Championship

WILDER: AARON IS JUST LIKE BELLAMY

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The LeaguePaper Team
10 April 2022

By Sam Jordan

TALENT: Aaron Connolly

AARON Connolly reminds Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder of ex-Liverpool and Newcastle forward Craig Bellamy.
The 22-year-old striker made the move to Teesside from Brighton in January after finding his opportunities limited and he has since impressed.
Wilder said: “He maybe chucks his arms up in the air a few more times than I would ideally like, but that just shows the aggressive part of his game.
“You don’t want to take that away from him. Craig Bellamy was a bit like that at times, you saw him and he was an angry young man a...

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