9 | Erling Haaland - 2022/23 Performances

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Let's not sugarcoat it: Haaland is easily, EASILY, the best striker to ever play for Man City. At least talent wise.

If Haalands wins UCL + EPL alongside with his insane stats, then he eclipses Aguero's Man City legacy.
 
His movement is phenomenal. He's got so much speed and strength and anticipation. He can be stood anywhere in the box but then just explodes into the right place and the defender doesn't have a chance. When De Bruyne looked up he knew despite Haaland's position that he would make it. Last season that ball flies across the box and we're talking about why no one makes the run. With most strikers they don't get on the end of that because they're too far away but with his speed and legs up to his neck Haaland gets there easily.

There was another moment when Phil was played in and running into space, Haaland was miles off but was suddenly free to be played in if Phil hadn't been fouled.
 
He's a feat of goal-getting engineering. The kind of specimen that could become a superstar in any sport; basketball, American football, track and field, etc.

We are blessed.
 
supercity88 said:
His movement is phenomenal. He's got so much speed and strength and anticipation. He can be stood anywhere in the box but then just explodes into the right place and the defender doesn't have a chance. When De Bruyne looked up he knew despite Haaland's position that he would make it. Last season that ball flies across the box and we're talking about why no one makes the run. With most strikers they don't get on the end of that because they're too far away but with his speed and legs up to his neck Haaland gets there easily.

There was another moment when Phil was played in and running into space, Haaland was miles off but was suddenly free to be played in if Phil hadn't been fouled.
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Yep. He's got the intelligence and understanding of where to be that all the best goalscorers have, allied to his freakish, physical fucking ridiculousness. Closest thing to a cheat code you can get in real life.
 
Cambijao said:
Let's not sugarcoat it: Haaland is easily, EASILY, the best striker to ever play for Man City. At least talent wise.

If Haalands wins UCL + EPL alongside with his insane stats, then he eclipses Aguero's Man City legacy.
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He's good, but is he really up there with Shaun Goater?
 
Mr. Wednesday said:
Yep. He's got the intelligence and understanding of where to be that all the best goalscorers have, allied to his freakish, physical fucking ridiculousness. Closest thing to a cheat code you can get in real life.
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I know! I watch him and you couldn't really teach players to follow his style of play because they just wouldn't get in the positions he can because of his physical attributes.
 
As the Ballon D’Or is now awarded based on performance over a season, who knows what could happen if he keeps his current goal scoring up and we win the major comps.

That said, it’s a World Cup year so probably more chance of it going to a WC winner.
 
Hi ability to stay onside must help enormously, as so many times Jesus and Sterling would be caught out. He is very rarely offside, and is clearly well aware of this, he shapes and times his runs, and knows his acceleration and anticipation allow him to get where he needs to from an onside position
 
Cambijao said:
Let's not sugarcoat it: Haaland is easily, EASILY, the best striker to ever play for Man City. At least talent wise.

If Haalands wins UCL + EPL alongside with his insane stats, then he eclipses Aguero's Man City legacy.
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Does he fuck , dont be coming here putting down a legend
 
Eebo said:
Hi ability to stay onside must help enormously, as so many times Jesus and Sterling would be caught out. He is very rarely offside, and is clearly well aware of this, he shapes and times his runs, and knows his acceleration and anticipation allow him to get where he needs to from an onside position
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Demonstrated perfectly with his first goal. Someone like KDB knows this too. If he hadn't banged that cross in at exactly that pace and that split second, the move wouldn't have worked.

I think Haaland is the most exciting young player I've ever seen. I think he will be the biggest name in world football by the end of this season.
 
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I said it in the match thread but his speed on the first goal was something else.

If you see the clip of it, he sets off as soon as Foden gives it to KDB and he glides past defenders, one bounces off him, and makes up the ground in about 1/2 strides.

A proper blink and you miss it kind of run. Probably looks normal to teams used to playing with a 'number 9' but he just looks unreal.
 
I'm going to sound crazy because he has 12 goals already. But we still have not seen the best Haaland. Iv watched Dortmund since hes been there and seen him go from young goal scorer to a goal scoring machine.

I'm telling you there's alot more to come. The players will be surprised as well when it happens, but Bellingham and Reus learnt it. Play him the ball in behind even if there's not much space. Yes he's got incredible instincts in front of goal. But he's a battering ram when he gets running. Kimmich injured himself trying to stop him.

In the bundesliga none of the defenders could stop him when he had the ball and was just running with it. Hes a one man counter attack. Ive seen him bully 3 defenders who were trying to stop and then just smash it in the net. Kdb, Foden, Grealish Gundogan etc just need to give him the ball on a counter 9 times out of ten he will score doing all the work himself. There was a glimpse of it with the goal against Palace.

Premier league teams won't be ready for it
 
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