9 | Erling Haaland - 2023/24

[WallyA]

Despite all the misses, he's only marginally behind his exceptionally high expected goals per 90. I think the beauty of Haaland is that his incredible physicality and movement mean that he'll always get loads of chances, and because of his finishing, he's going to get a huge number of goals because of it.

He failed with 6 decent chances and scored on his 7th. How many other strikers would get that many chances away at a team like West Ham?

We funnel everything towards him because his physicality is way too good to not do.

But it’s worth it, this is the worst I’ve seen Haaland in terms of chances and goals and he still scored a goal simply due to our volume and his movement.

Besides the misses, I thought his movement overall was exceptional.

He was dropping into space and pulling defenders around to make space for others too. It’s fucking an insane thought he can still improve.

 

[Phil1]

Scored and got a pre assist (lolz) in a 1-3 away win against a team that’s started the season strongly.
He’s fucking ace. His misses don’t bother me because they just make him more determined. He’s a different beast altogether this boy.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

If your number 9 has a bit of a shocker of a game, and a bit of a slow start to the season generally, and still scores a goal while averaging just over a goal game then you can't grumble too much, can you.

 

[pudge]

If your number 9 has a bit of a shocker of a game, and a bit of a slow start to the season generally, and still scores a goal while averaging just over a goal game then you can't grumble too much, can you.

Challenge accepted

 

[MarsLlama]

IMO, if your striker misses five good chances in a game and eventually scores an important one, he's had a good match.

Every striker has 'one of those days' a few times a season, those games where you decide it just isn't going to happen for them today. Haaland has those days and STILL scores, he's just absurdly good.

 

[Taylor]

He kept trying that's the main thing. When he finally took his chance he buried it.

 

[BlueTG]

I think people’s memory of missed chances diminishes quickly. Tevez used to take shot after shot to get his goals, and Aguero often missed ‘the easier ones’ before bagging one you wouldn’t necessarily say was a given.

 

[johncity]

Wouldn’t swap him for any player in world football

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Do any of the stattos out there know if there’s a site that records players’ big chances conversion rate? I think it would be quite interesting to see how various players perform on that because I think we’d be surprised by how many big chances absolutely everyone misses. With Haaland it’s more of a talking point because of the whole “he’s a robot” thing. Like people forget he is actually a human being.

 

[Kamaro011]

It's just my opinion but whenever Haaland score early goal, the chance of him scoring another one will be higher later in game. But when Haaland misses one or two big miss chance early in game, it will become difficult for him to score later in game. I think it's related to his confidence that can be shaken if he miss big and easy chances early, he need to score early goal so his confidence scoring another goal in the game later will be higher.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Håland was like a baby giraffe yesterday.

The through ball to Foden early doors was bobbins, he had five clear goalscoring chances that he would usually slot away easily, there was a 1-2 with Doku that he leathered at him when he just needed a little touch and Doku had to try very hard to control it, there was a counter-attack on in the first half where he tried to lay it off for Álvarez and he was closer to passing it out for the West Ham throw-in than to where Álvarez needed it and slowed the attack right down, at one point he dribbled the ball into the Cat Kicker’s legs when there was 10 yards of space in behind that he could have slid the ball into and run onto a 1on1 with the keeper…

Just one of those games, yet he still scored!

 

[Akira]

Maybe one or two chances he should've done better, however have to give credit to Areola, he really didn't want to let him score.

There's no striker in the world that puts in every chances he gets. I've seen Salah smack the ball multiple times straight at the keeper during a 1v1. Aguero missed a simple tap-in against Chelsea. Some of our fans have unrealistic expectations. Haaland is already putting up every good numbers.

 

[pee dubya]

The speed of his second touch and then the shot was fucking lethal. Gave the defender no chance to block.

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

The two tap ins were the glaring errors. Apart from that he did ok...

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Håland was like a baby giraffe yesterday.

The through ball to Foden early doors was bobbins, he had five clear goalscoring chances that he would usually slot away easily, there was a 1-2 with Doku that he leathered at him when he just needed a little touch and Doku had to try very hard to control it, there was a counter-attack on in the first half where he tried to lay it off for Álvarez and he was closer to passing it out for the West Ham throw-in than to where Álvarez needed it and slowed the attack right down, at one point he dribbled the ball into the Cat Kicker’s legs when there was 10 yards of space in behind that he could have slid the ball into and run onto a 1on1 with the keeper…

Just one of those games, yet he still scored!

As you say just one of those games, I wouldnt want to be Forrest next Sat. He will no doubt be on fire and stick everything away with ease.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

As you say just one of those games, I wouldnt want to be Forrest next Sat. He will no doubt be on fire and stick everything away with ease.

He was laughing at himself after he scored.

A bit like the SheffUtd game. Although in that one he looked pissed off with himself, yesterday I think he also thought ‘it’s one of those days’.

I can see him being hungry for two hattricks next week!

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

He was laughing at himself after he scored.

A bit like the SheffUtd game. Although in that one he looked pissed off with himself, yesterday I think he also thought ‘it’s one of those days’.

I can see him being hungry for two hattricks next week!

Beast mode next Sat. For sure.

 

[Bazzmand Show]

Bad match overall, but I want to point how much of a team player he is (and for a striker that says a lot) when he chose not to tap in Bernardo's 2nd goal.

This is why Haaland is a leader in the dressing room - proper team man.

Compare this to Ronaldo who would have been salivating at that chance.

 

[Gigant]

 

[domalino]

I don’t think he’s been in great form for a while, it’s just that he’s so lethal that his version of average form is still pretty much a goal a game in a team that provides him this many chances.