9 | Erling Haaland - 2024/25

[01cravend]

Was well up for it first half and raging when we conceded. We should just pump it long to him when under pressure sometimes instead of trying to tika taka our way up the pitch everytime. When he isolates a cb he can get through quite often worth the risk now and then.

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

I thought he was better than he has been, but I wish I could be the highest paid whatever in the world and have as low a standard as he seemingly does.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Once again we completely fail him in terms of service. He did his job, he scored when he was fed, he battled when we went direct, kept it well and got us out. He played some lovely link up balls, particularly directly from ederson, he did everything asked of him to a high standard, it's not his fault we aren't asking him to do more in the game. We have to make better use of him.

It's like having your own private Michelin star chef at your disposal and only asking him to make you beans on toast.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

I thought he was better than he has been, but I wish I could be the highest paid whatever in the world and have as low a standard as he seemingly does.

Do you mean Golden Boot winner both seasons in the PL and in the running (robbed last year!) for the Ballon D’Or? THAT standard?!

 

[madloaf]

Best player by a mile today. And actually looks like he gives a shit about the team

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

Do you mean Golden Boot winner both seasons in the PL and in the running (robbed last year!) for the Ballon D’Or? THAT standard?!

He's been awful for the last few weeks. Are you denying that? He's ONE OF the highest-paid players IN THE WORLD, and Blues like you hold him to a lower standard game in-game out than you do Rico Lewis, which I'm pretty sure I see you routinely dig out in the match threads.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

I thought he played well.

 

[applejuice]

Good lad

The only positive player

Need to build the team around him asap

 

[Craig]

He's been awful for the last few weeks. Are you denying that? He's ONE OF the highest-paid players IN THE WORLD, and Blues like you hold him to a lower standard game in-game out than you do Rico Lewis, which I'm pretty sure I see you routinely dig out in the match threads.

He is what he is as a player.Find someone else who can score at the rate he does and they’ll be on similar wages

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

He is what he is as a player.Find someone else who can score at the rate he does and they’ll be on similar wages

He's on track to be the best goalscorer of all time, and I do love and respect him, but I think one of the highest-paid players in the world should be pressing harder, able to create his own goals without others, etc.

I'm not putting this all on him, as I've said previously, Txiki and co needed to recruit super athletic, ball-wining midfielders to compensate for him, not Gundogan, Kovacic, KDB, Foden, etc...