9 | Erling Haaland - 2022/23 Performances

[BlueTG]

With every passing transfer, I am more and more gob smacked at the value we got in the market for this lad.

 

[Jim Tolmie's Underpants]

Interesting thread from Professor Geir Jordet, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. Football psychology.

 

[cinnamon]

^ Unrolled version of same:

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1564207653265580041.html

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Been lovely to see Haaland, and we always knew he'd score goals against the likes of Palace (with all due respect). Big thing for me is that he looks so important in big moments, not just that you'd back him to score but that his head never drops and he is clapping and getting players going. I have no doubt with him in the team we would have won our CL semi final last season (and probably, if I'm honest, our CL final as well). Hard not to get carried away, he's going to do big things for us.

 

[MarsLlama]

Been lovely to see Haaland, and we always knew he'd score goals against the likes of Palace (with all due respect). Big thing for me is that he looks so important in big moments, not just that you'd back him to score but that his head never drops and he is clapping and getting players going. I have no doubt with him in the team we would have won our CL semi final last season (and probably, if I'm honest, our CL final as well). Hard not to get carried away, he's going to do big things for us.

Yeah, I'm really excited to see his first Manchester derby, first big Champions League night, first league match against Liverpool and Chelsea. If anything he'll be even better against them as there's usually more space to run.

 

[bhayes]

He's really surprised me with his passing, he is a lot better than I thought he would be

 

[FantasyIreland]

He's really surprised me with his passing, he is a lot better than I thought he would be

The main giveaway were his performances for Dortmund.

 

[Goater=Legend]

He's really surprised me with his passing, he is a lot better than I thought he would be

It was just a narrative that rival fans made up, like comparing his touch to Lukaku.

 

[SebastianBlue]

He’ll score with his first touch,
He’ll score with his second,
He’ll score with his third,
But he’ll flop they reckon!
HAALAND! HAALAND! HAALAND!

I’ll get my coat…

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

 

[mcfc_ms]

Imagine being one of those people who thought he would flop

 

[cinnamon]

Four days ago Haaland scored a hat-trick in 19 minutes. Today it took him as long as 27 minutes. I hope he can turn this worrisome trend around before it takes him a whole bloody 90 minutes to score a hat-trick.

 

[bluesince76]

Has he got something on later "ok if I leave at half time boss, going out?" "I need you to score 3 again" "Cheers, boss, will do"

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

OMG he's even better than I thought. He lost the ball and immediately hustled and ran back 25 yards to tackle and get it back. Not just a "Give me the damn ball".

And back to back hat tricks?? I don't think I've ever seen that.. maybe Aguero with the Arsenal/ Chelsea in feb.

We city fans are so lucky!!!!
We lived in a time of David Silva, Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne, Pep Guardiola and Erling Haaland!

 

[jimharri]

 

[bluemonkey71]

I wonder if Perez is watching sobbing into his paella.

 

[David Kloppesh]

sweet mother of god

 

[MCFCFanTX]

He's different and he's ours.

 

[coolcity]

Have to admit I'm stunned. I thought he would do well, but not THIS well THIS quickly!

Fastest ever to back-to-back hat tricks, fastest to 8 goals, two records broken already!

There are a lot of people who were saying he would be a flop who are looking very, very stupid right now.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Yeah, but can he do it on a wet Thursday night in Stoke?