9 | Erling Haaland - 2023/24

[RayCTID]

Don't think we can improve Haaland when it comes to aerial ability. Hopefully there aren't going to be any repeats of the first half miss.

 

[Craig]

I’ll be on my own here probably but i didn’t think the miss was as easy as most think. With a ball that high it’s difficult to control it. The bollock i thought he dropped was not anticipating it early enough and bending to head it. Then he couldn’t have missed.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

Pep (paraphrasing): "He can miss 10 like that. I don't care. It's about how he reacts, and he always reacts."

A few people in this thread would do well to hear that wisdom.

 

[Phil1]

Pep (paraphrasing): "He can miss 10 like that. I don't care. It's about how he reacts, and he always reacts."

A few people in this thread would do well to hear that wisdom.

Sounds like he read my post. :-)

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

I’ll be on my own here probably but i didn’t think the miss was as easy as most think. With a ball that high it’s difficult to control it. The bollock i thought he dropped was not anticipating it early enough and bending to head it. Then he couldn’t have missed.

It needed a Goater special finish. Get him in for some sessions, he's turned Bunny into a goal machine for the ladies.

 

[MP71]

Didn't let that miss near the end of the first half really effect his game.

Agreed. If anything, I thought he became a bit more focused

 

[Don Karleone]

 

[blueju]

He certainly doesn’t look like someone desperate to join Bellingham.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

The miss was horrendous but he kept plugging away. Not his greatest game but ok.

 

[mattcity5]

I’ll be on my own here probably but i didn’t think the miss was as easy as most think. With a ball that high it’s difficult to control it. The bollock i thought he dropped was not anticipating it early enough and bending to head it. Then he couldn’t have missed.

He could have headed it, chested it, arsed it or stuck it in with his cock. All would have been easier than going with his foot...

There was another header first half he ballooned over the bar. I really think he only went for that one with his foot because he's relatively crap at heading. He's like the opposite of Peter Crouch - everyone used to be surprised and say he had "great feet for a big man". Well Erling's got a crap head for a big man.

(Obviously he's still class overall though.)