9 | Erling Haaland - 2024/25

[Keeper!]

Expected goals (xG) is the new revolutionary football metric

I mean seriously, what in the name of flying fuck is that?

Bullshit and another is % possession, you can have 99% possession but it counts for jack sh1t if you don't put the ball in the back of the net.

 

[DenizCTID]

He has to take that fckin pen.

You cant be the best striker if u don’t have the balls for this situations.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

One of the posters here said really well a week ago...Haaland is a really good goal scorer ,but not a very good footballer.it is starting to look like this. If you want to be ine of the best in the world ,you can't only hope for others to give you the goals on plate.

I always found the Haaland Mbappe comparison laughable, Haaland is a great goal scorer, the other guy is just a much better footballer and one of the top 3 in the world right now, even a younger Kane is a much better footballer compared to Haaland

 

[Dubciteh]

I always found the Haaland Mbappe comparison laughable, Haaland is a great goal scorer, the other guy is just a much better footballer and one of the top 3 in the world right now, even a younger Kane is a much better footballer compared to Haaland

kane would have been a much better signing for this team than Haaland. Its hard not to disagree with a lot of the sentiment here and i think even before yesterdays mess we all had a feeling deep down it was the case.

 

[lee_wsm]

Is it more haaland does not suit our style or our style does not suit Haaland

 

[decmancity]

Behave. Bury the fucking thing. He's done it plenty of times. Fuck all to do with technique. It's down to not backing himself to bust the fucking net from 12 yds.
The same over complication of the job in hand was more than evident in Sergio too.

Its all to do with technique.

 

[bluemoon32]

I'm no Pep outer, but if he wants to get the best out of Haaland next season he is going to have to get his wingers to start crossing the ball from the wings and having fullback properly overlapping and creating overloads and cutbacks.

If he carries on with this inverted fullback nonsense and cut it wingers we might as well call it a day with Haaland.

I'm astonished he has the numbers he has this year considering how utterly bang average we are at creating goals.

Agreed about the overlapping and cutbacks but no point just crossing it in, for a big lad, Haaland is shit in the air

 

[Big Yaya Wilko 12]

you have no idea if he bottled it

plus 30 goals as a manequin is quite good going

Wasn’t Pep’s decision was it?

He bottled it. If you don’t think so then you’re blind.

He’s a striker with a chance to score from 12 yards. No striker worth their salt is giving up that chance in a cup final! Never scored at Wembley and passed the buck because his arse went.

 

[M16 citeh]

What is a guy like this doing giving a cup final penalty away to someone else should be his bread and butter

 

[McfcBibby]

Like I said in the post match thread, he’s not the monster we thought he was.

 

[richards30]

Is it more haaland does not suit our style or our style does not suit Haaland

It did and now Pep has made it not? Fuck everyone wanting to sell Erling!! On Pep this

 

[toffee balls]

That decision on the penalty was wrong on so many levels.
Even if Marmoush scored, it creates a future issue with Haaland.

If you have lost your confidence Erling , we will know anyhow, don’t try and hide it.

Terrible, terrible decision that.

 

[ProofMCFC]

500k a week striker gives away his FA cup final penalty. What the fuck is up with this club at the minute.

 

[Keeper!]

If he does not score he is a liability, he's a very ordinary footballer and lazy as hell.

In his first season he bullied defenders, he's has lost that trait.

I hope that 10 year deal has a get out clause because it could come back to haunt us.

 

[Keeper!]

That decision on the penalty was wrong on so many levels.
Even if Marmoush scored, it creates a future issue with Haaland.

If you have lost your confidence Erling , we will know anyhow, don’t try and hide it.

Terrible, terrible decision that.

It was worryingly wrong in terms of Haaland, we pay him 500k a week to score goals, he has the chance to bring us back into the game in a Cup final and he does not want it, WTF, maybe he is not the player we though he was.

 

[Keeper!]

I always found the Haaland Mbappe comparison laughable, Haaland is a great goal scorer, the other guy is just a much better footballer and one of the top 3 in the world right now, even a younger Kane is a much better footballer compared to Haaland

Anyone who says Haaland is a better player than Mbappe is a loon, Mbappe wins games on his own, Haaland if not fed is useless.

 

[dubblue]

Fucking hell have you seen run after run he makes and no one lays the pass. Long ball today and ok and behold there should have been a red card. Bloody lazy comment you’re making

Don’t agree mate,he’s miles off the player he was in his first season. He doesn’t dominate defenders,he’s bullied way too easily now. The drive and/or desire is gone.

 

[Fordyboy46]

I'd cash in now, while he's still worth a fortune. Has looked an absolute shadow of that first season player and him giving up the penalty yesterday says it all

 

[Keeper!]

I'd cash in now, while he's still worth a fortune. Has looked an absolute shadow of that first season player and him giving up the penalty yesterday says it all

150m and 500k a week off the books, got to say I agree somewhat.

 

[The Norfolk Blue]

500k a week striker gives away his FA cup final penalty. What the fuck is up with this club at the minute.

He's a bottle job, and goes missing in the big games ..... Lee Bradbury 2nd.

He's declining rapidly ever since he signed that ridiculous contract.