9 | Erling Haaland - 2023/24

[MadchesterCity]

The way he created space by standing in the box as a striker was amazing. You can’t teach that kind of stuff, just pure instinct!

Lol

 

[donsmoke]

81 in less than 90 games. Some fans have very short memories.

As great as that output sounds, but we did not buy Haaland to score 5 goals passed Lutton or 5 passed Leipzig or the EPL teams.

Before Haaland we'd been to 2 UCL semis and a UCL final, so we've always known how to get to these stages, he was supposed to be the difference maker in these games of small margins.

 

[Newmoston1212]

People saying he wouldn’t be good for Madrid are daft, there counter style football would be absolutely ideal for him. With him having space to run into like Vinicius Jr does etc.. probably with us & Haaland he gets hardly any chance to run in behind the strikers with our slow progressive build up, up the pitch. We need to figure out how we can play to suit his game more

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

The way he created space by standing in the box as a striker was amazing. You can’t teach that kind of stuff, just pure instinct!

Now that's a bit nasty. But I've got to admit I'm laughing here…

 

[HaalandEffect]

Last year did work fine, this year without Gundogan and Mahrez and Pep not making the best of him its just bad

 

[DMA's]

The way Liverpool play haaland would be exceptional. He needs space to get the best of him. If he is injured I’d play foden as false 9 with kdb in behind and doku and grealish on the wings. Actually think we would be a better side playing this way

 

[DMA's]

Last year did work fine, this year without Gundogan and Mahrez and Pep not making the best of him its just bad

Even last year after the World Cup he wasn’t brilliant tbh. Didn’t really step up in any of the games going into the run in. I believe teams have worked him out a bit, rough him up and get tight to him and he really struggles. I just don’t think he is that good in our system

 

[donsmoke]

Last year did work fine, this year without Gundogan and Mahrez and Pep not making the best of him its just bad

That's because Gundo scored important goals which allowed Haaland's ghosting to go under the radar

 

[eastmanc]

As great as that output sounds, but we did not buy Haaland to score 5 goals passed Lutton or 5 passed Leipzig or the EPL teams.

Before Haaland we'd been to 2 UCL semis and a UCL final, so we've always known how to get to these stages, he was supposed to be the difference maker in these games of small margins.

Dammed if he does dammed if he doesn't. He can't win.

 

[hilts]

I hope some of the posters in this thread will look back in 6/9/12 months and cringe at what they have posted.

Why what's happening in October?:-)