9 | Erling Haaland - 2022/23 Performances

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LangleyBlue1970 said:
Just seen a clip on Twitter on the Sky Sports page.

Some dickhead was on a panel back in august bleating on about showing respect to the established PL strikers, this because the other members - non of them Blues as far as I can tell - were all rightfully raving about Haaland in the PL.

His closing statement was ‘he will do well to score 15 goals.

He’s getting hammered on there. Rory Jennings is the name. Chelsea fan, also a proper fucking moron who clearly knows nothing about the game.
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Atleast Rory admit he is wrong now about Haaland.
 
Sometimes a player will come along who's a few notches above the rest. For example David Silva was an outstanding midfielder, matched in skill and talent by very few of his time - maybe Iniesta. Silva was an absolute Rolls Royce of a player for us, and someone who you can still wax lyrical about all day long. Kevin De Bruyne, Yaya Toure, Aguero etc. all the same. Legendary players - not just for us, for but for football in general.

For argument's sake, let's say Kane, Lewandowski and Mbappe are the most similar strikers to Haaland at the moment (there have obviously been many other great strikers in the past too.) But Haaland, imo, isn't a few notches or a few levels above these other players. He's in another dimension altogether. He's 10 levels above his nearest rivals who are themselves the best of the best, the most elite players on the planet.

All of the above is backed up by the records he's setting - three hat tricks after eight games is outrageous when you think about it. Especially when you look at how long it took other players to do the same - Michael Owen being second on the list with three hat tricks...... after 48 games.

I've also noticed it's impossible for him to score a scruffy goal. Even goals coming off his studs look like carefully orchestrated affairs, somehow executed perfectly in mere milliseconds, every time.

He's always in the right position, his long legs get on the end of crosses that defenders simply can't clear, and I've never really got the impression he's busting a gut either. He just cruises around, smashing balls in the onion bag on demand. I don't think I've ever seen a player more clinical.

It's early days, but if Haaland carries on like this, he'll rewrite the history books and redefine the way the game is played - from opponents trying to adapt their games to contain him, to little kids coming through all trying to mimic his style.

If he continues in this vein of form, then by the end of this season his star will rise to where Messi and Ronaldo's were at their absolute peak. In fact, he'll probably surpass them.

I said in a previous post that life in general is a bit grim atm for most people. Tuning in every week to watch this monster produce absolute filth, every time he plays, is a very welcome distraction.
 
Craig said:
Dortmund one probably the only one that would have made it had it been in a league game. Will happen soon enough when he absolutely thunders one in
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Yes. None have been worthy of that yet, but I’d wager that the third will be on Octobers. That award will go to Almiron though.
 
Tricky_Trev said:
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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Be careful.
The rags used to say that shit about Macheda.
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gandalfthebrave said:
Sometimes a player will come along who's a few notches above the rest. For example David Silva was an outstanding midfielder, matched in skill and talent by very few of his time - maybe Iniesta. Silva was an absolute Rolls Royce of a player for us, and someone who you can still wax lyrical about all day long. Kevin De Bruyne, Yaya Toure, Aguero etc. all the same. Legendary players - not just for us, for but for football in general.

For argument's sake, let's say Kane, Lewandowski and Mbappe are the most similar strikers to Haaland at the moment (there have obviously been many other great strikers in the past too.) But Haaland, imo, isn't a few notches or a few levels above these other players. He's in another dimension altogether. He's 10 levels above his nearest rivals who are themselves the best of the best, the most elite players on the planet.

All of the above is backed up by the records he's setting - three hat tricks after eight games is outrageous when you think about it. Especially when you look at how long it took other players to do the same - Michael Owen being second on the list with three hat tricks...... after 48 games.

I've also noticed it's impossible for him to score a scruffy goal. Even goals coming off his studs look like carefully orchestrated affairs, somehow executed perfectly in mere milliseconds, every time.

He's always in the right position, his long legs get on the end of crosses that defenders simply can't clear, and I've never really got the impression he's busting a gut either. He just cruises around, smashing balls in the onion bag on demand. I don't think I've ever seen a player more clinical.

It's early days, but if Haaland carries on like this, he'll rewrite the history books and redefine the way the game is played - from opponents trying to adapt their games to contain him, to little kids coming through all trying to mimic his style.

If he continues in this vein of form, then by the end of this season his star will rise to where Messi and Ronaldo's were at their absolute peak. In fact, he'll probably surpass them.

I said in a previous post that life in general is a bit grim atm for most people. Tuning in every week to watch this monster produce absolute filth, every time he plays, is a very welcome distraction.
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Now, now. That is hyperbole. There is no way to measure it, but to say Haaland is in another dimension to Lewandowski is absurd.
 
gandalfthebrave said:
Sometimes a player will come along who's a few notches above the rest. For example David Silva was an outstanding midfielder, matched in skill and talent by very few of his time - maybe Iniesta. Silva was an absolute Rolls Royce of a player for us, and someone who you can still wax lyrical about all day long. Kevin De Bruyne, Yaya Toure, Aguero etc. all the same. Legendary players - not just for us, for but for football in general.

For argument's sake, let's say Kane, Lewandowski and Mbappe are the most similar strikers to Haaland at the moment (there have obviously been many other great strikers in the past too.) But Haaland, imo, isn't a few notches or a few levels above these other players. He's in another dimension altogether. He's 10 levels above his nearest rivals who are themselves the best of the best, the most elite players on the planet.

All of the above is backed up by the records he's setting - three hat tricks after eight games is outrageous when you think about it. Especially when you look at how long it took other players to do the same - Michael Owen being second on the list with three hat tricks...... after 48 games.

I've also noticed it's impossible for him to score a scruffy goal. Even goals coming off his studs look like carefully orchestrated affairs, somehow executed perfectly in mere milliseconds, every time.

He's always in the right position, his long legs get on the end of crosses that defenders simply can't clear, and I've never really got the impression he's busting a gut either. He just cruises around, smashing balls in the onion bag on demand. I don't think I've ever seen a player more clinical.

It's early days, but if Haaland carries on like this, he'll rewrite the history books and redefine the way the game is played - from opponents trying to adapt their games to contain him, to little kids coming through all trying to mimic his style.

If he continues in this vein of form, then by the end of this season his star will rise to where Messi and Ronaldo's were at their absolute peak. In fact, he'll probably surpass them.

I said in a previous post that life in general is a bit grim atm for most people. Tuning in every week to watch this monster produce absolute filth, every time he plays, is a very welcome distraction.
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I was texting my lad about him on Sunday. The message was simple ‘I have never seen the like’ and I genuinely haven’t.
 
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