C'mon fella, let's keep it real on here...or like they say where I'm from "are you fuckin' nuts or what?"...
Erling Haaland
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It's just my take on him. I've said it before and been slated. I've also said if he does come, I hope that he proves me completely wrong and lights it up. I just don't see 'it' more often that not when I watch him- and at this point I've watched him quite a bit. Certainly not to make him the biggest earner in the entire league.
I posted this about a week ago on here...it was a response to Haaland playing against a low block...read what I say about not using inverted wide men up top, especially Sterling...then watch today's game...you'll understand that I know "just a little bit"...Haaland is a generational talent plain and simple...a huge, strong pure finisher with an intense hunger to score...you can have an opinion, but its not one of the those debatable topics...I would put you in a minority of well below 1%...there is not a team on the planet who would not take him aboard...
"I understand what you are saying but what you are overlooking is the difficulty we face having to be perfect in the box with basically all our entries being on the ground...with a striker of Haaland's stature you add the element of a legitimate aerial threat...we don't get the type of stoppage time goal Kane got against us by him simply rising over a defender and finishing...we tend to score well crafted goals but not many "sudden" goals resulting from the work of a natural poacher...also earlier in the year pep went away from using inverted wingers, a lefty on the right and a righty on the left and we got on a roll,,,its so much more difficult breaking down low blocks when your outside men have to consistently turn inside into the block of defenders to get on their dominant foot...Mahrez is the only consistent exception which goes to show just how great of a season he has had...Sterling is no longer consistently effective off the left because his pace and space are negated by these deep lying blocks...on the right he can take on the outside defender beat him to the endline and then make a pass into the box or carry along the endline which is so much more difficult to defend against...Its why Foden does so much damage against a low block when he plays on the left...I would hope Pep goes back to using a righty on the right and a lefty on the left against the low blocks, with the exception of Mahrez who seems to be effective regardless..."
"I understand what you are saying but what you are overlooking is the difficulty we face having to be perfect in the box with basically all our entries being on the ground...with a striker of Haaland's stature you add the element of a legitimate aerial threat...we don't get the type of stoppage time goal Kane got against us by him simply rising over a defender and finishing...we tend to score well crafted goals but not many "sudden" goals resulting from the work of a natural poacher...also earlier in the year pep went away from using inverted wingers, a lefty on the right and a righty on the left and we got on a roll,,,its so much more difficult breaking down low blocks when your outside men have to consistently turn inside into the block of defenders to get on their dominant foot...Mahrez is the only consistent exception which goes to show just how great of a season he has had...Sterling is no longer consistently effective off the left because his pace and space are negated by these deep lying blocks...on the right he can take on the outside defender beat him to the endline and then make a pass into the box or carry along the endline which is so much more difficult to defend against...Its why Foden does so much damage against a low block when he plays on the left...I would hope Pep goes back to using a righty on the right and a lefty on the left against the low blocks, with the exception of Mahrez who seems to be effective regardless..."
Is Haaland good enough? Unequivocally YES!!!!!!!
Stop rubbing it then, you’ll go blind don’t you know
samuelyeboah
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You have not watched a lot of haaland if you're comparing him to lukaku mate I absolutely guarantee you that
When we played them, every time the ball went near him you could see everyone was concerned. Both their goals were assists from him. He will terrify this league.
feedmpenzaandhewillscore
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There was one moment where the ball was played up to him he took it perfectly out of his feet and Diaz bounced off him and ended up on the floor. He has got some strength to bully defenders.
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