9 | Erling Haaland - 2022/23 Performances

[taconinja]

For your kid?

Not sure I follow. I do buy my nephew a City shirt every year, though.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Not sure I follow. I do buy my nephew a City shirt every year, though.

Don't take it as gospel....but i suspect he is suggesting you might be a bit special.

 

[taconinja]

Don't take it as gospel....but i suspect he is suggesting you might be a bit special.

Ah, okay. Not sure why but whatever.

I collect shirts of players I like and/or think will be special for us. Not sure why that makes me odd or anything.

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

Ah, okay. Not sure why but whatever.

I collect shirts of players I like and/or think will be special for us. Not sure why that makes me odd or anything.

Naa just find it odd when grown men have the players name on the back of their shirt. Wasn’t having a go. Each to his own

 

[taconinja]

Naa just find it odd when grown men have the players name on the back of their shirt. Wasn’t having a go. Each to his own

Oh no worries. I already bought one without a name that I’ll wear. I just like to collect shirts is all. Since family circumstances prevent me from traveling, it’s something I like to do instead.

 

[razman]

More in line with what was told my @tolmie's hairdoo about it much higher than the 150m Euros being branded about

 

[mayo31]

Oh no worries. I already bought one without a name that I’ll wear. I just like to collect shirts is all. Since family circumstances prevent me from traveling, it’s something I like to do instead.

You don't have to explain to anyone, do what you want

 

[rodsantos]

I've seen people excitedly tipping him to score 40, 50, even 60 goals next season. I know he's good, and I'm excited too, but I think we're getting ahead of ourselves a bit. He still is young, and he'll take a fair while in adapting to a style of play that doesn't actually jive well with how he himself operates.

At Dortmund, he was burdened with very little defensive responsibility. He was allowed to stand on the shoulder of the last man and wait for the ball to come to him. He wasn't expected to come deep, interchange with the wingers and attacking midfielders, and slide his teammates in with throughballs. That's something he'll need to learn.

He'll also have to learn to operate with considerably less space. German clubs all defend on the halfway line, be they Bielefeld or Bayern. Haaland generally has 60 yards to run behind into, and barely sees the kind of deep-sitting defensive lines that we usually face in a weekly basis.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Naa just find it odd when grown men have the players name on the back of their shirt. Wasn’t having a go. Each to his own

You definitely were,in fact you still are.

 

[Kamaro011]

I've seen people excitedly tipping him to score 40, 50, even 60 goals next season. I know he's good, and I'm excited too, but I think we're getting ahead of ourselves a bit. He still is young, and he'll take a fair while in adapting to a style of play that doesn't actually jive well with how he himself operates.

At Dortmund, he was burdened with very little defensive responsibility. He was allowed to stand on the shoulder of the last man and wait for the ball to come to him. He wasn't expected to come deep, interchange with the wingers and attacking midfielders, and slide his teammates in with throughballs. That's something he'll need to learn.

He'll also have to learn to operate with considerably less space. German clubs all defend on the halfway line, be they Bielefeld or Bayern. Haaland generally has 60 yards to run behind into, and barely sees the kind of deep-sitting defensive lines that we usually face in a weekly basis.

Think Haaland addition will be very good for team by freeing more space for other to exploit the final third. Haaland goal contribution will be less than usual but at the same time i expect our winger and attacking midfielder have more scoring chances opportunities because Haaland will be guarded by atleast two player most of times.