Crystal Palace goalkeeper, Dean Henderson has come out to say that he knew he would save Omar Marmoush’s penalty in the FA Cup final after Erling Haaland stepped away. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, he wouldn’t have known which way to go if it was Haaland taking the penalty kick, but he knew where Marmoush would put the ball.
Henderson added that it feels incredible to win the prestigious FA Cup, and it was a well executed plan by the entire team.
His words, “It’s incredible, we had a feeling it’d be our day today. The manager had a gameplan, we executed. We deserve this so much.
Haaland might’ve stepped up, I didn’t know which way he’d go, but Marmoush, I knew which way he was going. I knew I would save it.”
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Erling Braut Haaland is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Norway national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is known for his speed, strength, positioning, and finishing inside the box. Haaland holds the record for the most goals scored by a player in a single Premier League season, with 36.
Haaland was born on 21 July 2000 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, as his father Alfie Haaland was playing for Leeds United in the Premier League at the time. In 2004, at the age of three, he moved to Bryne, his parents’ hometown in Norway.
Along with playing football from an early age, Haaland took part in various other sports as a child, including handball, golf, and track and field. He also reportedly achieved a world record in his age category for the standing long jump when he was five, with a recorded distance of 1.63 metres in 2006.
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