland scores all his objectives from intelligent actions off the again of the centre half and creates half a yard for a end.
“I used to like watching Wayne Rooney. He was a No 9, performed together with his coronary heart on his sleeve. He was simply aggressive, passionate, scored objectives.”
Russo shot to nationwide fame at Euro 2022 with 4 objectives from the bench – together with an audacious again heel in opposition to Sweden within the semi-finals to stunt the Swede’s momentum and put the sport past their attain. The end acquired plaudits from purpose scoring greats Kelly Smith and Abby Wambach.
“That was the perfect half for me, to have reward from gamers like Abby Wambach and Kelly Smith, who I used to develop up watching play,” Russo added. “For Abby to touch upon it was a cool second for me as a result of she was an unbelievable striker. However folks began to ask me if I might do a great deal of methods and expertise however I’m undoubtedly not a type of gamers! The back-heel was a one-off!”
