9 | Erling Haaland - 2024/25

[Crooked_rain]

Gets pushed, grabbed, pulled and kicked every game. Needs more protection.

Gets fouled on almost every set piece delivered into the box.

I think his physicality sometimes works against him in situations like this. Because he can ragdoll defenders with ease at times, it's like ref's don't believe he's been fouled when it happens to him and think he's looking for it.

It's not simply a case of refs not wanting to give us pens, we get our fair share in other situations.

 

[KDB4ever]

Gets fouled on almost every set piece delivered into the box.

I think his physicality sometimes works against him in situations like this. Because he can ragdoll defenders with ease at times, it's like ref's don't believe he's been fouled when it happens to him and think he's looking for it.

It's not simply a case of refs not wanting to give us pens, we get our fair share in other situations.

So true, the refs definitely doesn't treat him as an equal. He lost most of his duels just because refs ignored fouls on him.

 

[Paul1970]

Gonna be a real battle keeping him fit for all season and we really need to be bringing in a covering striker in January .

 

[supercity88]

Glad Rico played the ball through to him, he was trying and trying all game to get some space and receive the ball and time and time again was ignored or the ball wasn't good enough. Great finish and again, should be a lesson to our players - just slide him in and he'll do the rest! We don't need to keep going wide. If there's any space to slide a ball into, play it and Erling will score.

You could tell he wanted to score 4 or 5 last night and boost his record in the CL.