Erling Haaland

[city warrior]

I know these are only highlights, but I was checking 20/21 highlights from Lewandowski, Lukaku, Kane and Haaland who are IMO in the top 5 of best FW in the world(with Benzema). I don't know how anyone could see those and not think that Haaland is a tier above the others. It's frightening how good and complete he is, and how he can make some of the top players in the world look just good.






We don't need someone who creates and assists goals. We just need a physical presence with good link-up play who can produce his own goals. Anyone who thinks Haaland is not gonna be an all-time great(he is just too unique just like ATG) is fooling themselves. And getting him for 75m?!! Even with 30m wages, that's a steal. For me there are only 2 options:

1. Get Haaland.
2. Someone else gets Haaland, so we get Lewandowski or Benzema(very unlikely). He's gonna be great for 2-3 years, and he is old enough that Delap's progression is not stopped.

The Vlahovic, Darwin, Joao, Isaak won't do a big difference. I would prefer to wait for the next Haaland before wasting 80m on any of them.

 

[pudge]

Ajax vs Dortmund: on one side the manager to replace Pep (hopefully not too soon!) and on the other the 9 we need. Ten Hag absolutely demolished Marco Rose tonight — but Reus’ own goal certainly helped.

Only player to address the fans after the show and apologize

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He's apologising for the kit in fairness

 

[Deleted member 87819]

He's apologising for the kit in fairness

Truly hideous, lol

 

[Xhavenjoe]

He's apologising for the kit in

I doubt that. Did you see that pyjama thing he was going around in during the summer.

 

[Dobsy]

Sry but I couldn't care less about Delap. I want and we NEED Haaland.

Agreed. So tired of people talking about Delap like we have peak Aguero sat on the bench. We don't. If he was that good he'd have played more last season. He will need at least a couple of seasons of learning to get anywhere near the level Haaland is at now. He's doing the business in the Champions League.

 

[Nihilist]

Ajax vs Dortmund: on one side the manager to replace Pep (hopefully not too soon!) and on the other the 9 we need. Ten Hag absolutely demolished Marco Rose tonight — but Reus’ own goal certainly helped.

Only player to address the fans after the show and apologize

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Sorry about the off topic but not sure about Ten Hag to be honest. What he managed to do at Ajax is great, no doubt , but can he do it in a better league? can he deal with the pressure ? can he compete with the likes of Klopp , Tuchel, Conte ?
Hard to say.
At Ajax he competes in a farmers league and has the goal of trying to qualify out of their CL group, even if he fails that it's not the end of the world. Would be a very different experience at City.

 

[Father Paul]

No offence mate but that makes you sound like a complete ****.

A bit harsh. Delap looks like a useful prospect, but as yet no more than that. To compare him to Haaland is irrational and perhaps this comment reflects frustration at the situation currently. The main problem I see over the next two seasons is finding the right nine who can convert the large number of chances we miss without fucking up the system that creates all those chances. At present Haaland would seem to be more likely to fill that role than Delap.

 

[Deleted member 87819]

Sorry about the off topic but not sure about Ten Hag to be honest. What he managed to do at Ajax is great, no doubt , but can he do it in a better league? can he deal with the pressure ? can he compete with the likes of Klopp , Tuchel, Conte ?
Hard to say.
At Ajax he competes in a farmers league and has the goal of trying to qualify out of their CL group, even if he fails that it's not the end of the world. Would be a very different experience at City.

You are correct that it’s not the ideal situation. Just like I didn’t think Nagelsmann would be ready, but with Bayern experience he is now. My feeling about Ten Hag is that I don’t see almost anyone out there capable of pushing the same style of positional football as Pep. It’s so important that we don’t lose the culture of football he has installed. So the “risk” with ETH would be worth it, much more so than wasting our resources with a Brendan Rogers let’s say.

 

[samuelyeboah]

 

[Nihilist]

You are correct that it’s not the ideal situation. Just like I didn’t think Nagelsmann would be ready, but with Bayern experience he is now. My feeling about Ten Hag is that I don’t see almost anyone out there capable of pushing the same style of positional football as Pep. It’s so important that we don’t lose the culture of football he has installed. So the “risk” with ETH would be worth it, much more so than wasting our resources with a Brendan Rogers let’s say.

Id prefer Luis Enrique as he has better experience and is more accomplished (won the champions league)
But if Ten Hag proves himself at a better/other club one day then definitely