9 | Erling Haaland - 2022/23 Performances

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FantasyIreland said:
The Jonah Lomu of football.
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This says so much with so few words. I think that's the best description for Erling. Like Lomu he is playing the same game as the rest but just a completely different level.
It's quite interesting to see just how high his star could go. I don't think City have ever been in this position before - we have never had a player who not only will be/is close to the best in the world but actually a level above that (if that makes sense).
There was talk about massively increased sponsorship/marketing/global impact if we got Messi a few years ago - well now we have Haaland.
I think it is happening now that apart from bitter and jealous red shirts, Erling is so good that any shit thrown at City just does not stick. Because we've got Erling Haaland!
I assume City have seen the commercial possibilities
 
SkyBlueCanuck said:
I have been trying to recall if I've ever seen an athlete show up in the top level of a sport and immediately impact everything about it. The sort of arrival that sends shockwaves through the entire sport and necessitates changes by every other team to try to counter that player. The kind that forces those teams to change their entire recruitment strategy.

The only analog of Big Blondie I've seen in my lifetime is when Shaq joined Orlando as a 20 year old rookie and the entire NBA had to change because of him.
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Said above mate. Jonah Lomu. You can add Messi as well.
 
I think I saw a Stat that said Haaland is averaging a goal every 48mins. That's ridiculous. He's going to get 5 in one game this season he's just to good.
 
Just heard Dennis Tueart talk about him being the worlds best number 9. He kept talking about City as ‘we’. I just love it.
 
A love letter from Carragher to Haaland tonight on Monday Night Football. Lauds him for the phenomenon he is.

Says he’s scaring defenders with a ‘Haaland factor’ that makes them not want to be embarrassed rather than concentrating on actually defending and stopping him. Compared him to how he felt against Henry.

Neville says he’s one of those players that you have to go and see while he’s in the league.



We’ve had some ridiculous players over the years but the attention he’s getting is next level. I’ve felt like I’m watching greatness with Silva, KDB, Aguero, Toure in their prime but this just feels different for some reason.
 
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skillman said:
A love letter from Carragher to Haaland tonight on Monday Night Football. Lauds him for the phenomenon he is.

Says he’s scaring defenders with a ‘Haaland factor’ that makes them not want to be embarrassed rather than concentrating on actually defending and stopping him. Compared him to how he felt against Henry.

Neville says he’s one of those players that you have to go and see while he’s in the league.



We’ve had some ridiculous players over the years but the attention he’s getting is next level. I’ve felt like I’m watching greatness with Silva, KDB, Aguero, Toure in their prime but this just feels different for some reason.
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Aguero/Silva/Yaya etc were truly special players. Incredible. But the difference is that Haaland is going to leave this sport on the level of the widely accepted all-time greats. Players like Messi, Zidane etc. That’s where Haaland is going to plonk himself in this game. Right at the top of all-time football history, as opposed to right at the top of City’s history.
 
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At the moment he looks unstoppable, the complete striker. Carragher made a good point on MNF he must strike the fear of god in defenders. Looking forward to seeing how he gets on against Van Dijk in a couple of weeks.
 
Obviously Benzema and Lewandowski are still world class and have done it over a longer period, but there isn’t a striker in world football who’s better than Erling right now. Absolutely unreal
 
Been speaking to dippers at work tonight and they accept he is better than they expected but..........
£51M leave it out+ £20M for his old man and £20M for his agent, dodgy as fuck you lot, was the best they could come up with.
So £91M I said, surely plenty of clubs could afford that, why didn't you lot buy him as you lot think your the greatest of everything.
It's all gone quiet now.
 
Odd socks said:
Been speaking to dippers at work tonight and they accept he is better than they expected but..........
£51M leave it out+ £20M for his old man and £20M for his agent, dodgy as fuck you lot, was the best they could come up with.
So £91M I said, surely plenty of clubs could afford that, why didn't you lot buy him as you lot think your the greatest of everything.
It's all gone quiet now.
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191m would still have been a bargain,and looking at the universal response to his start here.....,,everyone knows it.
It's hurting the Dippers even more as,despite operating on the bread line..... they spunked 90m on a pound shop Cavani.

This is truly a very special moment in the history of football,this monster will rightly take his place alongside the legends of the game.
 

Sometimes Pep is too much sincere.

Dont say "Haaland needs others and Messi does it alone".

Say Messi has a career and Haaland no. Say Haaland is a pure 9 and Messi no. Say forget Messi you cant stay all time comparing him, and say HAALAND IS THE BEST 9 TODAY.
 
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